Nobula is a Swedish startup that offers a fast, affordable, and energy-efficient solution for glass 3D printing. The company was spun off from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in 2021 and has developed a novel technology called Direct Glass Laser Deposition (DGLD). DGLD uses a laser to melt glass filaments and deposit them layer by layer to create complex 3D structures in glass.
The technology can print glass with high resolution (10 μm to 0.5 mm) and medium size range, making it suitable for applications such as microlenses, microfluidics, fiber optics, solid state batteries, art, and jewelry. Nobula provides customized glass 3D printing service and specialty products in glass, and plans to launch its own 3D printer and filament in 2023. Nobula has been recognized as a Deep Tech Pioneer by Hello Tomorrow and has published several scientific papers on its technology. Nobula aims to disrupt the glass manufacturing industry and unlock new innovations in glass and glass printing.
3D Glass Printers
Nobula Offers Fast and Affordable 3D Glass Printing with 'DGLD'
Trend Themes
1. Direct Glass Laser Deposition (DGLD) - The DGLD technology presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the glass printing industry, enabling fast and energy-efficient printing of high-resolution glass structures.
2. Customized 3D Glass Printing - Customized 3D glass printing services opens up disruptive innovation opportunities in various fields such as microfluidics, fiber optics, and solid state batteries.
3. Affordable 3D Glass Printing - Offering fast and affordable 3D glass printing services presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the art and jewelry industry, enabling the creation of complex glass artworks at a lower cost.
Industry Implications
1. Glass Manufacturing - The DGLD technology presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for the glass manufacturing industry, offering an efficient and cost-effective way to produce complex glass structures.
2. Microfluidics - Customized 3D glass printing services presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the microfluidics industry, enabling the creation of intricate glass components for microfluidic devices.
3. Jewelry and Art - Offering fast and affordable 3D glass printing services presents a disruptive innovation opportunity in the art and jewelry industry, enabling the creation of complex glass artworks at a lower cost.