Normal Uses Additive Manufacturing to Create Custom Audio Accessories
Jana Pijak — January 28, 2015 — Tech
The increasing popularity of 3D printing has inspired New York company Normal to create their own range of custom audio accessories. The brand uses additive manufacturing techniques to create earbuds with a flawless fit and design.
Normal's custom audio accessories are personalized using a sticker that molds to the shape of one's ear. Once applied, the sticker and its censors obtain sizing info and send it to an accompanying iOS or Android app. Once imported into a 3D program, one's personalized earbuds are ready to be printed.
Not only are the products customized to fit each consumer's needs but they are also quickly manufactured using a 10 Stratasys Fortus 250mc 3D printer. The final result is an earbud that is unlike any other on the market today.
Normal's custom audio accessories are personalized using a sticker that molds to the shape of one's ear. Once applied, the sticker and its censors obtain sizing info and send it to an accompanying iOS or Android app. Once imported into a 3D program, one's personalized earbuds are ready to be printed.
Not only are the products customized to fit each consumer's needs but they are also quickly manufactured using a 10 Stratasys Fortus 250mc 3D printer. The final result is an earbud that is unlike any other on the market today.
Trend Themes
1. Customized Audio Accessories - The trend of personalized earbud printing presents opportunities for businesses to offer customized audio accessories tailored to individual preferences.
2. Additive Manufacturing in Consumer Electronics - The adoption of 3D printing technology in creating personalized earbuds showcases an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the consumer electronics industry.
3. Smartphone Integration with 3D Printing - The integration of smartphone apps and 3D printing in the creation of personalized earbuds creates a space for innovative solutions at the intersection of mobile technology and manufacturing.
Industry Implications
1. Audio Accessories - The audio accessories industry can leverage personalized earbud printing to offer unique and tailored products to consumers, disrupting the market.
2. 3D Printing - The 3D printing industry can capitalize on the trend of personalized earbud printing by developing specialized technologies and materials for creating custom audio accessories.
3. Consumer Electronics - The consumer electronics industry can explore opportunities presented by personalized earbud printing to provide innovative, customized audio solutions for tech-savvy consumers.
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