Case Study: Lupe achieves 1,700+ Kickstarter sales and production-quality prototypes with 3D Systems On Demand

Lupe - Customer Case Study

Lupe Technology, the crowdfunded maker of the Lupe Pure Cordless vacuum, faced the challenge of launching a high-quality, production-ready product as a small start-up with limited resources. The team needed realistic, functional prototypes to iterate design, validate performance, and present a finished-looking product to retailers, backers, and investors without risking costly tooling errors.

Lupe used 3D Systems’ On Demand services to produce a combination of 3D‑printed and vacuum‑cast pre-production prototypes that achieved injection-molded fit and finish. The five fully functional prototypes enabled final testing, informed tooling decisions, streamlined communication with manufacturing, and helped the company sell over 1,700 units while saving time and cost by accessing the expertise and capabilities of a larger organization.

Lupe

Lucas Horne

Co-Founder