Case Study: JINS achieves an unmoldable lattice temple cushion and 66% faster product development with Carbon

JINS Eyewear Designs and Creates Unmoldable Lattice Temple Cushion with Carbon

JINS, a global Japanese eyewear brand, needed a 3D printing solution that offered both expanded design freedom and end‑use part quality after FDM prototypes proved too brittle and rough for final products. Working to relaunch its “J Eyewear Lab” line, JINS sought a process that could produce unmoldable geometries and consumer‑grade finishes — and selected Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis™ (Carbon DLS™) platform and materials to meet that challenge.

Using Carbon DLS™ and the Carbon EPU 40 material (with design support from Carbon and channel partner JSR), JINS designed, prototyped, and produced a flexible, breathable lattice temple cushion with gradations accurate to ~100 microns. The solution enabled the first production use of 3D printing for JINS, improved comfort and anti‑slip performance, and cut product development time from about 12 months to 4 months (a 66% reduction). Carbon’s technology and material choices delivered both the functionality and aesthetics JINS required and will be expanded across the brand.

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