Case Study: SEIKO achieves award‑winning, precision 3D‑printed Xchanger eyewear with Materialise

Materialise and SEIKO’s Award-Winning Xchanger Collection

Seiko, a company built on precision, needed a way to produce high‑performance, highly detailed sports eyewear that met tight tolerances, offered design freedom, and allowed full traceability across production. Seiko partnered with Materialise, leveraging selective laser sintering for printing plus Materialise Streamics and the Materialise Control Platform to manage and monitor the end‑to‑end manufacturing and finishing process.

Materialise tuned the SLS machines, implemented Streamics for step‑by‑step traceability and the Control Platform for machine‑level oversight, and applied multi‑stage in‑house finishing for durable color and performance against UV and sweat. The result was the award‑winning SEIKO Xchanger collection—modular eyewear (three component sizes with nine color options) that met repeatability and quality standards and won the Silmo d’Or for optical innovation, demonstrating Materialise’s ability to deliver certified, market‑ready production at scale.

Seiko

Edwin Van Gijzen

Sales Manager