This marked the beginning of the first building blocks for the subsidiary Macula.
With responsibility for spectacular productions such as X-factor, Zulu Comedy Awards, and Eurovision, the employees at Litecom had the idea to develop their own advanced lighting control elements for the entertainment industry.
In the initial development phase, Litecom used their own FDM 3D printers to manufacture prototypes. However, after a visit to Prototal Damvig, it quickly became clear that with industrial 3D printing technologies, significantly higher demands on tolerances and detail level could be met, and the technology could be used as the primary manufacturing method.
After several refined versions of the components for the upcoming Macula system, Litecom experienced a large external demand for the product. The newly established subsidiary Macula could seamlessly increase production capacity with the push of a button, enter the market with their new product, and meet the enormous demand.
Macula's advantages with industrial 3D printing and series production can be summarized in three points:
- Design Freedom: With industrial 3D printing, Litecom could take advantage of enormous design freedom, where designers did not have to consider specification requirements for traditional manufacturing technologies.
- Establishment Costs: With industrial 3D printing, it was possible to keep production costs down throughout the entire process, from prototype to finished series-produced components.
- Time-to-Market: With industrial 3D printing, Litecom could ensure an extremely fast time-to-market process from idea to fully developed prototype to the final components that could be series produced.
Prototal Damvig is now responsible for the series production of the handles for the Macula system. The handles are manufactured using SLS technology in the polymer material PA2200, which is then treated and dyed before being sent to Macula for further assembly of electronic components and final assembly.
