{"id":11106,"date":"2026-01-08T08:40:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/cases\/serietillverkning-av-ljusstyrningskomponenter-med-industriell-3d-printing\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T14:25:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:25:53","slug":"macula","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/se\/referenser\/macula\/","title":{"rendered":"Serietillverkning av ljusstyrningskomponenter med industriell 3D-printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prototal Denmark supports\u00a0Macula, a subsidiary of\u00a0Litecom, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/solutions\/serial-production\/\">serial production<\/a> of polymer components for advanced lighting control systems used in the entertainment industry. By transitioning from in-house prototyping to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/services\/industrial-3d-printing\/\">Industrial 3D Printing<\/a>, Macula was able to scale production rapidly while maintaining tight tolerances, high surface quality, and a fast time to market.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Litecom \u00e4r ett danskt f\u00f6retag som specialiserar sig p\u00e5 tekniska l\u00f6sningar f\u00f6r storskaliga liveproduktioner, inklusive internationella evenemang som X Factor, Zulu Comedy Awards och Eurovision. Litecom byggde vidare p\u00e5 sin erfarenhet inom liveunderh\u00e5llning och identifierade ett behov av mer avancerade och flexibla ljusstyrningselement. Detta ledde till bildandet av Macula, ett dotterbolag som fokuserar p\u00e5 att utveckla och kommersialisera ett nytt ljusstyrningssystem f\u00f6r underh\u00e5llningsindustrin.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Utmaningen<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under den inledande utvecklingsfasen tog Litecom fram prototyper med hj\u00e4lp av egna FDM 3D-skrivare. \u00c4ven om detta tillv\u00e4gag\u00e5ngss\u00e4tt var l\u00e4mpligt f\u00f6r tidiga tester fanns det begr\u00e4nsningar: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Otillr\u00e4ckliga toleranser och ytdetaljer f\u00f6r komponenter f\u00f6r slutanv\u00e4ndning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begr\u00e4nsad l\u00e4mplighet f\u00f6r serieproduktion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begr\u00e4nsningar vid skalning av produktionen f\u00f6r att m\u00f6ta extern efterfr\u00e5gan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I takt med att produktmognaden \u00f6kade och intresset f\u00f6r Macula-systemet v\u00e4xte, beh\u00f6vde Litecom en tillverkningsmetod som kunde st\u00f6dja produktionskvalitet och skalbara volymer utan att medf\u00f6ra verktygsf\u00f6rseningar eller h\u00f6ga initiala investeringar.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tillverkningsmetod<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following an initial evaluation of industrial additive manufacturing options, Litecom engaged with our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/about-us\/locations\/denmark\/\">Prototal site in Denmark<\/a>\u00a0to support the transition from prototyping to serial production.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teknik och materialval<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Industrial 3D Printing with the technology <a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/services\/industrial-3d-printing\/polymer\/sls\/\">Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PA 2210 FR, vald f\u00f6r dimensionsstabilitet, h\u00e5llbarhet och flamskyddsegenskaper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Efterbearbetning inklusive ytbehandling och f\u00e4rgning f\u00f6re leverans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Industriell 3D-printing i SLS gjorde det m\u00f6jligt att tillverka Macula-komponenterna med betydligt h\u00f6gre precision och repeterbarhet j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med desktop printing, samtidigt som de var l\u00e4mpliga f\u00f6r serieproduktion.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Uppskalning till serieproduktion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efter flera designiterationer \u00f6kade efterfr\u00e5gan p\u00e5 Macula-systemet snabbt. Med hj\u00e4lp av industriell 3D-utskrift kunde Macula: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u00d6ka produktionskapaciteten utan verktygsbyten<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G\u00e5 direkt fr\u00e5n validerade prototyper till serieproduktion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Snabbt reagera p\u00e5 marknadens efterfr\u00e5gan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denna flexibilitet gjorde det m\u00f6jligt f\u00f6r det nyetablerade dotterbolaget att komma in p\u00e5 marknaden utan f\u00f6rseningar som vanligtvis f\u00f6rknippas med traditionell uppstart av tillverkning.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Viktiga f\u00f6rdelar med industriell 3D-utskrift<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anv\u00e4ndningen av Industrial 3D Printing st\u00f6dde Maculas produktutvecklings- och produktionsstrategi inom tre viktiga omr\u00e5den:<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designfrihet<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Komponentgeometrin kan optimeras f\u00f6r funktionalitet utan att begr\u00e4nsas av traditionella tillverkningsmetoder, vilket m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r \u00f6kad integration och konstruktionseffektivitet.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kontrollerade produktionskostnader<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Produktionskostnaderna f\u00f6rblev f\u00f6ruts\u00e4gbara fr\u00e5n prototyp till serieproduktion, utan behov av formar eller verktygsinvesteringar.<\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Snabb tid till marknaden<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00f6jligheten att g\u00e5 direkt fr\u00e5n design till produktionsf\u00e4rdiga delar m\u00f6jliggjorde en kort och effektiv utvecklingscykel, vilket st\u00f6dde en snabb marknadsintroduktion<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>P\u00e5g\u00e5ende produktion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today,\u00a0Prototal\u00a0is responsible for the\u00a0serial production of handles\u00a0for the Macula system. The components are manufactured using SLS in PA2200, <a href=\"https:\/\/prototalgroup.com\/services\/industrial-3d-printing\/polymer\/post-processing\/\">post-processed<\/a>, dyed, and delivered to Macula for integration of electronics and final assembly.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Det h\u00e4r fallet visar hur industriell 3D-printing kan fungera som en prim\u00e4r tillverkningsmetod f\u00f6r serieproducerade komponenter inom underh\u00e5llningstekniksektorn. Genom att kombinera skalbar SLS-produktion med konsekvent kvalitet och designflexibilitet hj\u00e4lpte Prototal Macula att effektivt g\u00e5 fr\u00e5n koncept till marknadsklar produkt. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prototal Denmark supports\u00a0Macula, a subsidiary of\u00a0Litecom, in the serial production of polymer components for advanced lighting control systems used in the entertainment industry. 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