Headed to @AutomateShow? Stop by booth 3834 to see how LightGuide and @siemenssoftware connect the digital thread to frontline operations with AI-enabled AR guidance that improves training, quality, and throughput for complex manual processes.
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Fazit: Beide Produkte sind hervorragende Vertreter ihrer Kategorie. Der Gradient optimiert das TV-Erlebnis, der Lightguide setzt ästhetische Akzente. Den vollständigen Vergleich mit allen technischen Details finden Sie hier: bestvsbest.de/?p=521
Der Philips Hue Gradient ist eine flexible Lichtleiste für die TV-Hintergrundbeleuchtung mit drei unabhängigen Farbzonen, die einen Ambilight-Effekt erzeugen. Der Lightguide hingegen ist eine dekorative Tischleuchte mit massivem Glaskörper – beide kosten exakt gleich viel. Während der Gradient inklusive Hue Bridge geliefert wird, punktet der Lightguide mit puristischem Design. Die Wahl hängt vom Einsatzzweck ab: Gradient für Heimkino-Fans, Lightguide für Designliebhaber. —— #SmartHome#Tech
With @Mendix LightGuide, your digital thread extends all the way to the workstation. Mendix orchestrates data, systems, and logic while LightGuide turns those decisions into AR-guided workflows that help operators execute complex tasks with confidence. bit.ly/4uNxGDm
15. oktobrī vēstnieks Jošida apmeklēja optisko šķiedru, kuras izmanto medicīnā un rūpniecībā, ražotāju "Lightguide", kura galvenais birojs atrodas Līvānos. Uzņēmuma produkti tiek eksportēti uz vairāk nekā 50 valstīm visā pasaulē, tostarp Japānu.
Līdz 1. oktobrim @DelfiLV iespējams nobalsot par savu Latvijas Arhitektūras gada balvas 2025 favorītu: delfi.lv/balsojums/98/latvij… Starp finālistiem arī "Lightguide" un BKUS, kuru iekštelpu veidošanā piedalījāmies.
1. Core Innovations:
1️⃣ Integrated Prescription Support
◽️What it does: Combines AR display and vision correction in single lens
◽️Benefit: Eliminates need for separate prescription glasses
2️⃣ Curved Lightguide Technology
◽️What it does: Implements display functionality in prescription lens structure
◽️Benefit: Maintains optimal optical performance while enabling vision correction
3️⃣ Manufacturing Integration
◽️What it does: Utilizes standard lens manufacturing equipment and processes
◽️Benefit: Enables efficient production using existing infrastructure
4️⃣ Modular Design Approach
◽️What it does: Uses pre-molded components for flexible prescription range
◽️Benefit: Simplifies inventory management and reduces production costs
2. Key Components:
1️⃣ Integrated Optical System
- Combined lightguide and corrective lens structure
- Micro-display and field lens assembly
- Incoupler and outcoupler features
- Curved prescription surfaces
2️⃣ Lightguide Layer
- World-side curvature for prescription correction
- Embedded outcoupler feature
- Total internal reflection paths
- Display light routing system
3️⃣ Corrective Layer
- Eye-side prescription surface
- Complementary curvature design
- Transparent optical material
- Environmental light transmission
3. Key Technical Features:
✅ Integrated prescription correction
✅ Dual-surface optical design
✅ Embedded outcoupler system
✅ Total internal reflection control
✅ Multi-layer bonding technology
✅ Customizable prescription parameters
[FIG. 2: Cross-sectional view showing integrated lens structure]
[FIG. 3: Manufacturing process flow diagram]
4. Operational Mechanism:
1️⃣ Display Light Path
- Micro-display projection
- Field lens correction
- Lightguide transmission
- Outcoupler reflection
2️⃣ Environmental Light Path
- World-side transmission
- Prescription correction
- Combined focal plane
- Clear vision delivery
3️⃣ Manufacturing Process
- Component preparation
- Feature formation
- Layer bonding
- Surface grinding
4️⃣ Prescription Integration
- Curvature calculation
- Surface optimization
- Optical power combination
- Final lens shaping
5. Key Advantages:
✅ Enhanced User Experience
- Integrated prescription correction
- Reduced bulk and weight
- Improved comfort
- Clear AR visualization
✅ Manufacturing Benefits
- Efficient production process
- Standard equipment compatibility
- Reduced inventory needs
- Scalable manufacturing
✅ Optical Performance
- High-quality AR display
- Accurate prescription correction
- Minimal visual artifacts
- Wide field of view
✅ Commercial Viability
- Cost-effective production
- Simplified inventory management
- Flexible prescription range
- Mass production capability
6. Analogy:
Think of this system like a modern optical lab that has revolutionized prescription lens manufacturing. Just as optical labs maintain a limited set of lens blanks with different base curves that can be customized through precise grinding to create any prescription, this system uses pre-molded optical components with various features that can be combined and refined to create prescription AR lenses. The way optical labs efficiently stock only standard lens blanks rather than every possible prescription, this system achieves cost-effective production by maintaining a small inventory of versatile optical components.
The manufacturing process mirrors how an optical lab selects the appropriate lens blank and then precisely grinds the final prescription - similar to how this system combines pre-molded components and makes final cuts to create personalized AR glasses. This approach brings the efficiency of traditional lens manufacturing to the complexity of AR displays while maintaining optical quality and prescription accuracy.
Freeform lens with integrated lightguide and method of manufacture
@Google's US12147039B2 patent introduces an innovative optical system that transforms AR glasses technology by integrating prescription correction capabilities with display functionality in a single lens structure. By combining curved lightguide technology with prescription lens manufacturing techniques, the system enables the production of prescription AR glasses while significantly reducing bulk and improving user comfort.
[FIG. 1: Complete display system showing integrated lens structure and frame configuration]
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يمكن استخدام منصة الواقع المعزز الخاصة بـ LightGuide لتحسين عملية التجميع لأجهزة الكمبيوتر الشخصية يتم وضع تعليمات الواقع المعزز على سطح العمل، مما يسهل على المستخدم رؤية ما يحتاج إليه بالضبط
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