Lighting the way forward in additive manufacturing
Light is often taken for granted in additive manufacturing conversations – but it’s at the core of many of the technologies driving industrial 3D printing forward.
In a recent episode of 3Dprint.com’s 3DPOD podcast, Visitech CEO Øyvind Tafjord joined host Joris Peels and co-host Maxwell Bogue for a deep-dive into the technology and thinking behind Visitech’s light engine systems.
Beyond projection: How Visitech builds industrial subsystems
As Øyvind explains in the episode, Visitech’s role isn’t just to provide light engines. It extends to building complete, reliable subsystems tailored for industrial production environments – backed by more than 30 years of experience with DLP technology.
Micro-scale accuracy – enabled by lithography heritage
Visitech’s light engines benefit from years of experience in PCB and semiconductor lithography – where precision, uptime and automation are critical. That same technology now supports additive systems capable of producing features as small as 2-3 microns. For OEMs developing micro-SLA printers, this means proven performance in a compact, scalable package.
Scrolling DLP for scalable manufacturing
The conversation further highlights the scrolling light engine tech benefits – especially for applications where large build areas and high resolution must go hand-in-hand. Scrolling projection enables higher throughput and precision, particularly in systems designed for high fill factors. This is a key enabler for scaling up production in cost-sensitive, volume-driven industries.
Every system delivered is designed for integration into OEM platforms and comes with LAMA – the additive-focused control software. With LAMA, customers gain full control of light energy, synchronization, thermal management, and predictive diagnostics.
– Our dream is tankers of material coming in – not liters.
Øyvind Tafjord – CEO, Visitech
Helping OEMs go from prototype to production
Visitech’s vision is to support machine builders in scaling additive manufacturing from lab-scale to industrial-scale. As Tafjord puts it in the podcast, “Our dream is tankers of material coming in – not liters.”
That mindset guides everything the company does – from the advanced architecture of its scrolling systems to the long-lifetime, high-output light engines with proprietary light sources, enabling and lighting the way forward for customers’ systems.
Let’s talk – and tune in for the full story
If you’re designing a system for high-throughput, high-precision or high-resolution printing, we’d love to talk – especially early in your process. The more we understand your application, the better we can support you in reaching your manufacturing goals. And if you’re curious about how we think, build and innovate, we encourage you to listen to the full 3DPOD episode featuring our CEO Øyvind Tafjord.
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