printed-light

Gutenberg invented the printing letters – we invented printing light.

Light – beyond standardized products, tailored to your application. Customizable, free in shape and material, with a captivating impact.

Since 2015, we've been committed to turning our vision into reality. The result? A radically new understanding of light: Unique. Digital. Scalable.

Honoured with the German Innovation Award 2022

Additive technology enables automated integration and electrical linking of semiconductors across diverse substrates.

We print light and electronics directly onto a range of materials – turning your specific requirements into tailored, functional products.

Additively applied copper conductors provide the electrical connection between the individual components, ensuring a robust and flexible link.

From lot size 1

From day one, printed-light technology and its products have been built as a scalable customization process – driven by digital design tools that connect directly with our customers.

Our process ensures rapid, transparent communication, seamless planning, quick delivery, and superior quality and reliability — enabling highly customized batch size one production at the cost-effectiveness of mass manufacturing.

Process steps

Shape

With the help of digital design tools, our team guides you through technical planning and design. When needed, our development department provides support for your specific applications. Finally, algorithms convert the design into production data for additive manufacturing.

Print

Once the chosen rigid or flexible substrate is precisely measured, the actual printed-light process begins. LEDs, drivers, and other electronics components are expertly placed onto the substrate. For advanced lighting applications, special optics are added to the LEDs to guide light and reduce glare. Using a high-frequency process, solid copper is deposited to electrically connect the components, creating a seamless circuit. The conductive pattern are incredibly slim, with a build height of less than 0.2 millimeters.

Shine

Depending on the application, the next step is assembly — for example, into a customized composite material. Various individual elements can be arranged on a carrier plate, tailored to your specific design. These are then shaped and separated accordingly. A final functional test completes the process — ready to let your application shine.

Core expertise

Derived products

Explore our tailored series applications created with printed-light technology.

SparkShape

Tailor-made lighting solutions that blend seamlessly into sophisticated architecture. On request, each luminaire is unique in terms of shape, color and lighting effect - for design language at the highest level.

SparkShape

SparkShelf

Create your bespoke shelf – exquisitely crafted to reflect your vision in shape, material, and lighting design. Discover a new dimension of individual interior design with endless elegance.

SparkShelf

SparkSpace

Seamless lighting design for premium materials. Transform onyx, rock crystal, and more into radiant design masterpieces – precisely backlit, ultra-thin, and strikingly impressive.

SparkSpace

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