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News14 February 2023Siemens AG
Optical care for those most in need
EinDollarBrille revolutionizes affordable eyeglasses using Siemens’ software
EinDollarBrille e.V. is bringing affordable eyeglasses to the world’s most in need communities using Siemens’ Solid Edge.(Image credit: EinDollarBrille e.V.)
More than 950 million people around the world need
glasses but cannot afford them. But the ability to see clearly is the most
important foundation for education and equality. Imagine people could
manufacture eyeglasses locally that cost under one dollar using a simple
machine that doesn't require any electricity. Wouldn’t that change the world?
This is exactly what motivated Martin Aufmuth, founder
and CEO of German non-profit EinDollarBrille e.V., to create eyeglasses that
even the poorest could afford that can be manufactured in the field with a
simple machine that does not require electricity. With Siemens technology, this
can now be done even more effectively: Aufmuth and his team use Siemens’ Solid
Edge software, which is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio. Not only can
the glasses be designed and modeled in 3D using this software, it also helps make
the manufacture of the bending machine and the tools needed to produce the
glasses in the field more efficient and repeatable. EinDollarBrille is
currently active in ten project countries around the world. Instead of simply
shipping out glasses to those in need, the goal is to enable the people in the
respective countries to help themselves: After training, people can make a
living from the production and sale of classes. Over 420.000 people have been
provided with glasses to date. And Siemens will help ensure that there will be
even more in the future.
More information on the OneDollarGlasses is available at:
https://newsroom.sw.siemens.com/en-US/eindollarbrille-onedollarglasses-solid-edge/
https://newsroom.sw.siemens.com/en-US/eindollarbrille-onedollarglasses-solid-edge/
More information on EinDollarBrille e.V.:
https://www.onedollarglasses.org/
https://www.onedollarglasses.org/