Event report: opti Munich digital generation

Data released by opti Munich organisers GHM says that for 70% of visitors, the event is instrumental for their buying and ordering decisions. While it may not affect those decisions in the immediate future, digital technology, one of the event’s key themes, will undoubtedly influence those choices in the future.

While the likes of iPad-based centration systems and digital refraction have been around for a number of years, facial scanning is still in its infancy.

The technology first appeared at Silmo last year, with Danish brand Monoqool and German producer Mykita both unveiling the first versions of their products which captured facial profiles to produce a fully individualised frame using additive manufacturing.