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Mani.me and their 3D printed Nails; the future of manicures?

Published on December 11, 2018 by Michelle J.

The technologies of additive manufacturing’s impacts is constantly brought to different sectors from food to vehicles, through fashion and reaching consumer products. However, believe it or not, 3D printing technologies have gone into manicures… Or at least that is the proposal of Mani.me, a company dedicated to the manufacturing of fully 3D printed nails. Bringing the custom made and customised aspect to a new level in nail art.

The operation of personalised manicures is simple. You only have to send photographs of your hands through your application. With this information the team of Mani.me is able to develop the solution with 3D printed nails. It’s the fastest way and quit a lot simpler than any other traditional technique. To learn more about this innovative project we have spoken with Jooyeon Song, co-founder of Mani. me, and one of our selected as entrepreneurs in 3D printing under 30 years.

3DN: Can you introduce yourself and your link with 3D printing?

Hello, my name is Jooyeon Song and I am the Co-founder of Mani.me. I first discovered 3D printing when I was 19, while working for Hyundai Engineering Center in India during my gap year at University. When I worked as an IT assistant in the center, and I was often mesmerised by how designers bring their project to life, from their head to a real object particularly thanks to 3D printing. And I started to learn about CAD modeling and studied 3D printing tech since then.

Founders of Mani.me: Jooyeon & David Miro Llopis

My business partner David Miro Llopis studied industrial engineering at CentraleSupelec in Paris. His graduation thesis was on the generation of plasma: he designed and 3D printed a plasma reactor. On top of that, he’s passionate about creating products especially with new technologies.

3DN: How did the idea of ​​creating Mani.

me come about?

As you can imagine, I love manicures. However, when I worked as a management consultant, I always felt frustrated because it was very difficult for me to find time to go to the nail salon. I didn’t like committing 2-3 hours of my time from an already busy schedule. I tried getting it done by myself at home, I bought a bunch of manicure polish bottles. However, painting my own nails by myself resulted in terrible looking nails (especially on my dominant hand), many unused polish bottles, as well as a messy room.

When I was working in Finland, my sister sent me a fake nail set that was popular in Korea. But as they were mass produced for the “average size”, they did not look good, and most importantly I felt really uncomfortable. It didn’t give me a feeling of being well “put together”. Then I thought, ready-to-use manicures should be tailor-fitted and soon after found out that I can connect the dots with my 3D printing passion.

3DN: What are the different steps to create 3D printed nails?

It starts with getting a pictures of customer’s hands.  We’ve developed our photogrammetry software, which can transfer 2D image information into a 3D model, generating a unique model for each nail.

Our customers takes a few pictures on our app, and we build a nail model in our software. With the 3D model as a base, we can generate a 3D pattern file for each design our customer selects on our gallery and then 3D print it!

From a customer perspective:

  1. Browse our gallery to find the trendiest colors and the best designers from all over the world.
  2. Get fitted (only the first time) by taking 5 pictures form your phone camera.
  3. Check-out a single set of nails or join a subscription plan where you can get additional sets for many occasions.

We are still finalizing our patent for the technology we have developed. We’ll tell you more about the materials, the software and every step of the process once everything is settled!

3DN: How do you see the future of additive manufacturing in the cosmetic market?

When I first discovered 3D printing in 2011, 3D printers were only for rapid prototyping as they had limited printing speed and material availability. Let’s say, at least for me, it was hard to imagine printing “shoes” from a 3D printer. But now, we see that 3D printers keep evolving, offering scale production capabilities in several industries: Aerospace, Automotive, Health and Fashion.

We believe that this constantly evolving  3D printing tech will reshape custom manufacturing. And guess which industry needs custom manufacturing? The cosmetics market for sure! Every woman and every man is special. Their skin color, preference, occasion, skin condition, and nail size. We now have millions of choices in terms of cosmetic product availability, but nobody is sure if she/he has chosen the right product for themselves. This issue very much applies to the cosmetics manufacturers. Along with typical supply chain issues of sustainability and quality, the cosmetics industry has to keep up with the quickly changing demands of customers, stock a wide range of products to suit all consumers, and still avoid wastage from unsold inventory.

Cosmetics manufacturing as we know it will never be the same. And it will be very exciting to be part of this transformation – how additive manufacturing can innovate this industry.

3DN: Do you have some final words for our readers?

Your nail fashion can be as changeable as your shoes with Mani.me & 3D printing! I hope to see many other interesting applications of this technology. For more information about Mani.me’s 3D printed nails, you can visit the official website here.

What do you think of the the 3D printed nails from Mani.me? Let us know in a comment below or on our Facebook and Twitter pages! And remember to sign up for our free weekly Newsletter, to get all the latest news in 3D printing send straight to your inbox!

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Personal diaries

Wanhao Duplicator 7 (D7)

As you know, after printing, the product printed on a photopolymer printer must be polymerized. nine0003

While it's summer, there are no special problems. There is a window. There is a sun.

But even this summer, I was faced with the fact that in cloudy weather it sometimes took two days to supplement the illumination. A double-glazed window absorbs ultraviolet quite well, and in cloudy weather there is not much of it ...

And ahead - cloudy autumn, and then winter, when the sun shines brightly, but little ...

And then I was lucky - on the occasion got UV-drying for manicure, ST-230.

there are 'white' fluorescent U-shaped UV lamps - 4 pcs x 9Tue.

It takes 20 minutes to show signs that everything is normal. True, I usually light up for 2 hours - just to be sure...

You just put the parts on the sliding table-bottom and turn it on...

The table is large enough to fit the parts printed on Wanhao, but not always - the size of the table is 14x15 cm, in height - 5 cm (i.e. high details should be laid out 'sideways';).

If they do not fit in size - you can simply remove the table, then there are no height restrictions. nine0003

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Questions and answers

Q1 : I have never used this kind of machine before, is it easy to know?

A1: This nail printer is easy to operate and can be completed in just 4 steps and can be learned in 5 minutes.

2; English manual and operation video will be offered, if you have any questions, you can contact us via whatsapp, skype or online service. Comfortable. Visit our company, our engineer will give you professional guidance. nine0003

Q2: What about the quality?

R2; Each item will be checked carefully before shipping, third party test of items is acceptable, we have passed CE, ROHS, FCC... and we have after-sales service center in France, Paris and China, ready to serve you, eternal service.

Q3: Are you a manufacturer, can we order a nail printer with our brand logo?

R3: Yes, we are professional manufacturer with 7 years production experience, we can make your logo on the machine if you need large quantity. nine0003

Q4: In addition to Alibaba, what payment methods do you support?

R4: Our payment methods are: Alibaba, Western Union, T/T, paypal, moneygram, credit card.

Q5: How long do photos stay on hand?

R5:

1. It takes at least one month to make a good nail.

2. About 5-10 days covered with nail polish.

3. About 10-20 days with nail gel.

4. Nails are too thin and the process is not standardization or protection will reduce hold time. nine0003

Q6: Is it safe?

R6: the drawing process does not touch. The printing nozzle and the nails keep a certain distance of about 3mm on each other and inkjet spray on the surface of the nails. Thus, you will not feel uncomfortable in the process.

We also supply nail surface protection sticker, it can protect your nail surface.

Q7 : Can I get a better price if I buy a certain number of machines?

R7: Of course, our machines are sold according to the quantity, which means the more you buy, the better the price.

Q8: How many times can ink cartridge and nail polish be used?

R8: The ink cartridge can print at least a thousand nails, and a bottle of nail polish can be used for 150 to 200 nails. Since each nail is not the same size, there may be differences. Our nail polish is 10ml one bottle.

Q9: Is it healthy?

1. We use clear nail gels instead of nail polish. The nail gels are made of pure natural resin, which is harmless to the human body and environmentally friendly.

2. We coat the base gel before painting, this is a polymer material. Even we are promoting the use of nail sticker to stick on the surface of the nail.

3. The ink cartridge is similar to the original printer cartridge, products that meet international safety standards. nine0003

4. Choosing a healthy base coat and high quality polish is the key to safety and health.

5. All accessories passed MSDS.

Q1 0: Does your app have an English version?

R10: Yes, we have English version, if you need your local language, we will design for your market, and our app currently only supports Android.

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