oomade

What oomade does

OOMADE is a privately-held French SAS (legal name Société FTA) founded in 2022 in Le Crès, France, by Michel HODZAJ and Paul-Eric ROBERT, two operators with combined experience in telecommunications and optics. The company develops and sells a patented 3D printing system that enables optical retailers to print replacement eyeglass frames on-site, in approximately 10 minutes, using the customer's original lenses. The technology stack combines a specialized 3D printer, a proprietary OMA file format for capturing lens dimensions by palpation, a web-based customization interface, a hinge assembly kit, and a biosourced filament made from corn starch.

OOMADE generates revenue primarily through B2B sales of its hardware system package (printer, software, training, consumables) to optical retailers, supplemented by recurring revenue from biosourced filament consumables and optional per-frame service fees. The go-to-market is a hybrid of direct sales to independent opticians and channel partnerships with major French optical chains (Krys, Alain Afflelou, Optic 2000, Optical Center, Atol, Lissac) and independent networks (Ecouter Voir, Lynx Optique, Manéo, Opticéo). A strategic partnership with ZEISS Vision Care provides industry endorsement and a loyalty-point financing route for ZEISS-affiliated opticians. The Vision Minute sub-brand operates an interactive consumer-facing map that locates equipped opticians and serves as both a discovery channel and a marketing platform.

The company has expanded its footprint beyond metropolitan France into Belgium and Gabon and received the Silmo d'Or 2024 award in the Innovation/R&D category from SILMO. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are multi-year and the all-inclusive package model covers delivery, commissioning, training, and consumables.

Name

oomade

Legal name

Société FTA

Website

https://oomade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OOMADE provides a patented 3D printing system that lets optical retailers print replacement eyeglass frames in approximately 10 minutes using customers' original lenses, selling hardware and filament consumables to French optical chains and independent opticians via the Vision Minute locator network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

3D Printing Systems for Optical Retail

NAICS

Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing (339115)

SIC

Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Optical Dispensing & Eyewear Devices (Frames, Lenses, Lens Edging/Finishing Equipment) (HLAHAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Composite & Continuous-Fiber 3D Printers (IMAAAAAD)

Keywords

• 3D printing eyewear
• Optical retail technology
• Eyeglass frame replacement
• In-store additive manufacturing
• Optical repair solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Crès

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. 3D Printing Hardware Systems: Sale of proprietary 3D printing systems to opticians, including the printer hardware, software interface, and hinge assembly kits. Offered as an all-inclusive package covering delivery, commissioning, and training.
2. Consumables (Filament): Ongoing sales of biosourced filament material for the 3D printing process. Recurring revenue from opticians as they use the system over time.
3. Frame Service/Fee: Opticians may charge customers for printed replacement frames, offer them as part of after-sales service, or provide discount vouchers for final frame purchases upon return of the temporary printed frame for recycling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OOMADE provides a patented 3D printing system that enables optical retailers (opticians) to replace broken eyeglass frames in-store within approximately 10 minutes, using the customer's original lenses. The all-inclusive package comprises proprietary 3D printer hardware, a web-based customization interface, biosourced corn starch filament consumables, hinge assembly kits, delivery, commissioning, and training. Companion offering Vision Minute is an optician locator network for consumers needing emergency frame replacement.

Product overview

OOMADE is a single unified product—a patented 3D printing system for instant eyeglass frame replacement in optical retail stores. The core OOMADE 3D Printing System includes the specialized printer hardware, a proprietary web interface for frame configuration, and a hinge kit for assembly. The system uses vegetable-based corn starch filament to print frames that fit customers' original lenses. Vision Minute serves as the companion network and discovery platform, connecting customers to OOMADE-equipped opticians via an interactive map. Supporting offerings include the OMA file format (lens scanning data), the web-based interface for customization, and the biosourced filament consumable. Together, these components enable opticians to replace broken frames in approximately 10-15 minutes without sending frames to external repair services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vision Minute: Network of opticians equipped with OOMADE technology. An interactive map allowing spectacle wearers to find nearby optical stores capable of printing replacement frames on-site.

Products and services

• OOMADE 3D Printing System Turnkey 3D printing solution sold to optical retailers that includes proprietary 3D printer hardware, web-based customization interface, hinge assembly kits, delivery, commissioning, and training. Enables opticians to scan a customer's original lenses (generating an OMA file), customize frame design, 3D print a replacement frame, and assemble it in approximately 10 minutes — replacing traditional repair waits of days or weeks.
• Biosourced Filament Plant-based 3D printing filament made from corn starch, sold as a recurring consumable to opticians using the OOMADE system. Produces strong, thin, recyclable eyeglass frames with low environmental impact versus conventional plastics.
• Vision Minute Optician locator network and consumer-facing interactive map platform that helps eyeglass wearers find nearby optical stores equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems capable of producing replacement frames on-site within minutes. Functions as a discovery and demand-generation channel for participating opticians across France, Belgium, and Gabon.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,600,000 broken frames per year in France create substantial market opportunity for emergency optical repair services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• ZEISS Vision CarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerStrategic industry partnership with ZEISS Vision Care. ZEISS marketing director Clarisse Charreaux provided an endorsement quote stating 'OOMADE turns a seed into a nugget.' ZEISS optician partners can finance OOMADE equipment using loyalty points, creating accessible entry for their network of optical retailers.
• KrysmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail chain with multiple store locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• Alain AffleloumajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail chain with multiple store locations (Bar Le Duc, Berchem Sainte Agathe, Cesson Sevigny, Coulommiers, Creon, Dunkerque, Gassin, Landerneau, Metz, Saint Leu, Sarlat, Tourcoing) equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems.
• Optic 2000majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail cooperative with multiple store locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• Optical CentermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail chain with multiple store locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• AtolmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail cooperative with multiple store locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• LissacmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor optical retail chain with multiple store locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• Ecouter VoirsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent optician network with locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• Lynx OptiquesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent optician network with locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• ManéosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent optician network with locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.
• OpticéosupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndependent optician network with locations equipped with OOMADE 3D printing systems for in-store emergency optical repair services.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Luxexcel: Luxexcel developed 3D printed ophthalmic lenses and partnered with major optical retailers. It is the most directly comparable peer to OOMADE in applying industrial 3D printing technology to in-store ophthalmic product manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• Materialise: Materialise is a large-scale 3D printing services and software provider with deep expertise in medical and industrial additive manufacturing. Comparable to OOMADE as a 3D printing technology enabler with applications across verticals including healthcare.
• EssilorLuxottica: The world's largest eyewear and optical retail conglomerate (Ray-Ban, Oakley, LensCrafters, etc.). Comparable to OOMADE as a dominant optical industry player with the distribution scale and R&D resources to potentially replicate or acquire in-store 3D printing capability.
• Stratasys: Stratasys is a global leader in polymer 3D printing systems. Comparable to OOMADE in providing industrial-grade additive manufacturing hardware, though at much larger scale and across multiple verticals.
• 3D Systems: 3D Systems is a major diversified 3D printing hardware, software, and services provider with applications in healthcare and dental. Comparable to OOMADE as a vertically integrated 3D printing solution provider serving professional end markets.
• Carl Zeiss Meditec / ZEISS Vision Care: ZEISS Vision Care is a leading ophthalmic lens and optical technology company and an active strategic partner of OOMADE. Comparable as a major optical industry incumbent whose endorsement and partner financing mechanism are key to OOMADE's go-to-market.
• Safilo: Safilo is a global eyewear manufacturer and distributor with a portfolio of branded and licensed frames. Comparable to OOMADE as a major optical industry incumbent whose distribution reach could be deployed to scale a competing 3D printed frame offering.
• Hoya Vision Care: Hoya is a leading ophthalmic lens manufacturer with global optical retail relationships. Comparable to OOMADE as a major optical industry player whose lens franchise could be leveraged to bundle a competing in-store 3D frame printing offering.

Emerging players

• Formlabs: Formlabs manufactures desktop and industrial SLA/FFF 3D printers with strong adoption in dental, medical, and consumer goods. Comparable to OOMADE in offering accessible 3D printing hardware that small businesses can deploy for specialized end-use parts.
• Carbon (Carbon3D): Carbon produces high-speed digital light synthesis 3D printing systems for production applications in dental, automotive, and consumer goods. Comparable to OOMADE in pushing 3D printing from prototyping into end-use production parts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/oomade_3d

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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