Manufacturing

One factory. Every process. Total control.

LumiShades is fully vertically integrated — frame injection, acetate cutting, CNC milling, lens tinting, assembly, polishing and QC all happen inside our Wenzhou facility. No subcontractors, no quality drift, complete traceability.

5M+
Pairs / year capacity
18K m²
Production floor
280+
Trained staff
7-10
Day sample lead
Vertical integration

Why everything under one roof matters

When frame and lens production live in separate factories, color drifts, tolerances slip and lead times stack. By owning the entire chain — from raw acetate sheet and resin pellets to finished, polished eyewear — we hold tighter tolerances, protect your tooling, and ship 3-5 days faster on reorders.

  • Single point of accountability for your whole order
  • Color and fit consistency from sample to mass production
  • Your molds and specs archived and siloed per client
  • Faster reorders — no re-tooling, no re-sourcing
  • NDA-backed IP protection across every department
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LumiShades vertically integrated sunglasses factory floor in Wenzhou, Zhejiang
Equipment & Departments

The machines behind your frames

Calibrated, modern equipment operated by technicians trained on a single quality standard.

Injection Molding

Multi-cavity injection lines for TR90, nylon and polycarbonate frames with Pantone-matched color injection.

CNC Acetate Cutting

Precision CNC routers cut and bevel acetate sheet to your frame profile with tight, repeatable tolerances.

CNC Metal Milling

Milling and forming lines for Monel, stainless and titanium fronts, temples, hinges and core wires.

Lens Department

In-house lens cutting, tinting, polarizing-film lamination and hard/AR/mirror coating.

Assembly Lines

Frame-to-lens fitting, hinge riveting, nose-pad and temple-tip assembly across multiple lines.

Polishing & Finishing

Barrel-tumbling, hand polishing and ultrasonic cleaning for a high-gloss retail finish.

How It Works

Your order, milestone by milestone

A transparent six-stage process from first inquiry to shipped carton.

Inquiry

Share design, MOQ and timeline. We respond in 12 hours.

Quote & Mock-up

Detailed quote and digital 3D mock-up within 24 hours.

Sampling

Physical pre-production sample in 7-10 days for sign-off.

Production

Bulk run 25-35 days with in-line QC checkpoints.

Inspection

AQL 2.5 inspection, UV and impact lab testing.

Shipping

FOB, CIF or DDP — logistics managed to your door.

In-House Process

From resin and acetate to finished eyewear

Six core production processes, each operated and inspected within our own facility.

Injection molding machine producing TR90 sunglasses frames

Frame Injection Molding

Molten TR90, nylon and polycarbonate injected into precision molds with in-color Pantone matching.

CNC machine cutting acetate sheet into sunglasses frame fronts

Acetate Cutting

CNC routing of acetate sheet into frame fronts and temples, then beveling and shaping.

CNC milling of metal sunglasses frame components

CNC Milling

Metal fronts, temples, hinges and core wires milled and formed to spec for metal and combo frames.

Lens tinting and coating process for sunglasses lenses

Lens Tinting

Controlled dip-tinting, gradient tinting and coating to exact color density and optical specs.

Workers assembling sunglasses frames and lenses on production line

Assembly

Lens fitting, hinge riveting, nose-pad and temple-tip assembly with in-line inspection.

Barrel polishing tumbler giving acetate sunglasses frames a high-gloss finish

Polishing & Tumbling

Multi-day barrel tumbling and hand polishing for a smooth, high-gloss retail finish.

Branding & Decoration

Six in-house ways to put your logo on the frame

Every branding method is produced inside our facility, so your logo looks identical from sample to bulk: laser engraving, pad printing, metal logo plates, custom temples and temple tips, custom color injection with Pantone matching, and fully custom packaging.

  • Laser engraving on metal and acetate temples
  • Pad printing on lenses, frames and temples
  • Metal logo plates and rivets
  • Custom temple shapes, tips and color injection
  • Custom cases, pouches, cloths and retail boxes
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Branding and quality inspection of finished custom sunglasses at LumiShades

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