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Vision Expo West 2024 in Las Vegas: Picture: Vision Expo

Over 10,000 industry professionals attended Vision Expo West 2024

Vision Expo West 2024, the premier event for eyewear and eyecare professionals, concluded satisfactory at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from September 18-21, 2024. Organized by RX and The Vision Council, the event attracted over 10,000 industry professionals from 98 countries, showcasing the latest innovations across 103,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Andreas Pecher will become the new President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG effective 1 April 2025. He will succeed Dr. Karl Lamprecht, who has decided not to extend his contract. Picture: Zeiss

Zeiss announced change of CEO in 2025

After almost 20 years at Zeiss, the President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG, Dr. Karl Lamprecht, has decided not to extend his contract. Therefore, the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG has decided to appoint Andreas Pecher as the new President and CEO of Carl Zeiss AG effective 1 April 2025.



Italian Sunglasses. Foto von Ethan Robertson auf Unsplash

Italien eyewear sector shows an decline in exports

ANFAO released figures on performance of the eyewear sector in the first half of 2024. Italian eyewear ended 2023 on a positive note, driven by exports, despite the fact that overall world goods trade fell back sharply.


ISSUE 05/2024

Overview

Special topic: Go Digital!: Five AI myths // Dive into the world of smart glasses // Security training in the supply chain | Part 1 // Technology: Making it possible: automated cosmetic inspection // Optimize your lab production with a powerful LMS // Spotlight: Artificial intelligence supports transfer in continuing education // Debunk your marketing platitudes // Market Surveys: AR coating machines

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Making it possible: automated cosmetic inspection

Making it possible: automated cosmetic inspection

How artificial intelligence mimics human expertise Successful brands are aware that maintaining their image requires maintaining their quality standards for every product batch. For complex and delicate products such as lenses, this requires very precise inspection, since even smallest deviations from the optimal set up may cause irregularities at the lens surface. And even when…

Security training in the supply chain

Security training in the supply chain

Cyber security series – Part 1 In an increasingly interconnected global economy, American companies must recognize the critical importance of protecting their data and knowledge. The supply chain is a vital component of our economic infrastructure, and its security directly impacts our national security, economic stability, and competitive edge. Everyone must take responsibility and do…

Dive into the world of smart glasses

Dive into the world of smart glasses

An overview: from audio glasses to AR glasses It is exactly ten years since one of the first pairs of smart glasses – Google Glass – came onto the market over the counter for everyone. But the model flopped. Since then, a number of companies have turned their attention to data glasses projects. It soon…

Debunk your marketing platitudes

Debunk your marketing platitudes

In today’s fast-paced world of marketing and sales, many companies fall back on tried and tested marketing platitudes to promote their products. While these arguments may seem convincing at first glance, they often prove to be ineffective and even detrimental to the sales strategy.


What makes a good pair of golf glasses – and what does not

What makes a good pair of golf glasses – and what does not

An interview with AndrĂ© Durow The golf season is in full swing and with it sales of golf glasses. But what visual needs do golfers actually have and are the industry’s golf glasses really a good solution? The sports eyewear expert AndrĂ© Durow has a strong opinion on this. MAFO spoke to the enthusiastic golfer…

Good vision for everyone?

Good vision for everyone?

About innovative projects and NGOs There are projects that are difficult to earn money with. For example, helping blind people to get through their everyday lives more easily or to recognize the connections between climate change and eye health. This makes it even more important that particularly dedicated people take on such problems. Fortunately, there…

Lens edge coating

Lens edge coating

A new approach for aesthetic excellence and visual comfort For years, research has been carried out on new technologies in the field of edge machining of spectacle lenses. For this purpose, there exists a research partnership between the TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences in Germany) and Shape Engineering. The technologies developed are used to…

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Ray Ban Meta Smart Glasses. Picture: Silke Sage

Meta in conversations to buy a stake in EssilorLuxottica

According to news agency Reuters, Meta Platforms (META.O) is in talks to acquire a stake of around 5% in EssilorLuxottica. According to Reuters, the stake in the world’s largest eyewear manufacturer could be worth 4.33 billion euros


International organization for Spectacle and Contact Lens Opticians formed

The American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO & NCLE) and National Federation of Opticianry Schools announced the formation of the United Opticians Association (UOA), a new international organization dedicated to serving the Spectacle and Contact Lens Optician professions.

Silmo 2024 looking ahead to optics in 2035

The 2024 Silmo Paris trade fair is getting ready to welcome all of the players from the optics sector from 20 to 23 September with more than 900 exhibitors participating in the event and 1,500 brands from 144 countries.