NEWS
Media 10 sells eyewear show 100% Optical to CloserStill
Media 10 announced the sale of 100% Optical to CloserStill Media. The deal is the second time that the privately-owned organiser has divested a large scale trade show, following the acquisition of Design Shanghai by Clarion in 2019.
Silmo Istanbul enters it´s 11th edition
Turkey’s only international optics trade show, Silmo Istanbul, takes place from November 20 to 23 at the Istanbul Expo Center (Halls 5-6-7), showcasing the Turkish optics industry alongside major international brands and Asian manufacturers.
IOT and Optiswiss announce strategic partnership
Optiswiss, an independent lens manufacturer from Basel, formalized its development partnership with Indizen Optical Technologies (IOT), a company specializing in the research and development of lens technologies.
Silmo Paris 2024 offered a rich panorama of emerging trends
At Silmo Paris 2024 the optical industry gathered for four intense days. This year, 32,125 professionals came to discover the new products presented by more than 900 companies.
Vision Expo West 2024 successfully concluded
Vision Expo West 2024, concluded satisfactory at the Venetian Expo in Las Vegas from September 18-21, 2024. The event attracted over 10,000 industry professionals from 98 countries.
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 LMSÂ // Spotlight: Artificial intelligence supports transfer in continuing education // Debunk your marketing platitudes // Market Surveys: AR coating machines
FEATURED ARTICLES
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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…
NEWS
Parents worry about their children’s eye health
A new ZEISS study confirms that many parents have concerns about how an increasingly digital-centric lifestyle will impact their child’s eyes. Special lenses, designed to meet the needs of children, can help.
EssilorLuxottica signs an agreement to acquire Optical Investment Group
By entering the dynamic Romanian optical retail market, the EssilorLuxottica will further expand its existing footprint in the region and advance in its commitment to enhance access to high-quality vision care worldwide.
BOLD XXL – The Dutch optical event
Bold optical fair will take place in September in S’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands and will present more than 350 brands and 140 exhibitors.
Alexis Mabille – chairman of the 2024 Silmo d’Or Awards
The French fashion designer Mabille will share, as president of the jury, his design expertise and creative vision with the members of the jury of the 2024 Silmo d’Or Awards.
Color blind visitors get support by museum in Ohio
Special glasses will allow color accessibility for people with red-green color blindness in a museum in Ohio.
Nominees for the Optical Design Contest at Silmo announced
The third edition of the Optical Design Contest at Silmo Paris, chaired by Olivier Jault, highlights innovative eyewear and accessories created by design students.
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
EssilorLuxottica to acquire Supreme fashion brand from VF Corporation
EssilorLuxottica and fashion brand VF Corporation announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for EssilorLuxottica to acquire the Supreme brand from VF for $1.5 billion in cash.
EssilorLuxottica will acquire majority stake in Heidelberg Engineering
EssilorLuxottica and Heidelberg Engineering announced that they entered into an agreement for the acquisition of an 80% stake in Heidelberg Engineering.
Mattel: 80% of games portfolio will soon be colorblind accessible
The toy group Mattel announced that 80 percent of its global games portfolio will be colorblind accessible by the end of the year, and 90 percent in 2025, as part of its commitment to create more inclusive play experiences.
Zeiss opens new R&D and manufacturing site in Suzhou, China
Zeiss opened its new R&D and manufacturing site in Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP). Covering an area of over 13,000 square meters, the new site marks the group’s first land purchase for its self-built project in China.