NEWS
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.
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.
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.
EssilorLuxottica and Meta Platforms extend partnership on smart glasses
EssilorLuxottica has announced that it extended its partnership with Meta Platforms by entering into a new long term agreement, under which the parties will collaborate into the next decade to develop multi-generational smart eyewear products.
Rodenstock relocates lens production from Germany to the Czech Republic
Rodenstock announced major job cuts at its German site. This goes hand in hand with the relocation of the production site from Germany to the Czech Republic.
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
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 André 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 André 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
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.
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.
A&R and agency iol – the story of a successful partnership
The cooperation of A&R and the agency iol Strategic Design led to better products with a smaller footprint, a rationalized design and it made the A&R machines ready for new markets.
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.
Google joins the AR Alliance board of directors jointly with EssilorLuxottica, Meta and others
The AR Alliance announced that Google will become the next founding member with a seat on the board of directors. The Founding Board currently consists of seven members, including companies such as Meta but also EssilorLuxottica.