NEWS
ANFAO: Lorraine Berton elected new president
Lorraine Berton has been elected to lead ANFAO, the National Association of Optical Goods Manufacturers.The new President, the first woman in this position who will be leading the Association for the next four years, succeeds Giovanni Vitaloni, President from 2017. The appointment was made at the end-of-year Meeting, in the splendid setting of the Scuola Grande della Misericordia in Venice.
Registration now open for MAFO – The Conference 2024
Registration now open for MAFO – The Conference 2024, the special event in Milan for optical labs and the ophthalmic industry. A top-class program with eleven speakers awaits you next year. This conference following the motto NEXT GENERATION is all about: Additive manufacturing of ophthalmic coatings, blockless manufacturing, smart glasses and many more exciting topics.
Mido.com: The new eyewear tradeshow website promotes accessibility and inclusion
The new website of the international eyewear tradeshow Mido, that will take place at Fiera Milano Rho from 3 to 5 February 2024, is online. It is not just a graphic restyling, but a substantial change, aimed at ensuring digital accessibility, encouraging user participation, and avoiding discrimination of all kinds.
Ocuco announces dates for its Innovations User Group Meeting 2024 in Florida
Ocuco has announced the dates for its Innovations User Group Meeting 2024: SEAS THE DAY. The event will take place from April 11th to 13th, 2024, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater, Florida, USA. The meeting aims to bring together optical lab professionals from around the world for three days of education around key market trends, insights into the Innovations roadmap, and practical training with Ocuco’s LMS.
Horizons Optical and Mercadao dos Oculos join forces within the Brazilian market
Horizons Optical, a global leader in optical technology solutions, is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Mercadao dos Oculos, a distinguished Brazilian eyewear company. The collaboration represents a significant leap forward in Horizons Optical’s expansion within the Brazilian market.
ISSUE 06/2023
Overview
Special topic – Go Digital!: Lens production going digital // Chat GPT and otherAI´s – a new language for the industry // Technology: Overcoming the gas age // Live on site: A breath of future
at VEW 2023 // Silmo Paris 2023 // Market Survey: Lens printing // Laser engraving systems
FEATURED ARTICLES
Lens production going digital
Industry 4.0 offers new potentials impacting our business of producing ophthalmic lenses. The fourth industrial revolution is just at the starting point.
Chat GPT and other AI´s – a new language for the industry
Since the free launch of the ChatGPT chatbot, Artificial Intelligence has undeniably become a hot topic. This Interview addresses the untapped potential of predictive maintenance and why the industry would do well to rethink its handling and attitude toward data.
Laser Engraving: Overcoming the gas age
The production of eyeglasses requires different laser marking processes. Now, a new Diode Pumped Solid State (DPSS) UV concept was developed by 3D-Micromac, that should merge highest engraving quality and cost efficiency.
PFAS – what we know and what we do not know yet
Interview with the industry association Spectaris PFAS are a group of industrial chemicals comprising a very large number of substances., the number is estimated at approximately 10,000. Due to their special properties, the substances have been widely used for a long time in many industrial sectors and also in the household. However, many PFAS are…
The last frontier for progressive design personalization
Gaze dynamics diagnosis. The desire to design the ideal progressive addition lens for each user has been a constant over the years. The tools that have emerged along the years to offer customization demonstrate this. One new tool is a lens calculation technology that can take into account the gaze dynamics diagnosis of each person´s…
Demystifying the dip coating process
Hard coating of ophthalmic lenses For most of the ophthalmic laboratories, among the many steps for lens manufacturing, the most critical one is certainly the hard coating process. This is probably linked to the fact that it is a chemistry related process and not a purely mechanical one. Most laboratory managers have a good knowledge…
Tinting – from gut feeling to process control
A software-based approach to improve process control in a tinting lab Automation and digitalization are omnipresent. Their benefits on the shop floor in terms of costs, quality and throughput are well acknowledged. Now there exists a promising approach to introduce a new level of control and predictability to the process of tinting plastic ophthalmic lenses….
NEWS
Cherry Optical Lab & Horizons Optical announce strategic partnership
Cherry Optical Lab announced that Horizons Optical, an ophthalmic technology company based in Barcelona, Spain, is, from now on, a strategic partner in technology providing disruptive and differentiated solutions within the optical ophthalmic industry. Horizons Optical is the visionary behind unique innovations in the field of progressive lens surfaces, anti-reflective coatings, and revolutionary retail solutions….
The Vision Council opens registration for the 2024 Executive Summit
The Vision Council announced that registration is now open for the 2024 Executive Summit taking place January 22-24 at The Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla. The Executive Summit is The Vision Council’s annual event that brings together industry leaders for several days of executive-level networking and leadership development. Designed to illuminate the dynamic changes ahead for…
Vision Expo East will move to Orlando as of year 2025
The Vision Council and RX, co-owners of Vision Expo, announced today that Vision Expo East 2025 will take place in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) February 19–22, 2025. Vision Expo East’s final show in New York, celebrating and commemorating nearly 40 years of achievement and growth within the optical industry, will…
Silmo Istanbul celebrates it´s 10th anniversary
Silmo Istanbul takes place from November 23 to 26, 2023 ! Silmo Istanbul, which continues to grow thanks to its dynamic, stimulating and innovative outlook, looks forward to welcoming industry professionals from Turkey and around the world for the tenth time. This year, in addition to celebrating its 10th anniversary, the optics show is inaugurating…
New Lens Product Description Standard (LPDS) completed
The Vision Council is pleased to announce the completion and approval of Version 1.00 of the Lens Product Description Standard (LPDS). Created by The Vision Council’s Lens Product Description Standard Committee, this standard serves as an eventual replacement for the Lens Description Standard v2.2 (LDS v2.2), which has long been the industry standard for lens…
Coburn Technologies Names Rodrigo Neira as new sales responsible for Latin America
Coburn Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Rodrigo Neira to their global sales team as the new Sales Responsible for Latin America. Based out of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Neira will facilitate the extension of Coburn’s sales reach across Latin America under the leadership of Sales Manager for Latin America, Diego Jimenez. “Rodrigo…
The Flying Eye Hospital delivers eye care world wide – next stop Zambia!
The Flying Eye Hospital is heading to Lusaka, Zambia at the end of September for its next sight-saving training project. For three weeks, Orbis will train local eye care teams to restore the sight of local children and adults living with vision loss. Following a successful training project in Can Tho, Vietnam, earlier this year,…
Horizons Optical announcec the addition of David Benet as CCO
Horizons Optical is pleased to announce the addition of David Benet as the new Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the company for the regions of Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle East and Africa (MEA), as well as Brazil. David Benet brings with him a wealth of international sales experience and a deep knowledge of the optical…
Ray-Ban and Meta launch the next generation of smart glasses
Meta Platforms, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica introduced their next generation of smart glasses, the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, during the annual Meta Connect event. The new collection offers the first ever eyewear with live streaming and Meta AI built-in, higher quality camera, and improved audio and microphone systems paired with a redesigned, more intuitive app and…
World Leaders discuss ‘The Value of Vision’ at UN
Gatson Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the UN Friends of Vision Group have brought together world leaders, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal, and Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis together with ministerial representatives from over 15 countries to discuss eye health and development. The meeting, held in…
IbisVision to launch refraction technology for over-the-Internet eye prescriptions
IbisVision, the Glasgow-based company that’s leading the move to remote and over-the-Internet eyecare, has unveiled breakthrough technology, the first of its kind, that allows for optometrists to determine a prescription over the Internet, with hardware that’s a fraction of the cost of traditional eyecare systems. The company, backed by a consortium led by Miami-based Compiler…