Author: Hanna Diewald

3D-Micromac appoints Hartmut Schubert to Chief Technology Officer

The Management Board of 3D-Micromac has appointed Hartmut Schubert to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO) effective immediately. In this role, he is responsible for the strategic management of the company’s technology division. After successfully completing his studies in control engineering in Darmstadt, Germany, Schubert worked for VITRONIC Dr.-Ing. Stein Bildverarbeitungssysteme for many years….

Fitting heigh value not required: innovative multifocal NAL has been patented

Michael Walach, the President of Quest Vision Care Specialty Lab and the CEO of QLDS, a cloud based digital lens design global provider, holder of several US and international utility patents in the field of ophthalmic lenses and lens technology, has been granted a new, Broadview Natural Addition Lens (NAL) efficacy patent number U.S. 11,126,012….

EssilorLuxottica and GrandVision sell stores in the Netherlands and Belgium

EssilorLuxottica, GrandVision and the Optic Retail International Group BENE, a member of MPG Austria (originally Michael Pachleitner Group), announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire 142 EyeWish stores in the Netherlands and 35 GrandOptical stores in Belgium. This follows the commitments agreed upon with the European Commission on 23 March 2021, as…

Sixth innovation unveiled: a fully automated warehouse system

Schneider presents 11 new innovations over 11 months and has now reveiled their sixth innovation. With AWS Modulo One, the Modulo system is extended by a fully automated warehouse system for highly efficient and space saving storage and retrieval. It intelligently automates everyday production logistics, storing and picking semi-finished or finished lenses, frames and more…

Michael Bolle appointed designated Chairman of Carl Zeiss Supervisory Board

The Carl Zeiss AG shareholders’ meeting has appointed Dr. Michael Bolle the new Supervisory Board member to represent the sole shareholder the Carl Zeiss Foundation. He will be elected Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Carl Zeiss AG in January 2022. Dr. Bolle will succeed Dr. Dieter Kurz, whose mandate as Chairman of the Supervisory…

Registration now open for Vision Expo East 2022 in New York

Registration is now open for Vision Expo East 2022, taking place at the Javits Center in New York City from March 31–April 3, 2022. The show organizers, The Vision Council and RX, are planning an extensive Show experience featuring a new neighborhood, several special events and wide-ranging education opportunities, including the return of the OptiCon®@Vision…

Two months until Mido

Safety measures are being finalized for Mido, the leading global eyewear trade show, that will take place in-person at Fiera Milano Rho, February 12th to 14th, 2022. Just two months before it opens, the layout has been confirmed and registration is open to visitors. This year, they will be able to take the trains provided…

Delisting of GrandVision on 10 January 2022

EssilorLuxottica S.A. (the “Offeror”) and GrandVision N.V. (“GrandVision”) jointly announce that, considering that the Offeror holds more than 95% of the issued and outstanding shares in GrandVision (the “Shares”), Euronext approved the delisting of the Shares from Euronext Amsterdam.In consultation with Euronext, it has been decided that delisting will take place on 10 January 2022…

Zeiss achieved record results

The Zeiss Group ended fiscal year 2020/21 (end of reporting period: 30 September 2021) on an excellent note: its revenue rose by 20% to 7.529 billion euros (previous year: 6.297 billion euros). Over 90% of this sum was generated in markets outside Germany. Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) also achieved a new high, reaching…