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Michael Vitale is new Lab Division Liaison

Following the retirement of Steve Sutherlin, the Lab Division Liaison responsibilities are taken on by Michael Vitale, The Vision Council’s Senior Technical Director, Lens Division Liaison, and Lens Processing & Technology Division Liaison. Vitale looks forward to using his expertise in the new field of activity: “By bringing three divisions together under one liaison, there…

BĂĽhler gives first webinar

BĂĽhler Leybold Optics has organized their first live webinar for the ophthalmic market. The webinar with the title “meeting market requirements from fast coating solutions to premium processes” will be held on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. The current ophthalmic market demands specific coating solutions to meet sustainability requirements. In this webinar, Xavier PerĂ©z (R&D Project…

SatislohLink: virtual booth

Wanting to stay connected with labs, but at their customers’ convenience, Satisloh has created their new virtual booth, SatislohLink. Responding to canceled trade shows around the world, the company built this new online tool to keep the ophthalmic market informed and supported about new technologies so when they’re ready to ramp back up to capacity,…

Shamir announces program to support first responders

Shamir is collaborating with US optical laboratories nationwide, which produce their freeform or digital lenses, and have chosen to participate in the company’s #VisionFIRST initiative.  The program was designed to provide complimentary prescription lens designs for safety eyewear or other lens types for healthcare workers and first responders. “We are all in this together”, said…

IOT webinars for education during confinement

The research and development company in the field of optics says it wants to enliven the weeks of confinement with its own webinars that encourage to strengthen knowledge in a pleasant and productive way. IOT has decided to publish weekly different webinars that seek to entertain and also teach and review various general and fundamental…

The Vision Council announces the publication of ANSI Z87.1–2020

The Vision Council has announced the revision of the ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices. This standard sets criteria related to the general requirements, testing, permanent marking, selection, care, and use of eye and face protectors to minimize the occurrence and severity or prevention of injuries…

California Lab Committee Announces Norm Kester as 2020 Goodfellow Award Recipient

The California Lab Committee has announced Norm Kester, President of ophthalmic coatings company Quantum Innovations, Inc., as the recipient of the 2020 Goodfellow award. The annual award recognizes a lab executive or business leader who actively contributes to the advancement of the optical industry. The award will be presented to Kester during a virtual happy…

Schneider joins development project for ventilators to save lives of corona patients

Amidst the current global health crisis Schneider has teamed up with the Phillips-University of Marburg, Germany to refine, optimize and manufacture a scaled-down version of a ventilator that may serve as a last line of defense against the corona virus. Within a few days’ time, the team of physicists and engineers have successfully taken the…

BĂĽhler appoints Irene Mark-Eisenring as new Chief HR Officer

Irene Mark-Eisenring will take charge of BĂĽhler’s Executive Board function of Chief Human Resources Officer from Dipak Mane effective September 1, 2020. Dipak Mane is stepping out of this function to pursue other important management tasks within the organization, supporting the CEO and the executive board. Mark-Eisenring joined BĂĽhler in 2016 as head of corporate…

Steve Sutherlin to retire from The Vision Council

After five years with The Vision Council, Steve Sutherlin has announced his retirement as Lab Division Liaison. He held the position of President of the Optical Laboratories Association from 2005 to 2006, and was a member of the Association’s Board from 1998 to 2007. He was also the President of the Midwest Optical Laboratories Association…