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It’s ‘Trash to Treasure’ Time Again

Posted: 9/1/2010 12:20 PM
Turn trash into a treasure by using finishing pads to make works of art in the annual Trash to Treasure art contest sponsored by LabTalk, DAC Vision and Saint-Gobain
Performance Plastics.

Leasing vs. Borrowing

Posted: 8/20/2010 12:27 PM
Two common ways of financing large investments in new technologies for your lab are leasing and bank debt. In Part 2 of this series, HPC Puckett & Company SVP Jason A. Meyer takes a look at leasing.

ANSI Updates Z80.1 Standard for Prescription Spectacle Lenses

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has published a series of updates to the Z80.1 standard for prescription spectacle lenses.

As Technology Changes, So Do Employees

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
In 2006, Rite-Style Optical became the first independent lab in the country to “go digital” when it integrated its Lab Management System (LMS) with a Robotic High Production HSC Master and CCP Polishers it purchased from Schneider Optical Machines.

Careful Budgeting and Planning Offset Risks

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
On April 10, Nexus Vision Group hosted a reception at its lab near Columbus, Ohio to celebrate the opening of its new digital lens processing facility.

Cutting Edge Upgrades Mean Better Service

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
Mike Fussell, Robertson Optical’s sales and customer service manager, gets excited talking about the new capabilities that digital surfacing has brought to the company’s lab, located in Loganville, Georgia, near Atlanta.

Digital Immersion

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
If you ask an eyecare professional what are the latest trends in ophthalmic lenses, you’ll probably get an earful about digital and free-form design, customization, and personalization.

Hoya Optical Labs of America Expands Marketing Staff

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
Hoya Vision Care, North America, said it is expanding the marketing department of Hoya Optical Labs of America (HOLA).

Investment Pays Off in Efficiencies

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
Like all labs that have taken the plunge into digital surfacing, Expert Optics has found the process challenging.

Landers Succeeds Brady as Head of Optical Synergies

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
Optical Synergies, the wholesale lab buying group, announced that industry veteran Chris Landers has succeeded Bruce Brady as head of the organization, effective July 16.

Manufacturing Improvements Boost Margins

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
Accurate Optical, a six-unit optical chain based in Salisbury, Maryland, recently entered the digital lens-manufacturing arena when it installed Gerber Coburn’s Advanced Lens Processing System (ALPS) and a Simplimatic automation module in its central lab.

Not the Same Old Grind

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
When was the last time you visited your prescription lab? If it’s been a while, you owe it to yourself to call them up and ask them what’s new. Chances are they’ll have a lot to show you.

SLUGFest 2010 Showcases New Manufacturing Concepts

Posted: 8/16/2010 Volume Number: 24:9
The Satisloh Users Group (SLUG), consisting of about 150 optical lab executives and technicians, met here from July 14 to 17 to attend SLUGFest 2010.
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