BUSINESS: Labs http://www.visionmonday.com/rss/business/labs/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:41:33 -0400 Veteran Lab Executive Ralph Woythaler Passes Away http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/veteran-lab-executive-ralph-woythaler-passes-away/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:18:00 -0400 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—Ralph L. Woythaler, a veteran wholesale laboratory owner and executive, passed away peacefully here on March 14, 2024. He was 81 years old. http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/veteran-lab-executive-ralph-woythaler-passes-away/ GSRx Facility Expansion Puts Customer and Staff Needs First http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/gsrx-facility-expansion-puts-customer-and-staff-needs-first/ Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:15:00 -0400 NEW YORK—Operating in a very competitive environment, optical labs need to ensure that the products they are producing are accurate, easily adaptable and error-free. Arizona-based GSRx recently upgraded its 12,000 square foot facility to ensure that they tick all three of these boxes. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/gsrx-facility-expansion-puts-customer-and-staff-needs-first/ GSRx Facility Expansion Puts Customers and Staff First http://www.visionmonday.com/business/labs/article/gsrx-facility-expansion-puts-customers-and-staff-first/ Sun, 04 Feb 2024 01:03:00 -0400 The optical industry has never been more competitive. Consumers want the most advanced and effective technology, while eyecare providers want to ensure this is delivered on-time and with the highest level of patient satisfaction. Operating in this environment, optical labs need to ensure that the products they are producing are accurate, easily adaptable and error-free. Arizona-based GSRx recently upgraded its 12,000 square foot facility to ensure that they tick all three of these boxes. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/labs/article/gsrx-facility-expansion-puts-customers-and-staff-first/ Services to Be Held for Steve Sutherlin, Influential Lab Executive and Optical Industry Mainstay http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/services-to-be-held-for-steve-sutherlin-influential-lab-executive-and-optical-industry-mainstay/ Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:21:00 -0400 OVERLAND PARK, Kan.—Steve Sutherlin, an optical laboratory executive who was instrumental in the success of his family’s business, Sutherlin Optical, and who later played a key role in merging the Optical Laboratories Association (OLA) into <a href="https://thevisioncouncil.org/" target="_blank">The Vision Council</a>, died of a heart attack on December 28, 2023. http://www.visionmonday.com/people/article/services-to-be-held-for-steve-sutherlin-influential-lab-executive-and-optical-industry-mainstay/ 3M Announces DAC Technologies in Agreement to Acquire LEAP III Brand http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/article/3m-announces-dac-technologies-in-agreement-to-acquire-leap-iii-brand/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 00:21:00 -0400 ST. PAUL, Minn.—<a href="https://www.3m.com/" target="_blank">3M</a> announced that <a href="https://www.dactechnologies.com/" target="_blank">DAC Technologies</a>, a global leader in optical lens manufacturing solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire the LEAP III brand. http://www.visionmonday.com/technology/article/3m-announces-dac-technologies-in-agreement-to-acquire-leap-iii-brand/ Cherry Optical Lab, Encore Optical and Superior Optical Lab Sign on to Acquire, Install and Evaluate the First Flō Additive Manufacturing Coating Platforms http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/cherry-optical-lab-encore-optical-and-superior-optical-lab-sign-on-to-acquire-install-and-evaluate-the-first-fl-additive-manufacturing-coating-platforms/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:24:00 -0400 TEL AVIV, Israel—<a href="https://www.flo-optics.com/">Flō</a>, a privately-held Israeli start-up, has signed agreements with three North American laboratories that will acquire, install, and assist in evaluating the first Flō Platforms to be released in 2024. <a href="https://cherryopticallab.com/" target="_blank">Cherry Optical Lab</a>, <a href="https://www.encoreoptical.com/" target="_blank">Encore Optical</a>, and <a href="https://www.superioroptical.com/" target="_blank">Superior Optical Lab</a> will be the first labs in North America to have access to Flō’s cutting edge technology where additive manufacturing (AM) technology is being applied to generate optical coatings on lenses. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/cherry-optical-lab-encore-optical-and-superior-optical-lab-sign-on-to-acquire-install-and-evaluate-the-first-fl-additive-manufacturing-coating-platforms/ Cherry Optical Lab and Horizons Optical Partner to Bring Advanced Technologies to Independent ECPs http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/cherry-optical-lab-and-horizons-optical-partner-to-bring-advanced-technologies-to-independent-ecps/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 00:21:00 -0400 GREEN BAY, Wisc.—<a href="https://cherryopticallab.com/" target="_blank">Cherry Optical Lab</a>, a full-service, independent prescription lab based here, has formed a strategic partnership with <a href="https://horizonsoptical.com/us/" target="_blank">Horizons Optical</a>, an ophthalmic technology company headquartered in Barcelona, Spain. http://www.visionmonday.com/business/article/cherry-optical-lab-and-horizons-optical-partner-to-bring-advanced-technologies-to-independent-ecps/ Coburn Technologies and SDC Technologies Intro Photochromic System for Optical Labs http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/coburn-technologies-and-sdc-technologies-intro-photochromic-system-for-optical-labs-1/ Tue, 03 Oct 2023 08:10:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/coburn-technologies-and-sdc-technologies-intro-photochromic-system-for-optical-labs-1/ Coburn Technologies and SDC Technologies Intro Photochromic System for Optical Labs http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/coburn-technologies-and-sdc-technologies-intro-photochromic-system-for-optical-labs/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 00:11:00 -0400 http://www.visionmonday.com/launchpad/systems-equipment/article/coburn-technologies-and-sdc-technologies-intro-photochromic-system-for-optical-labs/ PSI to Cease Operations at Year’s End http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/psi-to-cease-operations-at-years-end/ Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:15:00 -0400 ODESSA, Fla.—<a href="https://looktopsi.com/" target="_blank">Practical Systems, Inc.</a> (PSI) will be closing its doors at the end of 2023 after serving the optical industry for 52 years. “PSI has been blessed to have so many wonderful relationships in the industry,” said Patrick Hernandez, president. http://www.visionmonday.com/latest-news/article/psi-to-cease-operations-at-years-end/