Motoki Ozawa, president and CEO of Nidek Co. (l) with Gerard Santinelli, president and CEO of Santinelli International.
HAPPAUGUE, N.Y.—This year, Santinelli International and Nidek Ltd. commemorate 25 years of their business alliance, marking the longest, continuous lens finishing equipment distributorship in the U.S. to date. The relationship started in 1991 when Nidek expanded from ophthalmic instrument manufacturing to lens finishing equipment manufacturing.

Under Santinelli International’s distributorship, the brand quickly took a top market position in the U.S., with the introduction of the LE-8000 Lens Edger. The two companies have since introduced close to 20 different lens edger models and another 35 ancillary products in the U.S., maintaining their leadership with award-winning products and services.