A New Precedent of Close Inspection for Lens Manufacturers : More than 6 in 10 people in the UK have some requirement for glasses, meaning the range of lens combinations required to suit all of their needs is almost infinite. Given the importance of ensuring the correct prescription, and the proximity of the lens to the wearer’s eye, any sort of defect simply cannot be countenanced.

One of the UK’s leading manufacturers of bespoke lenses, and a partner of 20 years plus to many of the leading names in the dispensing optician sector, is Vision Labs Ltd. Its specialist facility at Kidderminster in Worcestershire processes millions of lenses every year, each one tailored to the needs of the individual customer.

Raw plastic material is cut to the required geometry by CNC milling and turning equipment, before a high-speed polishing process smooths the lens and removes any remnants from the milling and turning processes. Each lens then undergoes a visual inspection and verification against the patient’s prescription, before undergoing any treatments required.

Having used tool displacement with an eye glass and scale to conduct quality inspections, the management team at Vision Labs sought a more reliable solution and it came in the form of a Keyence VHX-7000 digital microscope.

Read the full article here and discover how Vision Labs achieved better product quality and efficiency which had “significant impact on productivity, service and the bottom line”.

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