Do You Know an Influential Woman in Optical? Nominate Her Now, the Deadline...
NEW YORK—Women’s influence in optical is undeniable and today, more women than ever before are playing vital roles at all levels of our industry. In retailing, wholesaling, product design,...
View ArticleDo You Know an Influential Woman in Optical? Nominate Her Now—the Deadline...
NEW YORK—Vision Monday will once again be highlighting The Most Influential Women in Optical in our July issue, marking the 19th anniversary of our signature Special Report saluting women in the...
View ArticleIf You Know an Influential Woman in Optical Nominate Her Now—Nominations Will...
NEW YORK—Vision Monday will once again be highlighting The Most Influential Women in Optical in our July issue, marking the 19th anniversary of our signature Special Report saluting women in the...
View ArticleIf You Know an Influential Woman in Optical Nominate Her Now—Nominations Will...
NEW YORK—Vision Monday will once again be highlighting The Most Influential Women in Optical in our July issue, marking the 19th anniversary of our signature Special Report saluting women in the...
View ArticleR&D Optical Lab to Relocate to Larger Facility to Accommodate Growth
BATAVIA, Ohio—To accommodate continued strong growth from its prescription lens business, R&D Optical Lab, a leading independent wholesale optical lab, will be relocating to a new, larger facility...
View ArticleZeiss Invites ECPs to Experience Its Vision of the Future at New Showroom
HEBRON, Ky.—The “Zeiss Customer Experience”, featuring a model eyecare practice and optical store of the future, was on full display Wednesday, as Zeiss Vision Care executives welcomed visitors to the...
View ArticlePROBLEM SOLVED: POG’s Work Ticket Hack
Precision Optical Group, Inc (POG Labs) in Creston, Iowa recently introduced a new and improved work ticket that consolidates needed manufacturing instructions to get orders through the lab fast and...
View ArticleAs Online Sales Grow, Labs Adapt to New Service Requirements
Despite a slump in optical retail sales caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 was a strong year for online optical sales. Total optical retail sales fell 17.4 percent from December 2019 to December...
View ArticleA Private Affair: The Rise of Private Labels in Independent Labs
Private label brands, also known as house brands (or somewhat less kindly, generic products) are a common feature of grocery stores, providing shoppers with a lower-priced alternative to well-known and...
View ArticleSchneider Announces Modulo One, a New, Integrated Tech Platform for Labs
FRONHAUSEN, Germany—Schneider, a leading supplier of production machinery for prescription laboratories, is introducing Modulo One, a new platform for spectacle lens manufacturing.
View ArticleSatisloh’s Checklist for Lab Reengineering
Satisloh, a leading supplier of lens processing systems and equipment, has developed this checklist of important items for labs to consider when undertaking a reengineering project, and the key success...
View ArticleWisconsin Vision Associates Serves Current and Future Customers Better
Synopsis: Wisconsin Vision Associates (WVA) is in the midst of a reengineering process that will more than double the lab’s capacity. WVA’s vice president for operations, Jeffery Erickson, discussed...
View ArticlePlastic Plus Limited Expands to Accommodate Increasing Demand
Synopsis: Plastic Plus underwent major expansions in 2008 and 2017, and is currently adding new equipment. (Most of this report refers to the 2017 expansion.) Lab owner and president Paul Faibish...
View ArticleIncremental Upgrades Yield Big Results for LBC Optics
Synopsis: LBC Optics services Wisconsin Vision’s 38 stores. The regional retailer was ranked 31st in Vision Monday’s 2020 Top Retailer ranking. LBC’s reengineering project was two-fold. The first was...
View ArticleAutomating With Robotics for Faster Speed and Better Quality at the Zeiss Lab
Synopsis: Zeiss recently completed a multi-year, $20 million reengineering project at their flagship lab in Hebron, Kentucky. Barry Lannon, head of lab operations and supply chain for Carl Zeiss...
View ArticleCherry Optical Lab: Moving From a Modern Lab to a Future Lab
Synopsis: In May, 2020, Cherry Optical Lab began a major expansion and equipment upgrade project adding 6,500 square feet of production and creating a four-building campus. Company president Adam...
View ArticleReengineering and Renovation
The term “work in progress” accurately defines most prescription optical laboratories. No matter how smoothly a lab may be running, there’s always something that needs updating or replacing, whether...
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