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RUNDOWN NEW FOR THE LAB 28 march 2015 opticallabproducts.com AUTOMATED COATER FOR THE CONVEYOR Ultra Optics Co.'s latest in- novation, the 44R, is a fully automated backside hardcoater that is designed to take work directly from a lab's conveyor system. A bar code scanner reads the work ticket and integrates it with a lab's LMS software. Once inside the 44R, a robotic arm picks and places the blocked lens into the processing portion of the machine. The lens then moves from the wash, to dry, to coat, and fnally to the cure station auto- matically. The cured lens is placed back in the tray by the robotic arm and continues down the conveyor system. For more information, contact Ultra Optics at 800-365-9993 or ultraoptics.com, or at Vision Expo East LP7463. SHAMIR'S ENHANCED SV LENS A single vision lens designed for every- day use, the new Shamir Autograph III ® - SV incorporates EyePoint Technology III ® and As-Worn Quadro ™ to allow for enhanced performance in the periphery and maximized felds of vision for the Rx, whether myope or hyperope. It is available in 1.50 hard resin, DLC ™ Trivex ® material, 1.56, 1.58 polycarbon- ate, SuperLite ™ 1.60, SuperLite 1.67, SuperLite 1.74, and NXT ® . For more information, contact Shamir Insight, Inc. at 877-514-8330 or shamirlens.com, or at Vision Expo East LP7535. ESSILOR'S NEXT-GENERATION VARILUX DESIGNS Varilux Comfort ® W2+ and Varilux Physio ® W3+ are the latest range of Es- silor of America, Inc.'s Varilux ® pro- gressive lenses. These designs feature W.A.V.E. Technology 2 ™ , Essilor's next generation of lens technology that manages distortions to deliver sharp vision at every distance, even in low light. Varilux Physio W3+ lenses also have an exclusive Binocular Booster that uses the prescriptions from both eyes to calculate the lenses as a pair. For more information, contact Essilor at 800-542-5668 or essilorusa.com, or at Vision Expo East LP7235. LITE AND EASY POLISH FROM COBURN Coburn Technologies' Lab Works division has launched a proprietary polish, Pinnacle Lite Polish, for retail and wholesale lens labs. The polish can be used on all conventional equipment, on all non-mineral materials, and on all surfaces. Key features include: sustained suspension, is easy-to-clean, has superior coating adhesion for backside coated lenses, and is long-lasting and durable. Pinnacle Lite Polish is available in 1-gal. jugs and 5-gal. buckets. For more information, contact Coburn at 800-262-8761 or coburntechnologies.com, or at Vision Expo East LP7519. DIGITAL SURFACING PADS FROM DYNAMIC Dynamic Laboratories, Inc. is introducing a line of digital polish- ing pads for the CCP Swift/102/103 polisher and the I Flex and Auto Flex polishers. The pads are made with high-quality materials and designed for long-lasting operations to greatly reduce the cost of consumables. For more information, contact Dynamic Labs at 888-339-6264, or dynamiclabs.net, or at Vision Expo East MS7061. PSI'S CUTTER BLADE Practical Systems, Inc. (PSI) is coming out with a new 119-X extended life carbide cutter blade. Designed for National Optronics' 6E, 6ES, 7E and 7EA edgers, the 119-X lasts up to 800 cuts depending on the lab's product mix. Benefts include reducing blade costs as well as machine and worker downtime due to calibration. These blades can work well on extra thick lenses. For more information contact PSI at 800-237-8154 or LookToPSI.com, or at Vision Expo East LP7455. UNBREAKABLE LENS PERFORMANCE Performance eyewear designer, Rudy Project North America, has introduced an unbreakable lens, ImpactX-2, as an upgrade to Im- pactX. ImpactX-2 has photochromic particles to provide faster color transition and enhanced contrast via a newly designed High Dynamic Range (HDR ™ ) flter. ImpactX-2 has fve variations that transition from either clear to black, clear to laser black, clear to red, clear to laser red, or clear to laser brown. For more information contact Rudy Project at 888-860-7597 or rudyprojectusa.com.