IF YOU’RE CONSIDERING bringing edging and finishing in-house, you’ll find yourself faced with a few major decisions. To that end, a recent article from Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA) notes the importance of financial, time, and space considerations, as well as the significant economic advantages you will see over time. Or perhaps you’re already in the in-house game and are simply ready for a new system. These options will keep your practice competitive with their ease of use, space efficiency, and innovative features.
Mei
Created for optical shops and small labs, the EasyFit Trend is a user-friendly blockless compact lens edger that employs dry cut and high-precision milling technology. For rimless eyewear, the Smart Facets feature offers a polished decorative element that reliably eliminates the risk of asymmetry between lenses.
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Advancing Eyecare
Offering practices more control over turnaround time, the Santinelli LEXCE Plus Edging System offers intuitive, multi-mode user interface options and offers data storage for recall on repeat jobs. The system, which allows for flexible workflow with parallel job preparation, allows for integrated drilling with multi-axis precision and is designed for first-fit accuracy.
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Visionix
With one-touch lens analysis and 30-second verification, the VX 40 Pro works as a standalone unit or as part of an automated workflow, as it is compatible with Briot Couture and WECO E7 edging systems. The system offers automatic lens detection and mapping and 1:1 scale measurement visualization as well as vertical imbalance detection and detailed compliance report generation.
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Super Optical International
Enabling same-day production of multifocal lenses, the FastGrind system expands in-office capabilities beyond single vision. The system offers step-by-step on-screen guidance that simplifies training and daily operation and integrates with existing finishing equipment.
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Coburn Technologies
Coburn’s Huvitz HPE-990 Lens Edger offers reliable, safe, and precise processing on specialty lenses, including hydrophobic and high-curve lenses. With five models to choose from, the HPE-990 PRO has the most capabilities, including Deep Step Bevel technology, which allows step bevels up to 20mm.
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Smart Ways to In-House Finish
Chase Smith, OD Eyes on Wheaton
Wheaton, IL
An edging machine has been invaluable for our cold start practice. Not only do we save on our cost of goods for single-vision orders, but patients are always shocked at our two-to-three-day turnaround. We do 10-15 jobs a day and must ensure they are completed correctly and quickly. We had a previous Santinelli edger and loved it. We were ready for an upgrade and were excited for the LEXCE Plus. We have been very happy with it. The new LEXCE saves about 15 minutes per job. We are now able to handle a large volume without any concerns. If I were to recommend one item to invest in it would be an in-office edging system.
Reid Conrad
Encore Optical
Laboratory
Doral, FL
We decided to go with the MEI EasyFit with Smart Facets because we needed a way to work on more advanced edging designs and rimless drill jobs without tying up our main equipment. Our experience has been very positive. It has given us a practical way to take on more specialized work with better repeatability and less manual trial and error. It also helps us keep the rest of production moving. This system has improved turnaround time on specialized jobs, reduced the amount of labor involved, and given us more consistent results, especially in terms of symmetry and overall finish. In design-driven work, consistency is hard to achieve by hand alone..
