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Am I right in saying that Hoya tracers use a proprietary file format that only works with Hoya software?
Can they be converted to produce OMA files for remote edging with other software?

Yeah I reckon it was a server issue as I can get the page up now.
Thanks!

I tried your link but am getting a '503 Service Unavailable' message.

I have asked a colleague in another lab to try it on his pc and he is getting the same.

...all links to silhouettelab.com pages are not opening.
Does anyone know if the site is down or removed? Do they have a new site with technical data?

I'm a bit stuck!

Robert_S - I work for Caledonian Optical in the UK and we manufacture a Camber lens called ARC. I'd be happy to talk to you about it.

Haha I know Jacqui, I was only messing! :wink:

What's with all the equipment? I just did it by hand!
I marked my horizontal lines on my four lenses, ground most of the excess off using a bench grinder, then finished off the edges by rubbing the...

Hey Barry. My Topcon LM-8 focimeter has a few battle scars now and I was thinking of replacing it with a Vitzro LM-9 which appears to be essentially the same machine. The idea of a digital lensmeter...

Thank you for your reply, Mauro. I don't have space for a coating machine unfortunately.

I am surfacing a lot more Trivex lenses these days and currently send them away to a coating company to get hardcoated. Is there a product available that would let me hardcoat these lenses in-house...

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! I have a patient today who needs a high plus bifocal with 2.5 base out in distance only in each eye, so is getting a Franklin Split. I was about to send this away to...

Hi optical24/7. Yes, there are only 4 independent coating labs that I am aware of. Sure, all the big players offer coatings, but only on their own lenses as opposed to ones I'd be sending them.
I'm...

They all have their strengths, I am simply wondering if there are any other coating companies as its good to keep up to date!

Thanks for that.
They only seem to sell coating machinery though, I'm looking for a coating supplier to coat my lenses for me.

Anyone else?

Does anyone know of any UK based coating companies?
I've used a couple and know of a couple more but I wonder if there's any I've missed.

My list has Sinclair, Spectrum, Siltint and Optimum on...

Craig, how does that LED torch work? I've just found it in my Hilco catalogue.
It's incredibly cheap so I have to wonder!
Do you not have to stand for ages holding the torch and lens to get full...

Running outside? Is that what you were doing before? That's dedication for you!

I run a lab, so it isn't for point of sale purposes. I just need to be able to check activation if a Px complains...

Hi everyone!

We currently have a UV400 Photometer which is a simple machine for checking UV blockage in lenses.
We have used it in the past to check the activation of photochromic lenses as it...