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    KBCO front side defects

    I work in a lab that surfaces about 300 jobs/day

    I've been having a lot of issues with the front side of the KBCO lenses having pits in them. I have the "quality" standards from them and they actually allow these defects to be around the center of the lens. Our quality standards are more strict than that. No pit front side or back anywhere on the finished lens. I'm rejecting around 10% (30/day)of what we produce daily because of this.

    KBCO is the only supplier that we can use, as I'm told by my bosses. Availability, I believe, is the reason.

    Anyone else have this issue? Also, is there a pre-inspection method we can use to catch them before they are surfaced. It needs to be a quick but accurate method.

    Thanks

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    Talked to KBco this morning the problem still exists, they have people working around the clock on the issue but still no idea when it will be fixed. Hold the lenses to a digital pc screen or a polariscope if you have one or a progressive identifier light to look for the defects on the blanks prior to surfacing.
    Last edited by Outkast; 08-20-2014 at 01:51 PM.

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    Have your bosses heard of a company called Younger Optics?
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    The main problem I have on hand right now is tracking down a CR39 polarized brown Trifocal, if anyone knows where to get that other than KBco please let me know.

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