Gerber Coburn Adds CMX50 Finer/Polisher
to its Performance Series Line

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. – Gerber Coburn is pleased to announce the availability of its new CMX50 Finer/Polisher; the latest addition to the company’s Performance Series Line.

Combining a full feature set with the latest cost-effective processing technology, CMX50 is an affordable and robust solution for conventional fining and polishing, said Randy Baldwin, director of surfacing and coating products, Gerber Coburn.

“CMX50 delivers exceptionally accurate lenses by combining optimal processing times with pressures in accordance with the lab’s specified materials. It processes via two spindles the entire spectrum of materials including CR39:copy:, polycarbonate, hi-index, and glass,” stated Baldwin.

Baldwin went on to say, “Fining or polishing is easy with the CMX50. The operator simply places the lap with appropriate pad on the lap table and the blocked lens in the compliant adapter. Jobs can be processed using just the right station, left station, or both simultaneously. And due to its design flexibility, CMX50 accommodates either: Gerber standard pin, AcuBlock™, or LOH surface blocks,” noted Baldwin.

“CMX50 employs many features such as a built-in pad dispenser, work shelf, and lens/ lap wash pan that enable operators to streamline work functions in one area. The built-in pad dispenser with removable bar allows the operator to conveniently select either fining or polishing pads, eliminating the need to pick pads from another location. The work shelf serves as a place to hold the job tray and houses the lens and lap wash pan. Again, the lens wash station serves as a convenient location for immediately washing the lens and lap after both the fining and polishing cycles are complete,” said Baldwin.

As noted by Dan Casey, general manager for Tri-State Optical, Coldwater, Michigan and three month test site user, “The CMX50 does a great job . . . a real nice machine. Gerber should sell a lot of them.”
Baldwin continued, “Controlling water and polish slurry can be handled several ways. During the fining process, labs can use either a direct water hook up, a simple pump and bucket, or an advanced filtration system such as the Euro Aquasave™. And for the polishing cycle, labs can use their own central slurry system, a pump and bucket with chiller, or a more sophisticated system such as the Euro Kleenchill™ Model LP8-10.

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