Spotlight
PLASTIC PLUS LAUNCHES
DIP COATING LAB
Creating a lens that meets the high standards of ECPs and wearers
is a precise and exact process.
Plastic Plus, a Toronto-based lens manufacturing facility and Canada’s
largest independent lab, recently installed a new dip coating lab that
will take this technology to the next level.
“Dip coating is much more prevalent in European markets. It is a much
more complex process but it results in an even better quality AR
coating ,” said Paul Faibish, President of Plastic Plus.
The new process results in a better hard coat and more accurate
index matching. Faibish noted this process will be utilized for the
Solitaire Topcoat and Elite coatings from their Toronto facility.
Faibish says a lot of research went into setting up the lab to meet
the highest quality standards.
“We purchased our dip coating from a French company called SCL,”
he said. “They are renowned for the quality of dip coating machines
and process in the world.
The installation was carried out by Satisloh technicians and process
specialist along with Denis Gerig, President of SCL.
"Plastic Plus is an innovative optical manufacturing company that
has always strived to stay on the cutting edge of technology," said
Brian Peterson Director – Coating Technologies and MicroLab
Projects for Satisloh. "This is true not only in the state of the art
equipment they utilize, but also in the processes and designs they
manufacture."
Satisloh designed the new hard coating room to meet the high
cleanliness standards for successful operations. A class 10k cleanroom with HEPA filtration and exact environmental controls.
Peterson noted the addition of a new cutting edge SCL dip coating
line from Satisloh, they will now deliver quality matched only by the
lens manufacturers themselves.
"This will allow them to deliver a complete premium product comprised of high quality lens materials, patient specific progressive
designs, unmatched scratch resistant hard coating and state of
the art antireflective coatings all from one place," he said. "They are
truly a lab to watch as they continue to grow."
32 Optical Prism | November - December 2015