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RACERTBA: LATEST IN OPTHALMIC LENS EDGING
RacerTBA is the latest extraordinary
ophthalmic lens edging unit designed
and developed by MEI.
RacerTBA is a veritable revolution in
lens edging because it combines the
TBA (Throw the Block Away) inspection
process and the edging system in one
single unit and has an industrial
design that makes it extremely compact
and highly reliable. By combining the
indexed rotating table concept with the
experience of MEI in CNC machines,
RacerTBA sets a new standard in
ophthalmic lens edging, increasing
productivity while maintaining the
same accuracy and consistent precision
that are the standout features of all
MEI products.
RacerTBA specifically performs two
operations: lens loading and inspection,
and edging. By using an indexed
rotating table with four positions for
each side, the two operations are
carried out simultaneously allowing
RacerTBA to process eight lenses at
the same time and making it the fastest
edging machine on the market.
Although designed for large-scale
production, the lens edging side of
the RacerTBA unit has
6 spindles and 6 tools to
guarantee the typical
flexible processing found
in all MEI units: vertical
and inclined bevel, flat
edge, grooving, drilling
(as well as non-through
drilling), polishing (flat
and bevel edge), square
bevel (T), step back on
bevel, groove and chamfer.
One of the greatest benefits
of RacerTBA is definitely
a significant reduction in
production costs that
derives from eliminating
the blocks, adhesives and
protective films used in
traditional grinding as well as
integrating lens quality inspection
into the machine. At the same time
no manual processing or handling
isrequired and therefore a great deal
less space than currently necessary
when automated lens blocking
processes are requested.
The precision of power checks is 0.03
diopters for single vision lenses and
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0.05 diopters for progressives. With
this unit, preliminary inspection of
lenses to be edged are no longer needed
(whether stock or prescription lenses):
once the lenses have been positioned
inside the trays, the unit performs all
the processes automatically, producing
inspected and edged lenses.
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24 Optical Prism | September 2015