5/2009: MAFO is five years old
This MAFO issue is our anniversary edition. Read in the article ‘Five exciting years’, written by Jörg Spangemacher, what happened in the passed years in the industry. Naturally we have visit the international Silmo show in Paris and wrote a report about the fair. Find additionally a few interviews with exhibitors and read about the changes in the future Silmo events.
Did you know that Satisloh arranged the international Slugfest 2009 in Germany? Starting on page 16 you can get an impression of the event by reading the report written by Isabel Spangemacher.
Furthermore Wim Bos explains all you need to know about ‘lens material suitable for rimless frames’.
This issue special: semi-finished lenses II (progressives mineral and plastic)
The surveys can be downloaded here!
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4/2009: Surveys semi-finished lenses
Follow the link and you can download the surveys for semi-finished lenses (single vision, bifocal and trifocal)
4/2009: On-block manufacturing
Dr. Frank Breme present the new OBM (on-block manufacturing) concept which brings true automation to the lens manufacturing process. This issues company profile ‘Diamonds are foreven’ introduces a company that works with very small but even so very important products for the industry: diamonds for lens manufacturing.
The special theme ‘semi-finished lenses’ is covered by two articles. Julien Buisson and Hiroyuki Morijiri give in the article ‘Is the sky the limit?’ some hints that an 1.8 index and higher is imaginable while Dr. Jagdish Jethmalani explains the differences between wavefront-corrected and wavefront-guided lenses.
In MAFO 1/2009 Elke Dobisch wrote about her researches in the field of how to communicate with the customer. Get now more ideas of this theme by reading ‘Talking the consumer´s language – part II’. Elke Dobisch talks the terms ‘quality’, as well as ‘brands’, and you will get a feeling about how relevant they are in different countries and age groups.
Closing words are written by Jim Drain, President of Dac International.
This issue special: semi-finished lenses (single vision, bifocal and trifocal)
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3/2009: Alloy-free manufacturing
In this MAFO issue you will get all information about ‘Innovative solutions for an alloy-free manufacturing environment’, written by Dr. Stephan Huttenhuis. In his article he explains the different ways of modern alloy-free blocking technologies. Thomas Fischer, a Switzerland based Lab Manager, gives you his provocative thoughts about the business and the financial crisis.
This issues specials technology article is written by Dr. Peter Wilkinson. He discribes a not so new way of applyig AR coatings onto a lens: the solgel process.
This issue special: Coating machines and auxiliary materials
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2/2009: New approaches in ophthalmics
You have not been at Mido this year? That is no problem, because you will find a report and some interviews about Mido in the current MAFO issue. Furthermore read a report about MAFO – The Conference, which took place on the day before Mido in Milan.
Xavier Fernàndez helps you to modell your ‘RX-lab process yield’ by giving you ideas to improve the manufacturing times and delivery fulfilments. In the article ‘What could happen in the next three years’ Mark Mackenzie explains what could happen to the industry in a recession.
MAFO´s specials will be covered with an interview ‘A look at the present and the future of industrial edging’ and the article ‘Finishing department – your new profit center’, written by Kevin Paddy.
This issue special: Industrial edging and transfer of tracer data
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