Have you been at mido in Milan? Hear about what was there to see and how the new site was regarded by our industry. Yasser ElDeeb writes about "Sub-Aperture Polishing Technologies" and Dr.-Ing. Stephan Huttenhuis and Dipl.-Ing. Gunter Schneider "Manufacturing of FreeForm Lenses". Interesting might also be the survey on Lens Cleaning. Read what Isabel and Joerg have gathered on this theme. A new series has started where we would like to teach practical, basic skills and practice needed in a lab in "Marking, Cutting and Crumbling of a Silicate Lens". Enjoy reading!