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Project Sample: Contact Lens Manufacturing

Two manufacturers needed an automated system to manufacture specialty contact and intraocular lenses for sale to doctors and the general public.  The system includes several high-speed lathes and robots and can produce over 200 lenses per day on each lathe with a minimum of operator handling, 10-micron tolerances, and automated closed-loop calibration for each lathe.

The software we wrote consists of a custom UNIX-based automation control program that controls all lens movement within the facility, a database engine (Informix 7 was originally used and one of the facilities just upgraded to Oracle 9i) and an operator/order entry program written in Visual Basic.  We developed all code for this project and continue to provide maintenance and enhancements as desired by the customers.

This automated lens manufacturing system is now available for sale to other lens manufacturers. Contact CustomBytes for details!

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A view of the operator/ order entry application	A high-speed, automated lathe cutting a new contact lens

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