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Show molded and Finished, lenses New Griiniror Decker Optical manufacturing plant in Industrial Park. The glass or Lake j plastic lenses go through a variety of ex- animations before being set into frames. Plant SiRiial to The Tribune The very latest in optical GRANGER tei hnology was picscnUd to the publa icci iitly when Standard Optical conducted an oj'eu house at its matuifac tuung plant in Dcx he r Lake Park. Melted Lead loeatien Standard Optuals manufuctur mg division used to be located on the north as( en'iier if .Vain Mint and .".isi South The open house was also held in eonjum turn with then lent Mountain We-Iptieian com entmn held in the IM t tali nd ll.t si eeial coating. The lens is then i ouch eat" to the approximate mrv pl'Tc and tint km ss and is ground and polished In a process involving abrasives of : ' varying t oarseness Before cutting, the ns bad been marked to determine its opt it ..t et nter. A laser is then Used to determine the Iiiti-- e optical center in relation to the shape tin lens wdl take to fit the frames ami th distance from the person's eyes Mr Sehuha' h said this is the most critical stagi ol j. la sses manufacturing li ! Locations t Stand. .rd Opta al empl ' s , p rsons in the marafat tunie: m, teatures Io.ikki squire feet ol wot km1 t,, g space. Ouh rs ha glasses cor,, plant from 1.1 letad locations ml! h surroui. him tabs and usually an nn.t to s loo or more per d iv in mbs, hub, u li sail! Mod ef the iit.i'l lav atioiis sen t in d.ulv shipments of ordi rs to the j hod at. I eai h optometrists i eseription is placed in a numbered trnv. along with the blank bases whuh will lo needed, and the proper flame style. The iiumtiered h serve to idi ntify a parti ular job out the piiK-esBlank lenses are imti i!l about ail mill thick and alre.ul finished oil the com is Mile, mv hiding hi or bifocal cuts, if the prest riptnm calls for them. If tinted lenses aie requested, then the proper glass has been plastic leros are col ored during the cutting process. 1 he nit t al block is attached to the lens y in let bug melted lead Ix'tween the blot k 1 Homy Schuhaoh, the film's advertising manager, said the open house niaiked the tir-- t anniversary ot the plant at its new 11 Standard blank ami polishing at semi-finishe- d for grinding wait The laser is another "state of the art" bv Standard Befoie its a device like a mieroseoiH-waused ai.d the results varied according to the vision ot the person conducting the t The laser, he said eliminates am i on e foi human ci ror dev it e use 1 ili vi lopim nt s ii-- , Metal Blot k ' ., block i mild, ot. g i. n ..a tlir, all n ml li aim s has alxnit 4(1, 0o different frame 'vies and, therefore, must have 40, (Hid o.lii 'int patterns on stotk to to! lenses v iih '1 In v also have about 10, (CM patterns on .bn k vvliit h match frame styles of other optu.d companies and they Mill end up t fn e pa'terns a day to ma'eh makin li an s a ban never seen before iptu ( Computerized Sy sti ni For alxiut the past seven or i iglit months. Standard has been using a computerized system to determine the proper cuts necessary for a particular lens The optomctnstx prescription is entered into the computer, along with other information siu li as lens size needed for a ci rt a in fiame style, and the computer prints out a list ot numheis which indu ate what settings to use on the cutting niai bines. Mr St Initial h said After that, the lens is covered vvi'h a fqiecial plastic t ie film, to j.rot t tt.i suiiav e from being s, i ,Ui In d and t allow a metal block to lie adhered to the lens so it rail he attai bed to tin v anotii i uttin, and sanding dev ues According to Mr Svlmhaih, the spin ia! is a ret cut development of the 3.M Col p and is being tested Optical licfore being icleased to other optical companies Prior to this method, Standard had used a coating which was sprayed on like paint. plastic tvK coating ( I I I I I t s t V . Teresa Allen programs computer to determine precise cuts need- - Vioiiimg to Mr. Sihuhaeh, Standard tb-o- s by the beer, toe and special c noting h id bit n but after laser insiiection and of the exact ottieal center, smaller Mock is once again so the lens may lie cut to fit the 'oie being checked i abiding ed to get required prescription, It also determines optical center. Tool The let s is cut from a pattern, ju-- t like keys aie made guide follows the pattern lens and a grinding tool rough cuts, then smooth amt bevel cuts the lens Plastic lenses an- cut on a separate machine vv .it li uses a knile blade instead of a gl Hiding wheel The lenses are tempi tol m a chemical proves, that takes about 17 hours to eompli te and each one i, te-- d for shatter lesiManic lV dropping a mu. d! steel hall from a hi ighl of about tl mv lei', Jmectly on the lens This testing n quiremeiit of the cxxl and Drug dm, 'miration fb r that, the glasses are and hipped hack to the it tail lotatiaii w it the oi der oi igiu.iled noidiiiL' to Mr Schuhach, almut d coo pi ople attended the open lioiee and lamed the plant, whuh, is the largest one of it, kind in the Intel mountain M tM I n -,i 1 Children were trcn.ed to balloons .aid n e cieam bar, and even one lett with a "i r stal (! ar v ion" of how ey e glas ,cs Dale Iiorton checks finished lens to make sure optical cente r cor- - - are made t . relates with wearers eyes and frame ktyle. 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