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The world's most competitively-priced Ultra-Precision Lathe for manufacturing Contact Lenses or Intra-ocular Lenses:

The OPTOFORM® 40 was designed to provide ultra-smooth motion, the air bearing slideways utilize linear motor technology with ultra-fine pitch linear glass scales for position feedback.

The air bearing slides are mounted on a natural granite base which supports thermal stability ensuring consistent accuracies over the life of the lathe. The base utilizes a passive, three point vibration isolation system. The OPTOFORM® 40 is the perfect answer for lowering cycle times and increasing throughput.

• Produces all possible Intra-Ocular and Contact Lenses designs with an extremely easy user interface

• Linear Motors provide frictionless, smooth, maintenance-free motion
  
  
• Stiff Air Slides ensure ensure straight motion

• Air-bearing Spindles offer smooth frictionless rotation. The new-design Optoform 40 uses the PRECITECH HS-75 spindle, which is used on the Nanoform®250 Ultra. A water-cooled spindle (with chiller) is available as an option.

• The positioning system (laser scales) is independent of the drive system (linear motors) for complete accuracy

• The positioning sensing resolution is 8.6 nanometers on both slides (10 nm in the control software)

• The thick granite base provides thermal stability, and vibration mounts exclude disturbance from environmental factors

• The lathe is fully compatible with all Fast Tool Servo attachments for producing non-rotationally symmetrical optics (VARIFORM, VARIMAX, FTS-1000)

• Supports on-machine milling attachment for all milling applications (including IOL haptics)

• Freezing attachment available for cryogenic lathing

• The Gang Tooling system holds up to 6 diamond tools

• Available options include the Toric Marker (axis) and CNC controlled spraymist (to enhances surface finish and prolong diamond tool life)

• The Machine Control Software is extremely flexible, accommodating all applications

• A variety of advanced Lens Design Software modules is available for all applications (The lathe is also Focal Points compatible.)

• Touch-screen controls are standard for the computer, (with removable keyboard included)
  
  
• The OPTOFORM® 40 lathe is fully network ready by means ethernet connection.

OPTOFORM® 40 lathe Options:

• Special shipping provisions for ocean freight
  
  
• LVDT Tool Setter: Includes both horizontal and vertical LVDT probes one setter can service multiple machines
  
  
• Milling accessory
  
  
• Chiller for spindle
  
  
• Spraymist system
  
  
• spare dual tool holder
  
  
• FTS options (see Sterling)
  
  
• Software options (see Sterling)

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