EZFIT NO BLOCK:
OPHTHALMIC LENS EDGING
WITHOUT CENTERING BLOCKS
NOW POSSIBLE FOR SMALL LABS
AND OPTICAL STORES
Presented for the first time at Mido 2016, EzFit No
Block – the latest and revolutionary compact machine
developed by MEI – has met with a huge market
success in just a few months.
This new machine is an important achievement for
MEI since, thanks to this product, for the first time
small labs and high-end or high volume retail stores
can now carry out ophthalmic lens edging without
blocks (until now this was only possible with high-output MEI machinery designed for large-scale companies).
Thanks to the NoBlock module, which is also available
as an upgrade, EzFit can automatically carry out errorfree lens centering without blocks.
The NoBlock includes a lensmeter, Blockless centering
system for single vision, bifocal and progressive lenses,
and automatic machine loading/unloading with a dual
loading arm. This module allows the next lens to be
loaded while the machine is edging the previous lens
and, in combination with EzFit, enables the machine
operator to correctly position the lens without any specific optical skills and automatically compensating for
any errors. The operator simply positions the lens under
a centering system that centers and removes the lens
to introduce it in the cutting chamber.
The NoBlock module can work in two different ways:
continuously, to maximize output, or in single pairs,
to edge both lenses in sequence automatically. With
the continuous method, EzFit can work without interruptions, allowing a new job to be prepared while the
previous one is still in progress. With the single pair
method, both lenses are loaded and then edging is
performed automatically.
which is already present in some MEI machines, the
NoBlock system streamlines the workflow and makes
it even more competitive for small labs and optical
chains.
“Industrial companies have stopped using centering
blocks for some time now and we thought it was important
to offer this benefit to smaller companies as well”, commented MEI CEO and Technical Director, Stefano
Sonzogni. “The comments have been very good and
demonstrate that our desire to meet the needs of clients is
appreciated”, Sonzogni continued.
EzFit No-Block will be available in November, when the
first installations will be developed.
Based on TBA (Throw the Block Away) technology,
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