SATISLOH’S ALLOY
REPLACEMENT TECHNOLOGY
(ART) ON THE RISE
AFTER INTRODUCING A GREEN ALTERNATIVE TO THE
TRADITIONAL ALLOY BLOCKING PROCESS IN 2014,
SATISLOH EXPANDED ITS PORTFOLIO OF BLOCKING
AND DEBLOCKING MACHINES AND WAS HONORED
WITH GERMANY’S FEDERAL ECODESIGN AWARD.
INNOVATIVE, ENVIRONMENTALLY
FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY
Alloy Replacement Technology (ART) enables blocking
and deblocking using solely synthetic materials. With
ART, Satisloh offers an environmentally friendly alternative to the traditional ophthalmic blocking process that
employs hazardous heavy metal alloy. ART utilizes a
universal, reusable and recyclable plastic block piece and
a UV-curable adhesive, also protecting the lens front.
This new, ecological, cutting-edge technology protects the
environment as well asstaff. “Labs have wanted an alternative to alloy blocking for a long time. ART is the first
viable option that provides quality blocking for this critical
process without using dangerous alloy,” said Ian Gregg,
Satisloh Director of Sales.
The ART-Line
“ART can be seamlessly integrated into an existing
production line. To implement it, labs only need a blocker
and a deblocker because the ART block-piece fits all common
generators and polishers,” said Gregg. Satisloh offers both
automated and manual blockers and deblockers. The
manual line was recently expanded with the first alloyfree manual blocker – ART-Blocker-M. Thus, all kinds of
labs, regardless of size and automation level, can now
easily start alloy-free production.
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24 Optical Prism | March 2016