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ТЕХНОЛОГИЯ ЛИНЗ POLAROID СЕЗОН07/08

Sotogrande, June 19 2007 Paul Sheerin

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Приветствие Beni

Технология линз Paul

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Slide Title (Universe45 bold / 24pt.)

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• Introduction

• Manufacturing of organic polarized lensCasting and injection moldingVacuum or sag formingPress polishing

• The advantages and uniqueness of press polishing

• PTX4000 technical attributes

• Polaroid Lens Technology - Whats New, Whats Next?

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Polaroid Eyewear manufacturing site in Scotland, UK

• Established 1965 as a film site

• Sunglass lens manufacturing added in 1972

• Manufacture over 7 mio polarized lens pairs per year

• Service a worldwide market on all 5 continents

• Unique manufacturing process

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BLANKING

BASEROLL

From polarizing film to polarized lens

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Manufacturing of organic polarized lens:Vacuum or sag forming

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9Manufacturing of organic polarized lens:Press polishing equipment

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10Manufacturing of organic polarized lens:Press polishing equipment

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Unique Press Polished Lens Design Intent‘Produce a lens with the optical quality of injection moulding at a fraction of the price’

Optical correction‘thick in the middle - thin on the edges’

Why press polishing ?

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USAF51 Focimeter Target (0/1=EN1836) without Lens(actual photograph)

Focimeter Target with Vacuum Formed Lens(actual photograph)

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EN1836 Focimeter Target with Press Polished PTX4000 Lens(actual photograph)

USAF51 Focimeter Target (0/1=EN1836) without Lens(actual photograph)

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• Ability to form any lens curvature with minimum investment - currently 2, 6 and 8D

• Production rate up to 70 l/min - greater than IM

• Polarizer efficiency - can be reduced by IM

• Curve retention and thermal stability – greater than vacuum forming

Main advantages of press polishing ?

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The most extensively tested Polaroid Eyewear lens: hundreds of attributes across thousands of lens pairs and glazed sunglasses, testing in both Europe and Asia, results confirmed by independent test houses worldwide

Fully meets all international standards: European (EN1836), American (ANSI Z80.3), Australian (AS/NZS1067) and Chinese (GB10810)

Superior optical performance: Europe class 1EN 1836: 2005 AS/NZS 1067:2003

ANSI Z80.3:2001 GB 10810

Unmounted filter

Spherical: C1: 0.09D Cylindrical: C1: 0.09D Prismatic: C1: 0.12P

Spherical: 0.09D Cylindrical: 0.09D Prismatic: 0.25P

Spherical: -0.125 / 0.25D Cylindrical: 0.125D Prismatic: 0.25P

Spherical: 0.08D Cylindrical: 0.06D Prismatic: 0.25P

Advantages of the PTX4000 lens

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Fully meets all international standards: European (EN1836), American (ANSI Z80.3), Australian (AS/NZS1067) and Chinese (GB10810)

Higher Abbe number than PC = less chromatic aberration

Superior optical performance: Europe class 1

GB 10810ANSI Z80.3:2001AS/NZS 1067:2003

EN 1836: 2005

Spherical: 0.08D Cylindrical: 0.06D Prismatic: 0.25P

Spherical: -0.125 / 0.25D Cylindrical: 0.125D Prismatic: 0.25P

Spherical: 0.09D Cylindrical: 0.09D Prismatic: 0.25P

Spherical: C1: 0.09D Cylindrical: C1: 0.09D Prismatic: C1: 0.12P

Unmounted filter

The most extensively tested Polaroid Eyewear lens: hundreds of attributes across thousands of lens pairs and glazed sunglasses, testing in both Europe and Asia, results confirmed by independent test houses worldwide

Advantages of the PTX4000 lens

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Fully meets the higher requirements of the Australian Standard (AS/NZS1067) 100% UV performance which considers UV protection up to 400nm

Assigned highest possible EPF (Eye Protection Factor) of 10 – a requirement for the Australian Cancer Council

Superior cosmetic and hardcoat performance: PTX4000 base polarizer material manufactured to exacting LCD industry standards and consistency

Superior impact performance: PTX4000 pass safety standards, better impact than Acrylic, better energy absorption than Polycarbonate.

Advantages of the PTX4000 lens

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Impact Comparison Text:•Acrylic

• Polycarbonate• PTX 4000

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Polaroid Lens Technology - Whats New, What’s Next?

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Yellow 21

Grey 13Dark Green 10

Smoke 13

Blue Smoke 10

Bronze 17

Forest Green 10

Red 13Havana Brown 13

Lavender 14

10 New Colours developed in 2007 - available now

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• Currently in development

• Creating two distinct new lens products:

•A rigid, Press Polished Polarised Polycarbonate Sunlens, based on our superior TAC Polariser base

• A thin film polarised PC insert for use in injection moulded RX and Plano sunglass lenses

Polycarbonate Lens Programmes

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