SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. - -Gerber Coburn Optical Inc. adds Metrix-Lab Lensmeter, the newest concept in lens analysis, to its broad line of surfacing and finishing equipment and supplies. Co-developed with Visionix, Ltd., Jerusalem, Metrix-Lab is an ancillary tool that helps labs deliver lenses and finished spectacles right the first time.

Metrix-Lab enhances our line of lens processing equipment, providing labs with another source for lens inspection devices, indicated Randy Baldwin, product manager, Gerber Coburn.

“Metrix-Lab uses the latest Wavefront Technology to perform a complete, fast lens analysis, simultaneously reading the sphere, cylinder, axis, adds, and prism values,” noted Baldwin. “The device’s unique features allow it to be used in the lens layout mode at the end of the surfacing process or during final inspection.”

“What separates Metrix-Lab from conventional lensmeters is how the unit examines data,” he stated. “Metrix-Lab’s Wavefront powerMAP® Technology is based on a micro-optic matrix - each unit in the matrix analyzes a small part of the entire lens, providing a lens summary in a single measurement, the equivalent of hundreds of traditional measurements.”

According to Baldwin, when the unit is used in the lens layout mode Metrix-Lab quickly and accurately analyzes surfaced lenses for lens power and axis alignment while marking the lens for finish blocking and layout. He went on to explain, “And when it’s used in the final inspection mode, the unit’s patented frame holder supports the frame, allowing the lens to be perpendicular to the measuring surface. This feature helps eliminate measuring errors, especially on progressive lenses, and minimize any unnecessary lens handling, reducing the potential for scratches.”

Noted Baldwin, “We designed Metrix-Lab to not obsolete itself. It will handle any future software upgrades including Metrix-ConNect - advanced software that allows operators to instantaneously compare the targeted lens prescription to the actual prescription, providing a pass/fail analysis and job data for quality control reporting.”

Gerber Coburn is the world’s largest provider of computer integrated optical lens processing systems. The company designs, produces, markets and supports equipment, software, and supplies used in surfacing prescriptions in lens blanks, coating lenses, and machining lenses to fit patient frames. Based in South Windsor, Conn., Gerber Coburn operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerber Scientific Inc.

Gerber Scientific is the world’s leading supplier of high technology systems and solutions that enable mass customization in diverse markets - sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, and optical lens processing. Gerber Scientific serves these industries through four wholly owned subsidiaries: Gerber Scientific Products, South Windsor, Conn.; Spandex PLC, Bristol, England; Gerber Technology, Tolland, Conn.; and Gerber Coburn Optical Inc., South Windsor, Conn. In addition, the company is building a presence in the global packaging and commercial printing industries through its Gerber Innovations group, Manchester, Conn. Gerber Scientific Inc. is an NYSE-listed company (symbol GRB) with approximately $503 million in annual revenue, and employs about 2,300 globally. It also is headquartered in South Windsor.