The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an ophthalmic device, comprising machining to provide a predetermined surface on a part and which corresponds to an initial ophthalmic surface, the machining comprising: selecting (130) a machining tool having a cutting edge; selecting (140) the initial ophthalmic surface of the ophthalmic device intended to be manufactured; providing (150) a determined kinematics of the machining tool which is function of the initial ophthalmic surface and of a wear parameter of the cutting edge; machining (160) the predetermined surface according to the determined kinematics of the machining tool; wherein the wear parameter is function of at least a distance travelled by the cutting edge for machining the predetermined surface and/or a friction time between the cutting edge and the part which is machined.

The disclosure provides a method for manufacturing an ophthalmic device, comprising machining to provide a predetermined surface on a part and which corresponds to an initial ophthalmic surface, the machining comprising: selecting (130) a machining tool having a cutting edge; selecting (140) the initial ophthalmic surface of the ophthalmic device intended to be manufactured; providing (150) a determined kinematics of the machining tool which is function of the initial ophthalmic surface and of a wear parameter of the cutting edge; machining (160) the predetermined surface according to the determined kinematics of the machining tool; wherein the wear parameter is function of at least a distance travelled by the cutting edge for machining the predetermined surface and/or a friction time between the cutting edge and the part which is machined.

A method includes removing a damaged lens from a lithography tool; generating an initial profile of a new lens based on a surface profile of the damaged lens; optimizing the initial profile of the new lens by simulating an optical property of the new lens in the lithography tool to generate an optimized profile; fabricating the new lens based on the optimized profile; and mounting the new lens in the lithography tool in place of the damaged lens.

There is provided a surfacing station for processing of surfaces of optical elements as workpieces, including a processing unit configured to process surfaces of optical elements; a controller unit configured to communicate with a database containing processing protocols, which can be carried out by the surfacing station, and to control operation of the processing unit in accordance with the processing protocols; and an identification tag base configured to communicate with the controller unit and configured to determine identification tags of consumable items used by the surfacing station, the controller unit being configured to enable a surfacing protocol for processing of the optical elements as workpieces in function of an identified consumable item.

There is provided a surfacing station for processing of surfaces of optical elements as workpieces, including a processing unit configured to process surfaces of optical elements; a controller unit configured to communicate with a database containing processing protocols, which can be carried out by the surfacing station, and to control operation of the processing unit in accordance with the processing protocols; and an identification tag base configured to communicate with the controller unit and configured to determine identification tags of consumable items used by the surfacing station, the controller unit being configured to enable a surfacing protocol for processing of the optical elements as workpieces in function of an identified consumable item.

A computer-implemented method provides an occupation order for transferring lens blanks from a first carrier to a second carrier. A carrier identification information about the first carrier having a first number of slots and the second carrier having a second number of slots is received. Each of the slots is configured to carry a lens blank. An arrangement of the first number of slots at the first carrier and an arrangement of the second number of slots at the second carrier is determined based on the received information. Moreover, at least a part of the first number of slots of the first carrier is assigned to a corresponding number of the second number of slots of the second carrier. A control signal and/or instructions for transferring multiple lens blanks according to the defined assignment are provided.

A computer-implemented method provides an occupation order for transferring lens blanks from a first carrier to a second carrier. A carrier identification information about the first carrier having a first number of slots and the second carrier having a second number of slots is received. Each of the slots is configured to carry a lens blank. An arrangement of the first number of slots at the first carrier and an arrangement of the second number of slots at the second carrier is determined based on the received information. Moreover, at least a part of the first number of slots of the first carrier is assigned to a corresponding number of the second number of slots of the second carrier. A control signal and/or instructions for transferring multiple lens blanks according to the defined assignment are provided.

A transportation carrier is provided for automated lens manufacturing in a lens manufacturing facility, including: at least one block piece or one block piece receiving section; and an electronic paper display configured to display at least an up-to-date status information of the manufacturing process of the optical elements carried by the transportation carrier that is intelligible for a human operator without use of a reading device, the electronic paper display including a wireless communication module and a memory configured to exchange and to memorize job information and to process information for lenses to be manufactured, in which the electronic paper display is further configured to function as a passive RFID tag with the wireless communication module.

A transportation carrier is provided for automated lens manufacturing in a lens manufacturing facility, including: at least one block piece or one block piece receiving section; and an electronic paper display configured to display at least an up-to-date status information of the manufacturing process of the optical elements carried by the transportation carrier that is intelligible for a human operator without use of a reading device, the electronic paper display including a wireless communication module and a memory configured to exchange and to memorize job information and to process information for lenses to be manufactured, in which the electronic paper display is further configured to function as a passive RFID tag with the wireless communication module.