A workpiece separator system including a gripper, a heat source in thermal communication with the gripper, the heat source configured to heat a block of the workpiece causing separation of an alloy puck from the block. A method for separating alloy from a block of a workpiece including heating the block, heating the alloy through the block, melting a thin interface between the block and the alloy, and removing from the block substantially all of the alloy as an alloy puck.

A workpiece separator system including a gripper, a heat source in thermal communication with the gripper, the heat source configured to heat a block of the workpiece causing separation of an alloy puck from the block. A method for separating alloy from a block of a workpiece including heating the block, heating the alloy through the block, melting a thin interface between the block and the alloy, and removing from the block substantially all of the alloy as an alloy puck.

A floating non-contact ultrasonic enhanced flexible sub-aperture polishing device and method are disclosed, an X-axis moving platform, a Y-axis moving platform, a Z-axis moving platform and a workpiece swinging platform in linkage control ensure normal lines of a tool and a workpiece are kept at an identical angle to realize sub-aperture processing; the ventilation main shaft acts air pressure on the ball spline's end portion to form an axial thrust to let the tool axially float; a dynamic balance among hydrodynamic pressure, air pressure and dynamic pressure is performed on the polishing liquid by rotation of the flexible tool; a tiny gap between the tool and workpiece is formed by elastic deformation of the flexible tool due to the dynamic pressure; a shearing force for removing materials is generated when the polishing liquid flows through the gap; a cavitation effect in the gap is formed by ultrasonic waves.

A processing device suitable for processing multiple lens blanks into a finely ground product, the processing device including two processing fixtures, each including a fixture body with a curved surface. There are three grooves having centers disposed on the same circumferential surface. One of the processing fixtures corresponds to the inner surface of the groove as a flat surface, and the other processing fixture corresponds to the concave surface of the groove as a curved surface. The invention also discloses a method for processing a plurality of lens blanks into a finely ground product by using the processing device. The invention can directly perform the fine grinding processing of multiple cylindrical lens blanks, thereby eliminating a milling process and reducing the production cost while meeting the required thickness, radius of curvature and appearance of the finished product.

Methods for manufacturing a rotational non-axisymmetric lens which is manufactured by grinding using a machining tool, manufacturing a molding die for the lens, manufacturing a rotational non-axisymmetric mirror, and manufacturing a molding die for the mirror are provided. The provided methods are methods for manufacturing a rotational non-axisymmetric lens partially including a non-axisymmetric surface, manufacturing a molding die for the lens, manufacturing a rotational non-axisymmetric mirror partially including a non-axisymmetric surface, and manufacturing a molding die for the mirror. When a rotational non-axisymmetric surface is formed while scanning a surface of a workpiece by grinding or cutting means, the rotational non-axisymmetric surface is ground or cut by the grinding or cutting means while scanning the surface with movement in a direction along a meridional surface of the rotational non-axisymmetric surface.

An optical element processing tool for grinding or polishing an optical element includes: a base plate including a fixing region having a predetermined curvature; and a plurality of grindstones each formed in a columnar body having a same initial height, one end surface of the columnar body having an initial shape molded into a first spherical shape conforming to a processing target spherical shape of the optical element, and the other end surface of the columnar body being fixed to the fixing region of the base plate. A grindstone deviant from a condition among the plurality of grindstones, which is the grindstone not meeting a condition determined by a processing tool diameter of the processing tool, includes an outer end portion cut out at least in parallel to a center axis of the base plate so as to meet the condition.

An optical element processing tool for grinding or polishing an optical element includes: a base plate including a fixing region having a predetermined curvature; and a plurality of grindstones each formed in a columnar body having a same initial height, one end surface of the columnar body having an initial shape molded into a first spherical shape conforming to a processing target spherical shape of the optical element, and the other end surface of the columnar body being fixed to the fixing region of the base plate. A grindstone deviant from a condition among the plurality of grindstones, which is the grindstone not meeting a condition determined by a processing tool diameter of the processing tool, includes an outer end portion cut out at least in parallel to a center axis of the base plate so as to meet the condition.

The invention relates to a polishing disc for a tool for fine processing optically active surfaces on spectacle lenses, having a main body which has a central axis and to which an intermediate layer that is softer than the main body and is made of a resilient material is secured, a polishing medium carrier resting on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer has at least two regions with different degrees of hardness, said regions being arranged one behind the other in the direction of the central axis of the main body. The intermediate layer region adjoining the main part is softer than the intermediate layer region on which the polishing medium carrier rests.

The invention relates to a method, a tool receptacle (13), and an apparatus for turning a face of a workpiece (2, 102) with a tool (3), wherein the workpiece (2, 102) is held in a workpiece receptacle (12) rotating about an axis of rotation (100) of a workpiece spindle, wherein, for producing and/or machining a workpiece contour having convex and/or concave portions on the face (20) that extend over defined angles of rotation, the tool (3) and the workpiece (2, 102) are moved back and forth relative to one another in an axial movement along the axis of rotation (100) of the workpiece spindle, said axis being synchronized with the rotational movement of the workpiece (2, 102), and wherein a blade (30) of the tool (3) is aligned at least in the cutting direction and/or transverse to the cutting direction opposite to the surface normals (N) of the workpiece contour to be produced and/or machined, in such a way that an effective clearance angle (α) and an effective cutting angle (γ) remain at least virtually constant opposite to the surface normals (N). The invention relates to a workpiece (2, 102) having a turned face.

The invention relates to a method, a tool receptacle (13), and an apparatus for turning a face of a workpiece (2, 102) with a tool (3), wherein the workpiece (2, 102) is held in a workpiece receptacle (12) rotating about an axis of rotation (100) of a workpiece spindle, wherein, for producing and/or machining a workpiece contour having convex and/or concave portions on the face (20) that extend over defined angles of rotation, the tool (3) and the workpiece (2, 102) are moved back and forth relative to one another in an axial movement along the axis of rotation (100) of the workpiece spindle, said axis being synchronized with the rotational movement of the workpiece (2, 102), and wherein a blade (30) of the tool (3) is aligned at least in the cutting direction and/or transverse to the cutting direction opposite to the surface normals (N) of the workpiece contour to be produced and/or machined, in such a way that an effective clearance angle (α) and an effective cutting angle (γ) remain at least virtually constant opposite to the surface normals (N). The invention relates to a workpiece (2, 102) having a turned face.