Technical
Support on Automated Equipment
Wal*Optical
is a lens manufacturing company
for the ophthalmic industry
specifically to the affiliated
Wal*Mart Stores.
Wal*Mart contains multiple
manufacturing lines for lens
processing. A particular system,
UL60, is a complex integrated
automation system which allows
one operator to produce lenses
through the blocking, cutting,
polishing and coating process.
Compared to the conventional
equipment which can take 6 to 7
personnel with limited
throughput, the UL60 is the
primary focus at Wal*Mart
encompassing over 60% of the
labs production.
The system is actually divided
into 5 processing stations with
automated material handling pick
and place system in-between,
enclosed in one structure. The
processing station are:
Blocking, Roughing, Finishing,
Polishing and Coating. Each
processing station contains from
2 axis of controlled motion to
5. Pneumatic actuators,
Inverters,
electrical/servo/stepper motors,
pneumatics/electrical I/O,
barcode readers, RFID readers,
live video imaging system, UV
light/compound dispensing and
curing system as well as custom
engineered devices.
MotionFab
continues to provide:
Process Engineering
On-site and 24 hour phone
support
Technical
Training
Repair and maintenance
