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CC Systems Customers Get Free Formed
CC Systems held its annual User Group Meeting
August 24-25, 2007, in Toronto. With over 60 attendees representing 27 labs
and 6 suppliers, it probably represented the greatest assembly of Direct Surfacing
technology experts ever amassed in one place. Representatives of leading
equipment manufacturers, including Randy Baldwin and Isaac Altit from
Gerber Coburn, Chip Heavican from DAC, and Bruno Carissimi from OptoTech,
educated everyone on how Direct Surfaced lenses are processed, the differences
among the various systems, and the different capabilities achieved using optional
accessories. Equipment manufacturers Satis-Loh and Schneider have appeared
before CC Systems users in previous years, as has lens design supplier Shamir.
The lens design suppliers were not to be outperformed.
Laurie Badone from Seiko and Ron Kroll from Signet Armorlite danced their way
through explanations of the distinguishing characteristics of their companies'
respective products. "Bottom line" classes based on real life experiences from
wholesale labs already using Direct Surfacing systems were given by Paul Faibish
of Plastic Plus (LOH and Seiko) and Mike Walach of Quest Lab (DAC).
Stephen Cohen, President of CC Systems, summarized this array of information
into simple spreadsheets enabling each lab to evaluate the pros, the cons, the
cost and the potential profitability of Direct Surfacing. Classes given by ten
CC Systems technicians topped off the weekend with in-depth descriptions of
new and unique features related to remote ordering, 3D lens viewer, WIP monitoring,
outsourcing, frame inventories, Direct Surfacing integration, customized reports,
wrap compensation, coating forms, and automatic job recalculation on receipt of
a frame tracing.
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