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Consultant
for DAC Surfacing System & FreeForm®
DAC International is pleased to announce that
they have entered into a consulting agreement with Michael Walach of
Quest Optical Specialty Lab for the purpose of developing free form lens
processing technology.
For the spectacle lens industry, DAC has
developed a surfacing system comprised of three elements: 1) the RxD
Spectacle Lens Generator for the production of standard lens geometries
and free form designs; 2) the NSLP dual-head, programmable soft lap
polisher, capable of polishing free form surfaces; and 3) the Specialty
Lens Menu, for the generation of blended round segs, backside
lenticulars and slab-offs and reverse slab-offs.
Michael Walach has been an innovator and
executive in the optical industry for over 35 years. He graduated from a
Trinec Technical College specializing in electro-technology; attended
VUT University in Brno, Czech Republic; and earned a Master Optician
Certification in Warsaw, Poland.
In the 1970s, Michael and Stephen Cohen CC
Systems opened a wholesale optical lab in Toronto, Canada. In 1977,
Michael became the General Manager of Coburn in Montreal, Canada. In the
1980s, he developed a lab calculation program "Superflow I"
and within 10 years, gained a customer base of over 700 labs in the
U.S., Canada and Europe.
Michael has also developed a line of
sophisticated microprocessor quality control instruments for optical
laboratories and holds U.S. patents on unique multifocal lenses. In the
1990s he opened a wholesale lab in Warsaw, Poland, processing over 500
jobs per day. Over the years, he has done consulting for software
companies--CC Systems and Omics, and for laboratories in North
America--Riverside Optical in Canada, Sunstar Optical and Rooney Optical
in the U.S. In Europe, Zeiss Germany is also a customer.
In his capacity as consultant for DAC
International, Michael is committed to utilizing his knowledge and
lifetime experience in conjunction with the DAC Surfacing System to
continuously innovate and help improve the quality and process of free
form, prescription lenses. He joins with DAC in their goal to better the
quality of life of patients, to maintain and raise the professional
standards of the eye care profession and improve lab profitability.
Michael will also be available to assist DAC
International in troubleshooting and helping with free form and cut to
polish lab process issues.
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