The FT-3 Edge Fast Tool
There is nothing else like the FT-3 in the specialty contact lens, IOL, or ICL manufacturing industry. As the world’s only 3-tool fast servo system for lens production lathes, the FT-3 lets producers switch between up to three diamond tool geometries — automatically, after a pre-set number of passes, with no production downtime for tool changeovers. The result is more lens design capability, more uptime, and more production efficiency from your DAC lathe.
For specialty contact lens producers
Unique lens designs require unique solutions. The FT-3 enables fully formed edge radii of your choosing on non-rotationally symmetric lens peripheries — including irregular scleral designs that require a comfortable, well-formed edge. Using the latest in fast-tool servo technology and drawing on a proven track record with DAC’s fast-tool platform, the FT-3 opens the way to making lenses for irregular corneal and scleral profiles with all the benefits of an edge designed specifically for that patient’s anatomy.
For IOL and ICL producers
The FT-3 adds the flexibility to switch between key IOL design features with minimal or no production downtime for tool geometry changeovers. Automatic tool switching after a pre-set number of passes ensures production is never stopped and lens quality is never compromised by tool wear on a geometry that’s been in the cut too long. A high-speed air turbine drill marker is included with the FT-3 for axis referencing and diagnostic marking — supporting toric IOL and ICL production and quality traceability requirements.
- Industry-exclusive — the only 3-tool fast servo in the specialty contact lens, IOL, and ICL manufacturing market
- Automatic tool switching after pre-set pass count — no manual intervention, no production stop
- Complete edge radii on non-rotationally symmetric lens peripheries — CL and IOL applications
- Included high-speed air turbine drill marker for axis referencing and diagnostic marking
- Compatible with ALMe, ALM, MLC, and 100A platforms