Technology

Crossbows Optical has developed its own advanced technology for the design and manufacture of a wide range of ophthalmic moulds. A selection of these products are listed below

• Progressive moulds in four advanced designs
• Aspheric and Atoric moulds
• Freeform software for finished back surface progressive lenses

With its highly trained and professional in-house R&D team and mathematicians, Crossbows is capable of designing complex optical surfaces and turning these quickly into finished products manufactured to the customers own exacting standards.The range of manufacturing equipment includes:

• CNC grinding and polishing machines for metal and ceramic


• very accurate glass slumping furnaces, static, rotary and continuous belt


• wide range of 'own design' and proprietary precision glass grinding and polishing machines


• laser glass marking and engraving machines
• chemical toughening equipment

A high quality of end product is assured, with each lens and mould undergoing stringent cosmetic and dimensional inspection processes. Very accurate measurement equipment from Rotlex, Visionix and Automation & Robotics is employed in this inspection and testing.