Novartis Ag

Thomas Schulz

Roger Biel

Peter Hagmann

Peter Herbrechtsmeier

Bernhard Seiferling

Axel Heinrich

Achim Muller

John Golby

Otto Kretzschmar

Werner Steffan

Roland Hauck

Karl Baur

Anette Lang

Efficient and consistent processes for manufacturing moldings, especially ophthalmic lenses such as contact lenses. The processes comprises a series of improvements, including improvements in the areas of conditions for dispensing liquid prepolymer into lens molds, male and female mold mating, reusable molds, mold cleaning, lens separation from molds (demolding), lens handling, and in-line inspection. Cyclic series of processing steps are also disclosed. Additionally, an improved molding tool is disclosed, with the molding tool including a male mold housing and a female mold housing, each of which have disposed therein a plurality of mold halves.

Molding processes

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Neu-Isenburg, Germany

Thomas Schulz