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Barberini Grünenplan

Lens Blank Pressing
In Barberini's German Grünenplan optical quality glass blanks are produced

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Grünenplan

Lens Blank Pressing Detail
Liquid glass is pressed into steel molds at 1200°C

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Grinding - Lapping - Polishing
Optical glass lens blanks arriving from Barberini's German Grünenplan factory are grinded and polished step by step using diamond tools

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

In process quality control
Lens wavers for polarized lenses are polished to precisely 0,8mm using diamond grinding tools

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Automation
Robotic pickers handle lenses throughout the production process

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Coating
Sophisticated metallic gradient and mirror coatings are applied under vacuum in the clean rooms of the coating department

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Coating
High tech Vacuum Coating machines in the clean rooms of the coating department

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Robot
At Barberini Technicians work hand in hand with robots. This robot uses advanced digital imaging technology to precisely place lenses during the marking process

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA
Barberini Silvi

Quality Control
After every process tep the lenses undergo quality control processes. As a last step all lenses undergo a thorough check before they are packaged and dispatched to the customer

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Photo: Frank Stolle Courtesy Barberini SpA