Eclipse Surface Blocker

Eclipse is the latest state-of-the-art surface blocking system in Gerber Coburn's broad line of lens processing products. Eclipse offers standard layout and blocking features, higher throughput, plus several new features such as:

Automatic Material Fill with Overflow Sensors
Turbo Chilling Chamber
Automatic Block and Lens Detection System

Eclipse is available in several configurations-it dispenses either FreeBond™ or alloy and employs Gerber Coburn's standard pin blocks or AcuBlock™ blocks. And Eclipse is easy to use. With its automatic one-touch blocking feature, operators block and chill the lens in one simple step, further consolidating the surface blocking process.

  10" View Screen magnifies the downloaded job information and frame data and displays a computer-generated lens alignment template with no gridlines to obscure targets. Custom alignment templates are displayed for each lens type and may be changed for specific lenses. Accurate, automatic setup eliminates marking equipment, supplies, and labor.

  Internal Front Lens Camera displays the front side of the lens being laid out. This "parallax-free" viewing system ensures precise lens-to-target alignment by eliminating through-power distortion of images.

  Block Adaption System allows labs to use their current inventory of blocks without investing in new blocks eliminating retooling costs. The operator inserts the block in the chill ring and aligns the lens over the displayed targets. Positioning on the blocking ring, 180 degree axis alignment, and block rotation to the cylinder axis are automatic.

  Automatic Block and Lens Detection System alerts the user if a lens or block is not detected before blocking is initiated, assuring that all components are in place before initiating the blocking process.

  Small Diameter Blocking Fixture allows lenses to be generated and cribbed to 45 mm without inducing any error or interference at the generator. With this new fixture, labs can process a full range of lenses.

  Multiple Material Configurations enable labs to choose units that dispense either Gerber Coburn's Freebond™ Blocking Wax Compound or 117 degree alloy. Depending on the unit's configuration, wax or alloy is injected between the lens and block.

  Interactive Material Filler (turbo wax model only) uses a pre-melter to drip liquified wax into the material reservoir. The auto material sensor activates and deactivates the pre-melter to prevent a reservoir overfill and prompts the system to display an on-screen warning message indicating low material levels. With this new technology, material liquefaction is instantaneous and reservoir temperatures remain consistent, assuring continuous operations.

  Automatic Material Fill with Overflow Sensors automatically start and stop the flow of the blocking material, eliminating material overflow and making for simple, smooth blocking and deblocking of lenses. This feature also allows the operator to position the next lens for alignment or to download the next job. The blocked lens is automatically released when the cycle is complete.

  Turbo Chilling Chamber (turbo model only) reduces the time required to block lenses by 50%, increasing throughput up to 120 lenses per hour with the freebond model and up to 100 lenses per hour with the alloy model. The turbo chiller provides a reliable and consisten process for blocking lenses in any high-volume environment.
 

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