First development of a 4-axis CNC tool grinding machine.

To overcome the problem that individual heterogeneous machines with pre-planned job routing produce in an unintelligent way, the vision was born to increase machine intelligence and developing a highly automated production system, independent on individual's skill level.

The Modulo idea was born.

The DSC prolab opens the door to a new world of compact and integrated surfacing. With the combination of generator, polisher, laser marker and measuring unit, the customer gets a digital surfacing lab in one compact machine.

Opening of a dedicated SCHNEIDER coating division, run by experts in the field, extending the product portfolio by cutting edge hard coating and AR-coating solutions.

EBC 400 and EBC 900:
Opened just weeks ago, the SCHNEIDER coating department premiered its first electron beam coaters. The EBC series has since been extended by solutions for the mid-sized (EBC 600) and the large lab (EBC 1400). On top, SCHNEIDER developed its very own Anti-reflex, fashion mirror, hydrophobic, ultra hydrophobic and anti fog coatings over the years.

SCHNEIDER further extends its coating and US-cleaning offer by DHC 200, USC 150 and EBC 600.

CMMS - Launch of virtual service manager serving as a source of intelligence on how to do maintenance and troubleshoot at the best level, thus increasing upkeep and efficiency. It provides maintenance plans, step-by-step guides, parts packages and virtual service assistance.

The 2nd innovation launched in our series of revelations is all-in-one surfacing center Modulo Center ONE featuring all the technology to surface 80 lenses/hour, in just 72 sq. ft., now with the brand new Modulo ONE polishing technology!

LCU Modulo ONE takes industrial cleaning to the next level, offering the same cleaning power as larger solutions but in a compact fully-automated inline unit. Highest throughput meets smallest footprint.

One auto blocker covering virtually all of a labs’ blocking requirements at highest speed. With CCU Modulo ONE, SCHNEIDER introduces the only auto blocker today with automated block size exchange and achieves unprecedented efficiency in blocking.

From the freeform pioneers comes a new one-of-a-kind generator that excels on every level - with an added performance of more than 50%.

With the ADL dome loader, SCHNEIDER automates batch coating for the medium-sized and larger lab, a process that used to be strictly manual. It loads, unloads and flips the lenses if both sides of a lens need AR coating.