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April 13, 2018April 24, 2018

Omicron 4: Sleek and Ladylike

Technology, lightness, minimalism: these are the key descriptors for Lightec! This year, the innovative brand is going even further with its new hinge, Omicron.

This new hinge, made up of a single piece, no longer requires a spring: the hinge itself has taken on this role. It allows for easy adjustment of the pantoscopic angle. In keeping with the Lightec DNA, this new hinge lets you catch a glimpse of a fine line of metal on the temple, creating a signature of sorts.

For Omicron 4, Lightec took a risk with the frames, placing very fine stainless steel on the front, with acetate temples.

There are four options for the front of the glasses: Three rectangles, from M to L and a panto style in size M.

For a sophisticated, feminine look, all of the styles have fronts composed of two colours. To add the finishing touch to this current yet distinctive look, the temples have been finely crafted with two layers of stainless steel.

Distributed by Lanctôt: www.rlanctot.com

April 13, 2018April 24, 2018

R.A.C.E Hires Jay Weber as Sponsorship Marketing Manager

Running and Cycling Enterprises (R.A.C.E.), exclusive North American distributors of performance eyewear brand Rudy Project and polarized sport eyewear brand XX2i Optics, recently added Jay Weber to their Denver-based team as Sponsorship Marketing Manager. In this role, Jay will be responsible for managing sponsorship relationships with 400+ teams, organizations and athletes covering a wide swath of sports that count Rudy Project and XX2i Optics as official partners.

Jay comes to R.A.C.E. from XTERRA WETSUITS and XTERRA BOARDS, where he was Western Sales Director. His experience in triathlon not only includes past industry experience, but also many different segments. He is a USA Triathlon Certified Level 1 Coach, and officiates as a Level 2 ITU Technical Official, a Category 3 Official for USA Triathlon, and an official for IRONMAN®. He is also a past race director for the Triathlon Club of San Diego and has been competing in triathlons since 2009.

Through R.A.C.E.’s employee incentive program, Jay is planning on coaching his colleagues as they compete in triathlons and local races all over Colorado. R.A.C.E. is proud to support Jay’s athletic pursuits and those of weekend warriors and professional athletes alike, all over North America.

Click HERE for the full press release.

April 13, 2018

SILMO Paris 2018, So Much More than Just a Fair

SILMO Paris is so much more than a trade fair. As well as providing a complete and comprehensive exhibitor offering, SILMO Paris delivers an ecosystem of services available to all professionals throughout the year… an ecosystem offering high added value that sets it apart and fulfils clearly identifiable actions.

INTERACT via SILMO M@TCH
An app designed to schedule meetings, develop connections and exchanges, discover new products and grow business opportunities.

ACCESS TRAINING via SILMO ACADEMY
Accelerate your skills via training programs.

SHINE via the SILMO D’OR Awards
An iconic award recognising the talent and expertise of an entire industry.

ANTICIPATE via SILMO NEXT
Brand new for 2018: SILMO NEXT spotlights all aspects of forecasting, innovation and market trends.

LIVE THE EXPERIENCE via SILMO LIVE
Enabling services and promotions designed to make the trade fair a unique occasion for both exhibitors and visitors.

LAND more meetings with SILMO FAMILY
Silmo has launched strategic offshoots, creating a network of professional trade fairs: SILMO Istanbul, SILMO Bangkok and SILMO Sydney.

Save the date: September 28 – October 1, 2018

Click HERE for the full press release.

April 12, 2018April 24, 2018

Rapid 3D Printing of Lenses

A method of using a 3D printer to rapidly create small aspheric lenses offers new possibilities for manufacturing customized contact lenses and optical imaging lenses.

Developed by a team at Northwestern University Engineering, the layer-by-layer 3D printing technique is capable of creating a 5 mm in diameter lens in about four hours. The lenses have less than 7 nanometre surface roughness, which means that the standard step of polishing the lens can be omitted.

“Up until now, we relied heavily on the time-consuming and costly process of polishing lenses,” said Cheng Sun, associate professor of mechanical engineering and lead researcher on the project. “With 3D printing, now you have the freedom to design and customize a lens quickly.”

Adding additional transition layers between steps and and treatment with a photocurable resin resulted in a smooth, transparent lens.

“We realized that the layers on top of each other created surface roughness. The layer thickness is typically 5 microns, while the wavelength of visible light is around 0.5 micron. This creates an optically rough surface,” explained Sun. “That was the bottleneck. The roughness made the lens incapable of clear optics.”

The group’s next goal is to expand their method to larger lenses and creating customized contact lenses for keratoconus patients. “The contact lens would feature the customized surface, matching it to the shape of the patient’s cornea,” Sun said.

Their work was published in the March 27 edition of Advanced Materials.

April 12, 2018

Leucan Ski Challenge Presented by Lanctôt Raises $584,585

On Saturday March 17th, 427 skiers and snowboarders including the Lanctôt Team, went down the slopes in Bromont, taking part in the 13th edition of the Leucan Ski Challenge presented by Lanctôt. Thanks to this family oriented and festive event, the Leucan Ski Challenge raised a total of $584,585 including $183,017 in Bromont to help cancer-stricken children and their family.

“This touches our core values. Helping cancer-stricken children is really important to us. Being able to help them through sport and physical activities is essential and represents who we are” explains Diane Lanctôt, President of Lanctôt Ltd, official presenter of the Leucan Ski Challenge.

After 10 hours of ski, participants had the chance to experience a great firework and a show from regional spokesperson, King Melrose. “Thank you everybody for your participation and your donations. This enables us to organize more activities and games held in the Leucan playing rooms at the hospital,” explains Catherine Raymond, 8-year-old spokesperson of the event. Catherine is in remission of the Wilms tumour and went skiing along with more than 50 of her supporters!