Briot USA Introduces new Alta Pro edger

October 20, 2009

Cumming, GA. Briot USA, headquartered in Cumming, GA, introduced the Alta Pro edger to the industry at the 2009 Vision Expo West in Las Vegas.  The Pro is the newest addition to the Alta line of equipment. 

Always the innovation leader, Briot developed a new high speed motor for the Alta Pro that operates up to 43% faster, dramatically increasing lab productivity.  In addition, Alta Pro integrates a new edging wheel dedicated to high curvature lenses (Tilted Bevel System).  The wheel allows you to change the angle of the bevel to match the angle of the frame groove, and to adjust the back facet up to 3 mm.  These technologies allow the Alta Pro to provide unsurpassed speed and accuracy for finishing today’s most popular frame designs.

“The Alta Pro provides the speed and flexibility demanded by today’s edging market” says John Hemphill, VP of Sales at Briot USA.  “The tilted bevel system (TBS) will keep more custom jobs in-house for the retail office, and allow wholesale labs the ability to take advantage of specialty work offered to them.”
   
Water consumption is reduced to about 1/3 the average per lens processed on other edgers, also making Alta Pro an environmentally friendly edging technology.

In addition to these features, the Alta Pro has all the edging and drilling functions of the Alta NX edger including angled drilling, synchronized grooving, automatic beveling, front and back safety beveling, rimless and bevel polishing. 

The Alta Pro can be used in a VCA/OMA environment, or linked with the Alta XS or XL tracer-blocker, and is available with Briot or Weco block configurations.

For more information about the new Briot Alta Pro, visit the company's web site at www.briot-usa.com or call Briot at 800-292-7468.

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