Metron Marker Co

Signet Armorlite is an optical products company located in San Marcos, Calif., where its manufacturing and United States distribution center reside. The company is the originator of the plastic eyeglass lens and has manufactured ophthalmic lenses in California for more than 50 years. In addition, glass lenses and molds are designed and produced at Crossbows Optical, a wholly-owned subsidiary located in Northern Ireland. Signet distributes products throughout Europe from two distribution centers and four optical laboratories located in England, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. Signet has the exclusive distributorship for KODAK Lenses worldwide, and produces progressive, single vision and bifocal lenses. Signet also has exclusive distributorship for 3M adhesive optical supply products in the United States.

Established in 1967, Mark Optics Incorporated is one of the leading manufacturers of precision optical components in the United States. The Santa Ana, Calif. based company manufactures products such as custom polished optical flats and component wafers, mirrors, prisms, lenses and zerodur windows. It is a precision fabricator of thin Pyrex, Borofloat, fused silica and optical glass. Mark Optics possesses a variety of capabilities, such as custom bridge ports, grinding and polishing, core drilling, custom machining, pitch polishing, to mane a few. Additionally, it offers wire sawing, surface mills, boring, slicing saws and many more. The company caters to the semi-conductor and opto-electronic markets.

Founded in 1945, Alcon Laboratories is a pharmaceutical company that develops and manufactures a variety of health care products throughout the world. It maintains operations in more than 75 countries, including the United States, Canada and Africa, as well as the Middle East. The company sells and markets a range of surgical equipment and pharmaceutical and consumer vision care products. It is engaged in the research and development of medicines for the treatment of glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, inflammation, eye infections, allergies and artificial tears. The company s products include contact lens, eye drops, antioxidant vitamins, vitreoretinal systems, sutures, needles and knives. It supplies products under the INFINITI, ACRYSOF, DISCOVISC, CUSTOM-PAK, CONSTELLATION, SYSTANE and PATADAY brands. The company offers distribution and technical support services. It offers services to health care professionals. Alcon Laboratories is owned by Nestl .