Essilor TCB™ 500

Essilor TCB™ 500 Automatic Frame Tracer, Centering & Blocking Device

📌 What is the Device and What is It Used For?

The Essilor TCB™ 500 is an automatic frame tracer, centering, and blocking device used in optical stores and lens assembly workshops to ensure millimeter-accurate, zero-error lens cutting.

It combines the most critical stages of the lens assembly process—digitizing the frame geometry and accurately centering the user’s focal points (Pupillary Distance – PD and Fitting Height – SEG) onto the lens—within a single compact body.

⚙️ Core Features of Essilor TCB™ 500

🔍 1. High-Precision 3D Automatic Frame Tracing

• Binocular 3D Tracing: Scans both the right and left sides of the frame in 3D, capturing tilt angles, curvature, and depth profile.
• Broad Frame Compatibility: Fully compatible with all types of optical and sunglass frames, including metal, acetate, semi-rimless, and double-bridge models.
• High-Wrap Frame Tracing: Digitizes all shapes without distortion, including sporty and high-wrap curved frames.

🎯 2. Optical Centering & Automatic Blocking

• Parallax-Free Digital Camera: Allows you to view the optical center of the lens in real time on a high-resolution screen.
• Automatic Block Application: Automatically attaches the holding block onto the lens prior to edging with zero human error and no risk of axis shift.
• Pre-Cut / Patterned Lens Detection: Analyzes demo lenses and pre-marked focal point lenses within seconds.

🖥️ 3. User-Friendly Touchscreen & Interface

• Integrated Touchscreen: All measurement data can be tracked in real time via the color touchscreen located on top of the device.
• Ease of Use: Minimizes staff training time thanks to its intuitive interface, enabling rapid operation.

🔌 4. Digital Integration & Network Connectivity

• Edger Integration: Communicates via network with Essilor and other compatible automatic lens edgers.
• Data Transfer: Transmits scanned frame shapes and centering data to the edging unit in milliseconds.

🚀 Advantages for Optical Stores

• Time Savings: Halves mounting time by merging tracing, centering, and blocking into a single streamlined step.
• Zero Error Rate: Eliminates costly human errors such as axis shift, incorrect tilt angles, or lens rotation.
• Customer Satisfaction: Delivers flawless visual comfort, particularly for progressive (multifocal) and high-precision custom lenses.
• Compact Design: Saves workbench space even in small workshops or lab environments.

🛠️ Technical Specifications Summary