About Us
| Corning Ophthalmic, with its main research facility in France, and in conjunction with Corning's worldwide research facilities in the United States, Japan, and Russia, develops a wide range of plastic and glass solutions for the ophthalmic industry. |
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Over 250 years of experience
Corning provides an outstanding example of expertise and a tradition of quality in the service of consumers. Our heritage begins far before the "Pyrex® revolution" or even before the first glass envelope for Thomas Edison’s light bulb, which contributed to Corning’s fame. It is indeed by Royal Decree in 1752 that the Bagneaux Glassworks were created to make the most of the pure Fontainebleau sand (southeast of Paris, France).
Today, 250 years after the foundation stone was laid, the Corning plant at Bagneaux is the world’s largest production unit for ophthalmic glass, and Corning’s innovative spirit lives through the development of new products and technologies for the forthcoming ophthalmic plastic and glass applications.
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Corning Ophthalmic key facts & figures
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Activity established in 1753 (Corning Incorporated founded in 1851)
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Business headquarters + R&D center in Fontainebleau/Avon (France)
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400 employees worldwide
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8 sales offices
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2 manufacturing locations (see below)
- Corning Bagneaux plant also manufactures a large range of non-ophthalmic glass products, including optical protective shielding against radiation for medical (X-Ray or gamma ray shielding) or nuclear applications (see our radiation shielding glasses webpage), machinable glass ceramics with excellent physical properties combined with tight tolerances capabilities (see our Macor web page), Kovar sealing glass as well as different specific glass covering different optical, UV cut-off or infrared transmitting glass products for the optical market.
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| Our SunSensors ® monomer production unit in Corning's Process Research Center (PRC) in Sullivan Park, USA |
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Bagneaux plant, France: the world’s largest production unit for ophthalmic glass. |
Triple Certification IS0 9001 for Quality, ISO 14001 for Environment, OHSAS 18001 for Health and Safety
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Corning Ophthalmic key innovations
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First photochromic eyeglass lens materials commercialized in 1968
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1.6 to 1.9 high refractive index glass. Launched in 1991, Corning’s 1.9 High Index is still the thinnest mineral lens in the world
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SunSensors technology for photochromic plastic lens manufacturing:
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SunSensors by Corning, high-quality photochromic monomer, launched in 2000
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SunSensors + , high-performance photochromic monomer (2005)
Our locations worldwide