ATS - Alignment Turning Station The TRIOPTICS ATS 100, 200, 200 UP, and 300 UP alignment turning machines now enable advanced processing of the lens edge with threads and grooves. The thread or groove is cut directly on the lens mount, thus saving time by integrating this into a single work process along with the other steps of the mount edge machining. The scope of functions on these alignment turning machines can be expanded at any time: the upgrade includes a software enhancement and the required tools. In addition to saving time, the combination of thread or groove cutting with an alignment turning machine offers further advantages due to the alignment of the chuck with the optical axis of the lens. The threads and grooves are centered to the optical axis of the lens, while the standardized flank angles of the threads and grooves are achieved in a uniformly and reproducible way as a result of the simple tool movement in only one direction. | 
