Easy Drop device at Certottica

In the spirit of renewal that characterizes Certottica, an Easy Drop device has been installed in its laboratories for measuring variations in surface hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity. This is particularly interesting from the point of view of research by your company’s specialized technical staff and from a commercial point of view because of the positive response by the market.

Hydrophilicity analysis plays an essential role in measuring anti-fog performance. Anti-fog is the treatment that allows drops of water to slide off the surface of the lens to give excellent vision at all times, without distortion. The drops of water become spherical in shape and this is what helps them to slide off the surface without leaving marks.

Anti-fog is a safety choice that has been demonstrated also in the most difficult environments where heat, cold and humidity could strain the eyes if the lenses are misted over. Our laboratories will test your sunglasses, shooting glasses, prescription glasses, swim goggles, scuba goggles, motorcycle and ski helmet visors.

Easy Drop can be applied in the world of eyewear and in the sports system because it quantifies an important parameter in many manufacturing processes. As it is linked to the concept of wetting, it can, for example, be applied to improving gluing and/or painting.

Also installed in the Certottica laboratories are two cold plasma systems that carry out coating processes and modify the surface affinity of materials without altering their morphology. With the cold plasma systems and the Easy Drop device we can offer companies a complete service from surface treatment to the quantification of the results achieved.