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Monday, January 26, 2015

Takubo Dia North America 2015 30 Day Only Sale!

Takubo Dia 2015 30 Day Only Sale!
 
1st Time Ever Offered! - Takubomatic Dia

January 27th to February 27th 2015
 

Option #1:

Purchase a Dia E 1000 GP-3 Edging System Now & Get

A never before discounted price on top of the already economical 2015 Vision Expo East Special Discount!!

Buy now before the Vision Expo and get even lower prices than the show prices!

Prices are too low for listing! Call David at DKOptical.net for all prices & Conditions for the Dia 30 Day Only Sale!
 

Option #2:

Pick any Equipment (Never Before Offered!)

DM-50 Drill, LS-3 Manual Blocker, AG-5 Auto Groover, AP-2 Auto Polisher, NH-22F Hand Edger, FH-1 Frame Heater
Conditions Apply: Please contact me for specifics
(Prices will reflect vision expo discounted special prices!)

U.S. Sales Only!

David Kitayama
626 232-1974
david@dkoptical.net

www.dkoptical.net

New Features on 2015 Dia Edging Systems!

New Features on 2015 Dia Edging Systems!

Dia’s New E 1000 GP-3 Edger:

The Dia E 1000GP-3 New Shelf Bevel replaces our Glass Wheel so now you’re able to make Hi-Wrapped Frames easily. Make children's Sports Frames with Hi- Power lenses without the temples being pushed out by the lenses. You can even make lenses for your Oakley Frames with those deep bevels that are so popular!

Once again is in a class by itself by allowing the operator to add a forgotten safety bevel, polish, sizing the lens down, groove or even widen and deepen a groove on any lens after taking the block off the lens just by putting another block on the lens by hand and disregarding the patients PD or Axis. Place the lens back into the edger and add any of these forgotten features without any headaches or frustration!

  • Wait until you see the many features of our re-edge mode, its like no other system on the market today!
  • Deodorize the fumes from Hi-Index or Polycarbonate lenses  with the highly effective Dia Deodorizer!



Dia’s New FD-80 Frame Tracer:

With the NEW FD-80 Frame Tracer from Dia, getting the patients PD correct is no longer an issue With Dias built-in technology, this is a thing of the past!

The Lab Technician is no longer required  to guess on how much to move the patients PD because of the Hi Wrap of today’s frames using Dia's superior technology.

The formula of Frame PD minus Patients PD divided by 2 equal’s patients PD no longer applies to the correct PD for today’s Hi-Wrapped Frames when using the Dia FD-80 Frame Tracer.



Dia’s New LS-82 Blocker:

The New Dia LS-82 Blocker features an LED lighting system and a magnified viewing screen that lets you see what you’re blocking with added clarity and precision. This makes it much easier on the eyes when you’re working all day in the Lab!

Dia is the first and only company addressing the issue with decentration of the PD on Hi-Wrapped frames with 6 to 8 base lenses in them with built-in precision!

Visit us at the 2015 Vision Expo to see it in action!

Contact David Kitayama at DKOptical.net for more information or call (626) 232-1974
www.dkoptical.net


Vision Expo East 2015

Vision Expo East 2015
Come Join Takubo DIA North America and DKOptical.net at the Vision Expo East event this year in New York, March 20th through the 22nd, 2015.

Meet David, owner of DKOptical.net at the DIA Booth!

Hello from David at DKOptical.net. This years event promises to be a fantastic collaboration of technology and resources for the optical industry as in past years. See the latest in Optical technology, meet and greet others in the industry, obtain answers to your questions and shop for the best deals in Optical Equipment at factory-low prices!

I am beyond excited to attend the 2015 Vision Expo East. This year will like no other in the optical industry! Last year and the year before were incredible. I met and networked with some really great people in the optical industry. It's the place to network and establish new friends and professional relationships within the Optical community.

And you won't be disappointed with the presentations and demos, information and lectures going on at the event.

This year the event will be held at the Javits Center, New York, NY from March 20th-22nd 2015.

Be sure to visit our booth while you're there. We wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to show off our incredible New machines and features for 2015 and offer you the deal of a lifetime!
You can get the latest news and information on this annual event here:

Until then...

By
David Kitayama
Owner/Technician
www.dkoptical.net

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

For DIA, Cutting Sport Frames is no Sweat! | DKOptical.net

No more sending out your Sport frames and waiting around! No more guessing when they'll be done! No more frustrated customers!

With the Dia E Series edger’s you can cut sport frames in your office saving that lab charge and time for sending them out! 

Turn-around time is greatly reduced and customer satisfaction is increased!

With the special 10 degree bevel wheel you can have a hi minus or plus lens fit into the sport frames and seat into the frames without pushing the temples out, also for Hi Wrap 6 to 8 base metal and plastic frames too!

DIA has your lab in mind when developing innovative technology that revolutionizes the optical industry. Take a test drive, see for yourself what more and more are saying about the DIA E Series line of Edgers. Save time and money with DIA!
 


By
David Kitayama
Owner DKOptical.net

Vision Expo East 2014




Come Join Takubo DIA and DKOptical.net at the Vision Expo East event this year in New York, March, 2014.

DkOptical.net and DIA will be there!

Hello from David at DKOptical.net. This years event promises to be a fantastic collaboration of technology and resources for the optical industry as in past years. See the latest in Optical technology, meet and greet others in the industry, obtain answers to your questions and shop for the best deals in Optical Equipment at factory-low prices!


I am excited as ever to attend the 2014 Vision Expo East. Last year and the year before were incredible. I met and networked with some really great people in the optical industry. It's the place to network and establish new friends and professional relationships within the Optical community.

And you won't be disappointed with the presentations and demos, information and lectures going on at the event.

This year the event will be held at the Javits Center, New York, NY from March 26th-30th 2014.


Be sure to visit our booth while you're there. We wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to show off our incredible machines and offer you the deal of a lifetime!

You can get the latest news and information on this annual event here:

Until then...

By
David Kitayama
Owner/Technician
www.dkoptical.net

 

DIA DM50 Drill Specifications | DKOptical.net

The DIA DM50 Drill System:

The best solution for fast and precise processing of rimless drill mounts!
Digitally capture and memorizes hole and notch locations on the demo lenses then transfers them to the final patient lenses simply and accurately.


The DM50 has adjustable 0-6400 RPM spindle speed and +/- degrees spindle angle for the finest finish of holes and notches. It also has a unique mounting tool that changes tool bits quick and safe, it also supports optional 0.8mm to 2.6mm sizes.


DIA's DM50 accommodates a wide range of extra bits, router bits (notching bits) and end-mill bits are available from our optional accessories catalog.

DIA innovation brings simplified operation for any shape hole or notch on any shape lens. Hole positions can be very simply and accurately measured from the edge of the demo lens and stored in a computer memory by pressing one button then called up for drilling the final patient lenses.

Start working right away with these standard accessories which include AC/DC power adapter, drill bits, 1/2 hole hand reamer, line marker, tools, etc.

Some features of the DM50 are:
* 8 positions can be memorized at once
* Allows drilling a customized lens with shape modification.
* Tool bit changes in 10 seconds or less
* High-speed, high-damping and non-runout drill spindle
* Creates various styles of holes and notches
* 1/2 hole hand reamer included (this handy tool allows for fast and simple fine tuning adjustment of the actual frame to lens fit)


Heres a video clip showing just some of the procedures involved when drilling lenses easily with the DIA DM50. 





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David Kitayama
 Owner/Technician  
DKOptical.net  
National Sales and Service Training Manager Takubo-DIA North America

DIA E920 Specifications | DKOptical.net

E920 SERIES LENS EDGING SYSTEM Model S

DIA E-920 SPECS
Our Full Featured Price Value Leader The Most Durable, Dependable Cut & Edge Machine Ever Made. All the same advanced engendering and durability as our most advanced E1000. 

Interfaces with FD-80 & FD-80-E Scanners Fast Poly & Trivex Processing Fast CR-39 & Glass 1 Year Warranty Parts & Labor 40 Job Rotating Trace Memory Trace data can be saved, 40 jobs of rotating memory. 20 Job Permanent Trace Memory 20 More locations are available that do not overwrite.

250x150-920

The E920 Edger comes standard with Multi Language Support just like the other models.

So what is different? The E920 is the only E-Series Edger that can use the FD-80-E scanner!

Otherwise this is the same basic machine as the E950, however the following significant items are Changed:

- Re-Edge Memory is NOT included.
- 1 Year Parts Warranty.
- Grooving & Safety Bevel Arm NOT Available.
- Advanced Finishing and Re-Edge Options Not Available.
- A more limited future upgrade path than an E950.

Optional: Cordless Blocker Add Polish Wheel

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David Kitayama Owner/Technician DKOptical.net National Sales and Service Training Manager Takubo-DIA North America

DIA E950 Specifications | DKOptical.net

DIA E-950 SPECS

The refined Vertical Technology new Takubomatic E950 Multi-Axis Lens Edger leads the remarkable performance and productivity to any Optical work in a space-saving design.

Fast Polycarbonate & Trivex Processing, Multi-Width Grooving & Safety Bevels Model GP Multi-Width Grooves, Safety-Bevels & Polished lenses Standard Bevel & Polishing Wheel plus Glass & Plastic Roughing Wheels Model P Same as Model GP but does not have Grooving and Safety Bevel Arm.

250x150-950

Fast Polycarbonate & Trivex Processing Multi-Width Grooving & Safety Bevels Model GP Multi-Width Grooves, Safety-Bevels & Polished lenses Standard Bevel & Polishing Wheel plus Glass & Plastic Roughing Wheels Model P Same as Model GP but does not have Grooving and Safety Bevel Arm Model S Same as Model P but does not have Polishing Capability 2 Year Warranty on Parts, 1 Year on Labor

40 Job Rotating Trace Memory Trace data can be saved, 40 jobs of rotating memory.20 Job Permanent Trace Memory 20 More locations are available that do not overwrite. Multi Language Support What is different? 

This is the same basic machine as the E1000, however the following significant items are Changed:
- 2 Year Instead of 3 Year Parts Warranty.
- Advanced Finishing and Re-Edge Options NOT Available.
- Re-Edge Memory is NOT Available.
- A more limited future upgrade path than an E1000.
- Odor Reduction System is Optional.
- 2 Chuck sets included other sizes are Optional.

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David Kitayama Owner/Technician DKOptical.net National Sales and Service Training Manager Takubo-DIA North America

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Takubo Dia - The Best Lens Edger for your Lab!

Hello, my name is David Kitayama; I am an optical Technician with over 35 years experience. Welcome to my Blog where I will discuss the latest optical news and trends. Being the National Training manager for Dia North America, I will also discuss the benefits of owning a Dia Lens Edging System for your Lab. I am open to questions and comments so please feel free to contact me.


David Kitayama:

David Kitayama: Dia Sales and Service

A Little bit of History:

I started in the optical industry in a small wholesale lab with only two edgers in 1977. I did the ordering of the generated lenses, cutting and edging and even the final inspection of all jobs before going out to the doctors retail offices. 

Then started working for a large wholesale lab running 4 edger’s two AIT Mark 5’s and one AIT Mark 4 and a Dimelp Edgemaster running them simultaneously doing about 120 jobs a day 5 days a week. Then I have worked for various retail optometrist offices doing the cut and edging and even dispensing frames and doing contact lens fittings and sales.

So I have the experience of doing the full spectrum of the optical trade other than doing the surfacing of lenses. With that comes the experience of knowing what is needed from a Patternless edger and the supporting company when my edger is off warranty and I need to get it up and running again.
I have committed myself to take great care in supporting my customers that I have sold an edger to and with my website www.dkoptical.net has opened so many other doors of support and sales.

I hope to be able to help each and every one of the customers of past and current.
I have an excellent track record for customer service and my response time when customers call me is unrivaled whether they need phone support or for me to come in for any questions they may have, or when they need parts or whatever their needs. If needed I give my customers a 2 day complete training maintenance of the edger going beyond the regular maintenance training so that the problems will not come along if they do as I have trained them!

Within my 35 plus years experience I have worked for AIT Industries, Briot, Topcon, Novamatic Systems and Vision Systems. My responsibilities involved Installation & Training Patternless Edging Systems, on and off warranty repairs, technical support and annual maintenance visits, for Wholesale Optical Lab’s, Kaiser Permanente Hospital’s, State Prisons and Retail Optometrist offices, my territory covering the entire Western United States.

I have worked on most every edger on today’s market I can work on your old edger so you can have another edger to sell or use to your advantage also with this experience I know the other edger’s and the other companies that sell the edger’s so I know what comes with purchasing an edger is not only what the edger can do for your company but what can the company do when I need them are they going to see me in a day or two or will it be a week or two?

Do they expect me to sign a contract that only allows them to work on my edger when it goes out of warranty do they honor the parts needed to repair my edger to be returned if I do not need them and have a tech that is not from their company work on my edger? Things they do not tell you when you purchase an edger and you find out when it is too late and you’re stuck with higher repair costs and contracts that bind your company.

Who is Dia?: 

As they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Takubo/Dia is number one in sales in all of Asia surpassing all of the competitors this means a lot and it will not be long for it to duplicate this in the U.S.! As people find out why this is so in Asia. For space is a factor as is consumption of electricity and how long and how easy it is to work on the Dia edger's.

The Dia E Series edger's has a very small footprint smaller than it's competitors so space is not a problem, consumption of electricity please read the last paragraph under "Dia E Series Features" below for details, and just check out the easy touch screen on my website you just clamp your lens in and then start from the left bottom Icon and answer the drop up features and go to the next one to the right one by one and press start so easy to use and so easy to train any optician how to operate it!

Takubo Dia has been in business for 60 years and they started in the industry working along with Novamatic Systems in Los Angeles CA manufacturing all of their equipment. Back in the early years of the optical trade and even to today you could go into any optical shop and find something sold by Novamatic Systems like a digital frame tracer/pattern maker, polisher or hand edger well guess what the Takubo Dia factory has made all of Novamatic Systems equipment from the very start!!

So when people say they never heard of Dia, I tell them “yes you have” under the name of Novamatic Systems.With the distributors changing hands there has been no real consistent technical support, but with my efforts as a technical support specialist for Dia, things have changed and will continue to do so. The demand for better service gave birth to DKOptical.net

Things started to change about three years ago with the introduction of the Dia E 1000 Patternless System. Another deciding factor is Takubo Dia has their own factory designing and manufacturing all of their equipment and the components and computer boards that is part of the intricate design of their equipment including the wheels.

Now think of the quality control that goes with having your own factory. I have never worked for any other company that will take the advice from a technician and incorporate that into their own equipment!! NEVER!

That is until I came to work with Takubo Dia!! And that says everything to me and the optical edger industry!! This is the best edger anyone can purchase for retail or wholesale labs and I can back it up with the Dia E 1000 Patternless System!!The time it takes to cut a Polycarbonate, CR 39 or Trivex lens is faster than many of our competitor’s edger’s.

Dia E Series Features:

This is an edger that can do what no other edger can do at lower prices than that of our competitors. You can take a lens that has been run thru its complete cycle and mistakenly took off the block too soon because you forgot the groove, safety bevel, polish, bevel or groove needed to be a little closer to the front of the lens or the groove needed to be a wider groove to fit a metal frame with a groove. 


Well with any other edger you cannot add these features but with the Dia E 1000 just take a block by hand and put it onto the lens and add any of these features letting the edger’s internal memory do the work flawlessly.

Want to have an 8 base groove or bevel on a 4 base lens no problem! Tired of the fumes from Hi Index or Polycarbonate lenses? Well the Dia E 1000 comes with a free Deodorizer and a free $3,000.00 software for modifying the “A” or “B” measurement of any rimlon or drill mounted lens.


For example you have a lens with a small “B” and you need to put a progressive lens into the frame, you can easily modify the “B” to accommodate the progressive lens and when I say easily I mean that you can go to the edger’s screen and take your PD stick and measure the “B” of the modified lens and measure it right there on the edger’s screen.
This is an on sized image of your patients lenses, yes both the right and left lenses are imaged right there on the edger’s screen!

Do you cut 6 to 8 base lenses in high wrapped frames and want an edger that can accommodate these frames well look no further! Most other edger’s cannot do a proper bevel on a 8 base lens because their hide a bevel does not follow the front contour of the 8 base lens instead only following the Lens Measuring Units probe and giving a second grade hide a bevel that has more of the lens sticking out on the nasal and temple of the lenses cosmetically not acceptable.

You do not want a lens with a 4 base bevel or groove on an 8 base frame and have to distort your frame to accommodate the fit of the frame onto your patients.The Dia E 1000 comes with a 10 degree bevel wheel that completely accommodates your 8 base lenses for not only does it cut the lens so it will fit into your "Hi Wrapped" (8 Base) frame properly but because of the 10 degree bevel that bevels a Hi Power lens so that the finished lens will come out thinner at the temple because of this special bevel.


Also the 10 degree bevel gives you a full bevel, I’m sure you all remember the larger bevels from the older edgers so that when you cut a plastic frame the lens stays into the eye wire without it popping out especially in the heat of summer. This was because of the larger hide a bevel’s peak of the Vee it would sit completely into the bottom of the frames Vee. Well today’s hide a bevels are smaller for cosmetic reasons so when you put this smaller vee into a plastic frame the lenses will always tend to pop out sooner than later!

And it even has a special mode for cutting super hydrophobic lenses with AR coatings so they will not slip and thus effecting your profit margin.With the Dia E 1000 edger you have that same re-edge mode but it also has the ability to add a polish, groove, safety bevel or even move the groove or bevel forward or to the back! On every re-edge mode! But remember even if you took off the block the Dia E 1000 can add any forgotten feature with ease.

With its standard 3 year parts 1 year labor warranty Takubo Dia has the utmost honor that this edger will last you many years to come. Having a 600 Watt and a 5 Amp system as other systems have an 800 Watt and a 15 – 20 Amp system just think about it, less amperage and wattage less heat is generated to your components and computer boards so as with any component with less power needed for the functions each component will last much longer than its counter component needing more power because more power generates more heat.

It  Adds Up to Huge Savings: 

That is the difference between our system and the other systems out there (Lower power consumption and lower amperage!) Plus our regular re-edge mode and the internal memory being able to re-block a lens and add a feature (No More wasted lenses just because you forgot to add that safety bevel, polish, moving the bevel forward or to the back or even sized down) that was forgotten is irreplaceable in terms of how long your system will last you and the profit margin savings!

Wholesale Labs Ready:  

The on sized imaged touch screen is designed from a cash registers touch screen that is designed to run 24/7 we have not replaced one yet! The Dia E 1000 is WHOLESALE LAB ready! VCA Compliant and Barcode Reader and Industrial designed edger enabled with memory for saving jobs that you run over and over again and you can even see the shapes right there on the edger’s screen. 

The Dia E Series edger’s come with the necessary calibration tools you will need for your edger it will save you money from needing a tech to come in to fix the axis or sizing for Dia E Series edger’s calibration tools can fix these issues with just a no charge phone call to me so I can walk you thru a calibration on that issue you may be having because of a spike in your power going to your edger from a storm or from any other source that causes a spike in electrical power. Running the Dia E 1000 24 hours a day 7 days a week is what it is designed to do! It has been designed to be an industrial edger with an industrial safety bevel grooving motor and more!

Vision Expo News: 

I attended the latest Vision Expo's in Las Vegas and New York and had a great response for my new website (dkoptical.net). I generated responses from around the globe and Takubo Dia has been contacted by one of the largest optical companies in the industry and one in Canada as well that are very interested in using our Dia E 1000 edger’s. 


Spread the word about Dia. Please call and make an appointment with me to come in and take a look at the Dia E 1000 I can come in and demo it at your office.

Customer Satisfaction:

All of this is about customer satisfaction no customer wants to deal with lenses that are popping out of their frame or the cosmetic features of their lenses just does not look right because too much of the lens is coming out to the front of their frame or only on the nasal or temple of their lenses are coming out too much. 

Nor does the operator want to have to tell his boss that he ruined a lens and has to purchased a new one because he took the block off to soon and forgot to add a feature that Dia E 1000 could have easily fixed and in the end save them time and money and even a patient no one wants to lose a customer! Due to operator mistakes and you know when it does happen it will happen on a Hi Index Progressive lens with AR Coating with the patient on his or her way to pick it up!!

The lens will cost you over a hundred dollars per lens and losing a customer is the worst case scenario that could happen and this does and has happened at one time or another to most all opticians! At the end of the cutting cycle of any lens on any edger on the market you always have a "Dia only" re-edge mode where you can resize the lens to a smaller diameter also add any features you may have forgotten to add at the beginning of the cutting cycle like polish, groove or even move the bevel or groove position.
Testimonials:  

Dr. Bruce Lucas O.D.

Personal Care Optometry;


One week before Vision Expo a component of our edging system went down. With Topcon no longer manufacturing or supporting edger’s we were face with replacement. David Kitayama has done service work over the years for us and we have known him to be extremely knowledgeable, professional, and familiar with most of the edger’s on the market. He suggested the Dia E 1000 and offered a very competitive price. We did our homework by looking at other edgers by Santinelli, AIT and others. 

We concluded that other edger systems not only did not stack up to the features, capability, and ease of use, but were significantly more costly. David assured us there was not a better edger on the market for our office. We could not be happier with the choice. We are able to provide our patients with precise lenses that fit and look beautifully in every frame we now provide. David, as always delivers on his promises. He did a thorough job training my lab staff after the install, and has continued to be very responsive to provide assistance when questions or problems (minor) arise. Thanks, David for your recommendation and superlative service


Sincerely;


Dr. Bruce Lucas
Woodland Hills CA 91364
818 348-1266

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Dr. Javier Quintero-Chica O.D.

David,
I have had significant experience with many equipment sales people and "Authorized Equipment Repair Departments" and you are by far the most honest, most knowledgeable service technician I have experienced. You have the brains, knowledge and resources to fix these complicated pieces of equipment. I still can't believe you knew how to fix my Santinelli edger and Takubomatic edger better than the "Authorized repair technicians." From now on I will only deal with you for service of my equipment. I am so glad I found you. I thought there was no honorable, knowledgeable equipment service people left. Thank You!!

Sincerely,

Dr. Javier Quintero-Chica O.D.

Q Optical
845 876-2433
Rhinebeck, NY

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Dr. Robert Kummer O.D.

I've known David for over 20 years - He is dependable, very knowledgeable and honest - You can't ask for anything more!

Dr. Robert Kummer O.D.
1421 S. Robertson Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90035
310 274-0653

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By
David Kitayama
DKOptical.net