Not the actual Fire! Another fire in Jakarta
We have wondered and worried about Visionease and the fire in Jakarta. If you have ever been to Jakarta, you will know how fire can spread rapidly. Fortunately the fire was contained! But it can be devastating to any company that’s manufacturing plant is gone. Visionease with remarkable aplomb, rallied, has keep customers informed and in the loop. Kudos to Visionease! Here is the latest update from Visionease, the cause of the fire and availability of their lens products.
Vision-Ease Lens Determines Cause of Jakarta Facility Fire
Product fulfillment adjustments shared with customers
RAMSEY, MINN. (Dec. 15, 2009) – Vision-Ease Lens (VEL), a manufacturer of ophthalmic lenses, has determined what appears to be the cause of the fire in its Jakarta, Indonesia, manufacturing plant: an electrical short in a piece of production equipment. Though the fire has stopped all production at the facility, significant parts of infrastructure housing major components such as generators were untouched, which VEL anticipates will help speed recovery. Additionally, rebuild contracts have already been put into place and work on a new facility has begun.
VEL will continue to increase production in Ramsey, Minn., and anticipates having the Jakarta facility fully operational before the end of summer 2010. Limited glass production in Jakarta will begin as soon as January in areas that sustained lesser damage.
“We are confident that we will continue to fulfill all premium film-based products such as Coppertone™ Polarized, SunRx® Polarized and LifeRx® photochromic lenses. In addition, we expect no significant interruption on clear multifocals and Illumina® and Outlook® progressives,” said Doug Hepper, VEL CEO. “However, this means we will suspend certain product availability.”
Specific inventory scenarios and contingency plans have been communicated directly to VEL customers including temporary suspension of FSV lines including Tegra, Tegra® AR, Continua®, Continua Tintable, Continua AR and Safety, SFSV Continua Tintable and SFSV Continua (71 and 75mm), as well as a ‘ship or cancel’ status on Glass lenses, all effective immediately.
“Although it is a difficult decision to suspend availability of any of our lenses, it is our intent to choose products that may be more easily substituted by customers to lessen the burden placed upon them while continuing to supply the unique, harder-to-get products they’ve come to rely on Vision-Ease Lens to provide,” Hepper said. “We are grateful for the kind words and well wishes from customers and industry colleagues.”
About Vision-Ease Lens
Headquartered in Ramsey, Minn., Vision-Ease Lens is a manufacturer of quality ophthalmic lenses including LifeRxÒ light-responsive lenses, Coppertone™ polarized lenses, SunRxÒ polarized lenses, and IlluminaÒ progressive line-free lenses. Vision-Ease Lens products are sold through independent opticians, optometrists and ophthalmologists, as well as many retail chains and dispensing markets across the country. For more information about Vision-Ease Lens and its products, visit www.vision-ease.com.
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