 |  | 2005: September – in the first 6 months of its operation CZV generates revenue of EUR 415 Million (AUD 651 Million)
2005: The Ophthalmic Products Division merges with SOLA to create one of the globally leading eyeglass lens providers, Carl Zeiss Vision
2004: Introduction of RV Terminal, the first digital centration system.
2003: Introduction of LotuTec. The coating system including hard coating, broadband AR coating and, for the first time, super slippery coating.
2000: Introduction of NetFral the world's first web based ordering, remote edging and recommendation service.
2000: Invention of the first individualised progressive lens, “Gradal Individual “.
2000: Carl Zeiss is the world market leader in microscopes, industrial measuring technology, lithography optics and systems for ophthalmology.
1996: The 150th anniversary of the company Carl Zeiss.
1992: Introduction of Video Infral, the world's first electronic centration system.
1935: Invention of anti reflective coating for optics leads to a dramatic improvement in visual quality
1912: Creation of Punktal, the first axially symmetrical spectacle lens to feature point-focal imagery.
1847: Production of microscopes begins.
1846: Carl Zeiss opens a workshop for precision mechanics and optics in Jena. | |  Return to previous page
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