Gkb Hi-tech Lenses

In 1959 in a small verandah of a house in the bustling city of Agra, India, with just 4 hand operated single spindle machines began the journey, to become India's largest lens manufacturer, GKB Hi-Tech, satisfies more than 5 million spectacle wearers worldwide every year. With a total manufacturing area of more than 150,000 sq.ft., GKB Hi-Tech is always up to date with the latest technological advances in the optical industry. With state-of-the-art CNC machinery imported from LOH of Germany, Coburn, Balzers and Satis Vacuum, 14 prescription laboratories and 5 service centres around the country, GKB Hi-Tech is the first company to manufacture progressive, hi-index and multi coated lenses in India. There are more than 600 automated lens manufacturing machines producing glass and plastic ophthalmic lenses, having a capacity to manufacture 3 million prescription lenses, 3.5 million hard coated lenses and 6.2 million stock lenses yearly. With 14 hard coating machines, the lenses at GKB Hi-Tech are dip coated with a layer of Silica Lacquer. The 10 AR coating machines at GKB Hi-Tech are of the latest standards offering a broad band coating. All AR coated lenses also have an additional hydrophobic coating. All the lenses produced meet not only with ISI specifications but also international standards including DIN of Germany, FDA of USA. GKS Hi-Tech has a reputation of always being up-to-date with the latest technological advancements in the optical field. In addition to exporting to over 30 countries worldwide, GKB Hi-Tech has grown to be one of the most successful and largest ophthalmic lens manufacturers in India, with a market share of 35-38%, and an annual sales of 20 million dollars. GKB Hi-Tech Lenses not only have managed to achieve a well knit marketing and distribution system in India, but have also gained immense popularity in the international market. In order to maintain a sustained rate of growth in exports, GKB Hi-Tech have opened their own subsidiary in South Africa, and looks forward to opening laboratories and distribution centres in the Middle East, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Mauritius and Indonesia.