How it is made
Eight stages between a sheet and a finished frame
Sheet in, finished frame out. None of the eight stages is unusual — the difference is in how each one is run.
Sheet to finished frame
The production sequence
Every frame passes through all eight. Skipping one moves the problem downstream.
What varies between factories is how long each stage gets.
01Sheet selection
We choose the sheet for colour, pattern and thickness, and check it for defects before cutting.
02CNC cutting
Fronts and arms are machined, setting the rim profile, lens groove and hinge seat.
03Shaping & hand finishing
Machined edges are worked back by hand so the frame sits correctly on the face.
04Core wire & assembly
Metal cores go into the arms, hinges are fitted, then the frame is aligned as one unit.
05Multi-stage polishing
Frames are tumbled through successive stages, then buffed. The longest stage, and the most revealing.
06Branding & marking
Printing, engraving and arm markings are applied to your approved format.
07Quality inspection
We check through production, then inspect against your approved sample before packing.
08Packing & export
Cases, cloths and cartons are made to your artwork, then documented for dispatch.
8
Production stages, every frame
5
Inspection points, not one
1
Hand-finishing stage after the cutter
1985
Manufacturing in Ahmedabad since
See it running
The floor, unedited by us
The same film that runs behind the home page, at full length and with the sound of the room. Cutting, machining, hand finishing at the wheel, and inspection — shot on our floor in Ahmedabad, not a stock library.
Checked as we go
Checked at five points, not one
Inspecting only the finished frame tells you what to reject. Inspecting through it tells you what to correct.
Incoming sheet
Colour, pattern and surface defects, before cutting.
In-process
Dimensional checks at cutting and after assembly.
Alignment
Front symmetry, temple splay and hinge action.
Finish
Polish, edge condition and marking legibility, under consistent light.
Pre-packing
Final check and clean before boxing.
The giveaways
Where the work shows
The hardest parts to get right are the parts a buyer checks first.
- The rim edge — clean, or rounded over from an over-long tumble.
- The bridge underside, handled constantly, rarely photographed.
- The temple tip, where core wire meets acetate.
- Marking legibility — half-polished away is a shortcut.
Manufacturing in Ahmedabad since 1985. Capacity, lead times and minimums depend on the run — ask and we will quote your programme accurately.
Talk to production
Discuss a production run
Send us the model, quantity and delivery window you are working to, and we will tell you what is achievable and which factors decide it.