Focus Opticals

Transition Time Twenty-three years after re-inventing the Indian watch market, Titan Industries wants to morph into a retailer selling everything from jewellery to prescription eyeglasses. It's also expanding its global footprint and banking on its new ventures to help slow declining margins.
Business Today; 9/23/2007; 1962 words; ...dozens of unbranded players and a few larger ones such as GKB Opticals and Lawrence & Mayo. "At least 300 million Indians require...house requirement but has grown rapidly. We have used the same focus on quality coupled with India's low-cost manufacturing...

PPG sells chemicals division to Italians.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA); 9/18/2007; 1024 words; ...part of PPG's strategy to divest its glass business and some chemicals operations and focus its growth on coatings and specialty products, including opticals. In July, the company made clear its commitment to coatings with the news it would...

Enhancing Zodiac
American Cinematographer; 5/1/2007; 3007 words; ...For example," says lnchalik, "we can pull focus on material shot out of focus. We can also fix isolated shots with high noise...conform application created by Andras Wacker. Opticals were created using Autodesk's Fire. The DPX...

PPG seeks buyers, partners for glass, chemicals businesses.(Company overview)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA); 4/20/2007; 949 words; ...12 acquisitions in 2006 primarily in coatings and opticals and continues to focus on those areas for future purchases, Mr. Bunch...of $2.6 billion. While sales of coatings and opticals had double-digit sales increases in the quarter...

Patek Philippe, Seiko Get New Presidents for U.S.(Larry Pettinelli joins Patek Philippe USA and Akira Suzuki joins Seiko Corporation of America )
Jewelers Circular Keystone; 3/1/2007; 1070 words; ...fairness,' Stern said. Pettinelli promised to 'continue our focus on educating the American consumer about the value inherent...Seiko Corp.'s other product divisions, including clocks, opticals, and jewelry. The rest of the SCA management team remains...