Photo: Child that flies a kite with ZEISS logo. Technical Milestones
2000 until 2004
2004
Axio Imager, SteREO Lumar.V12 and LSM 5 LIVE microscope systems establish new benchmarks in fluorescence microscopy

After more than 30 years, Zeiss Ikon® returns to 35mm photography

Carl Zeiss SMT AG utilizes the immersion technique for the first time on its Starlith® semiconductor lenses for microchip fabrication.
Carl Zeiss presents LotuTec® , a new coating that is resistant to dirt and simplifies eyeglass lens cleaning.

The OPMI Pentero® surgical microscope for neurosurgery delivers comprehensive digital visualization possibilities.

With the F25 model, Carl Zeiss presents a coordinate measuring machine for microsystem technology for the first time.

2003
The ApoTome® imaging system permits optical sections of fluorescence-labeled biological specimens to be produced with very high quality and at an economy price.

2002
MEL 80 surgical laser: for faster, more precise treatment of visual defects in the eye.

2001
The CenterMax® bridge-type measuring machine allows measurements on the shopfloor with a level of precision otherwise only possible in a thermally stable measuring room

2000
For the very first time, the progressive eyeglass lens Gradal® Individual is produced to take into account the personal parameters of each individual wearer, e.g. the distance between his or her eyes. This results in markedly larger ranges of vision and therefore enhanced visual comfort

Innovative electron beam technology allows the high-resolution imaging of structures in low vacuum with low voltage

The Advanced Optics System (AOS), the thin-element technology for objective lenses in binoculars, leads to a weight reduction of up to 40% in the new Victory models


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