What Flo-optics does

Flō Optics Ltd. is an Israeli ophthalmic-coating technology company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Petach Tikva, that has industrialized digital inkjet printing for prescription (Rx) optical lenses. The company's flagship product, the Visën100 Digital Printing Technology Platform, is a multi-patented, single integrated automated production line that applies tint, photochromic, and hard-coat functionality to lenses on-demand, processing up to 30 lenses per hour with proprietary ink formulations compatible with polycarbonate, trivex, and high-index substrates. Micro-precision printing enables solid colors, gradients, intricate patterns, and logo designs that are not achievable with traditional dip coating.

Flō targets prescription optical laboratories (Rx labs) — the business-to-business intermediaries that coat lenses for optical retailers and eyewear stores — and sells the Visën100 as capital equipment with a recurring proprietary-ink consumable revenue stream. Its value proposition rests on eliminating pre-coated lens inventory, reducing water and chemical waste versus traditional dip coating, and enabling rapid response to fashion-driven color and coating trends. Distribution is direct enterprise sales; the company is currently installing first beta units at customer sites following its MIDO 2025 product debut.

The company employs over 70 staff across operations in Israel and at its Swiss subsidiary flō Optics AG (Brugg). In February 2025 it closed a $35 million Series A led by strategic investors SDC Technologies, MEI Systems, and Mitsui Chemicals — all of whom also serve as technology or commercial partners — with additional supplier relationships with PPG and EvoChem. Pricing is quote-based and undisclosed; leadership is led by CEO & Chairman Jonathan Jaglom alongside CTO & Co-Founder Dr. Claudio Rottman, COO Ben Levitan, and VP R&D Dr. Avi Guttman.

Name

Flo-optics

Legal name

flō Optics Ltd.

Website

https://flo-optics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Flō Optics is an Israeli ophthalmic technology company that has industrialized digital inkjet printing for prescription lenses via its multi-patented Visën100 platform, serving prescription optical laboratories with on-demand tint, photochromic, and hard coat applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ophthalmic Lens Coating Equipment

NAICS

Printing Ink Manufacturing (32591), Paint and Coating Manufacturing (325510)

SIC

Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods (2851), Ophthalmic Goods (3851)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital & Specialty Inks (Inkjet, UV, Conductive) (IMAEAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Direct-to-Container & Digital Printing (Inkjet/Laser) (IMALAKAF), Inkjet Printers (HDACAEAA), Printing Inks (IMAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Digital lens coating
• Inkjet coating technology
• Ophthalmic coating equipment
• Optical lens manufacturing
• Prescription lens coating

Headquarters

HQ city

Petah Tiqva

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Digital Coating Platform Sales: Sale of Visiōn100 digital coating systems to optical laboratories. The company manufactures and sells the hardware platform with proprietary ink formulations to Rx labs.
2. Proprietary Ink Supplies: Recurring revenue from proprietary inkjet ink formulations consumed during the coating process. Inks can be mixed for color matching and multi-layered applications.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Flo-optics designs, manufactures, and sells the Visi̅n100 digital coating platform—an industrial inkjet system that applies tint, photochromic, and hard-coat finishes to ophthalmic lenses in a single automated line. The platform is sold as capital equipment to prescription optical laboratories (Rx labs), with recurring revenue from proprietary inkjet ink consumables used in the coating process.

Product overview

flō Optics offers a unified digital coating platform called Visiōn100 that integrates multiple coating functionalities (Tint, Photochromic, and Hard Coat) into a single automated production line. The platform uses proprietary inkjet formulations to enable on-demand printing on any lens substrate including polycarbonate, trivex, and high-indexes. Customers can select individual coating modules or combine them in stacks (e.g., tint + photochromic + hard coat) for a complete lens finishing solution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Visiōn100: The company's flagship digital coating platform that brings inkjet printing capabilities to optical lenses production, integrating multiple coating functionalities in a single automated line.

Products and services

• Visi̅n100 Digital Coating Platform Multi-patented industrial inkjet coating platform that applies tint, photochromic, and hard-coat finishes to ophthalmic lenses in a single integrated automated line. Processes up to 30 diverse lenses per hour with minimal operator involvement, supports any lens substrate (polycarbonate, trivex, high-index), and enables on-demand customization via proprietary inkjet formulations. Sold as capital equipment to prescription optical laboratories (Rx labs).

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30 lenses processed per hour with minimal operator involvement
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MEI SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEI Systems has entered into a partnership with flō Optics and announced acquisition of a minority share in the company. MEI Systems is a trusted partner providing strategic support alongside their commercial partnership.
• SDC TechnologiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSDC Technologies entered into a strategic investment and collaboration agreement with flō Optics. SDC is a trusted partner providing both capital investment and collaborative development activities.
• Mitsui ChemicalscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Mitsui Chemicals for proprietary inkjet formulations and coating technology development. Mitsui Chemicals is a renowned chemical partner collaborating on ink development.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Satisloh: Satisloh is a leading global supplier of optical lens manufacturing equipment and consumables, including coating and finishing systems. It is the closest direct peer to Flō-optics because both sell capital equipment and consumables into the same Rx optical-laboratory channel for lens coating and finishing.
• Schneider Optical Machines: Schneider Optical Machines provides advanced machinery for ophthalmic lens processing, including coating and surfacing equipment used by Rx labs worldwide. Directly comparable as a capital-equipment peer serving the same customer base and workflow steps that Flō-optics targets.
• Coburn Technologies: Coburn Technologies manufactures and supplies lens-processing and coating equipment for optical laboratories, including digital surfacing and coating systems. Direct peer to Flō-optics because it sells into the same Rx-lab channel with overlapping lens-finishing functionality.
• OptoTech: OptoTech is a manufacturer of precision optical processing machinery, including digital lens-coating and surfacing systems sold to optical laboratories. Directly comparable to Flō-optics as a German-engineered equipment peer targeting the same Rx-lab customers.

Broad incumbents

• MEI Systems: MEI Systems is a long-established supplier of ophthalmic lens-processing equipment and consumables, and a strategic investor/minority shareholder in Flō-optics. It is a broad incumbent peer because it operates across the full Rx-lab equipment stack and serves overlapping customers, even as it now commercially supports Flō-optics' Visiōn100.
• SDC Technologies: SDC Technologies is a global leader in anti-reflective and hard-coat chemistry for ophthalmic lenses and a strategic investor/collaboration partner of Flō-optics. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the lens-coating chemistry market and a chemistry-side peer whose products overlap with Flō-optics' hard-coat module.
• EssilorLuxottica: EssilorLuxottica is the world's largest ophthalmic lens and eyewear company, operating vertically integrated Rx labs and proprietary coating technology. It is a broad incumbent peer because it controls a major share of the downstream lens-coating demand Flō-optics targets and could in-source digital coating.
• PPG Industries: PPG is a global coatings and specialty materials company with an ophthalmic coatings business and a current supplier partner of Flō-optics. Comparable as a broad incumbent supplying coatings chemistry to the same lens industry, and a potential competitor if it elects to verticalize into digital lens coating.

Emerging players

• Luxexcel: Luxexcel pioneered 3D-printed ophthalmic lenses via inkjet-based digital manufacturing. Emerging player peer to Flō-optics because it applies digital printing technology inside the ophthalmic lens workflow, sharing the digital-printing-for-eyewear thesis even though the core product (3D-printed lenses vs. digitally coated lenses) differs.

Others

• Mitsui Chemicals: Mitsui Chemicals is a Japanese chemical conglomerate and Flō-optics' core co-development partner for proprietary inkjet ink formulations. It is an adjacent/partner peer rather than a competitor, comparable because it supplies and could commercialize ophthalmic-grade digital printing inks independently of Flō-optics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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