Abstract: An automated, continuous rotary-motion, positive-count, container-filling machine used for counting, color inspecting, geometric inspecting, and batching a predetermined quantity of multiple or discrete objects such as tablets, capsules, caplets, or packets of collated items (multiple objects to a pack). Apparatus comprises a plurality of rotary slats, each of which is independently driven, and able to pick up multiple objects at one location and deliver multiple objects simultaneously to a container through multiple counting and inspection devices.

Abstract: An optical component cutting device for cutting at least one optical component has a clamping station with clamping members associated with a clamp drive mechanism operative to move at least one of the clamping members into dynamic clamping contact with the at least one optical component, and a cutting station having cutting members associated with a cutting drive mechanism operative to move at least one cutting member into dynamic cutting relationship with the at least one optical component as the optical component is translating along the line. An exemplary method of cutting the least one optical component including the steps of: a) guiding the optical component so that it is generally aligned with a cutting station; b) accelerating rotating clamping members to a speed generally complementary to that of the optical component line speed; and then c) cutting the optical component at the cutting station.