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DEMO — fictional range. Local brief only, NOT SENT. No personal data is collected or transmitted.

DOCUMENTS

What travels with a batch of frames.

A frame arrives with paperwork or it arrives as a bag of parts. These are the documents worth asking for, and what each one establishes.

Material declaration
Acetate type, and whether the frame is cut or moulded
Plating certificate
Thickness in microns on plated frames, because that is the wear life
Measurement record
Lens width, bridge and temple length, across the batch
Symmetry record
That the frames were checked for twist, not only for size
Lens conformity
Which standard the lens meets, and who dispensed it
Coating specification
Which layers, and in what order, on a coated lens
Revision statement
Which revision the batch was made to, and which lens it takes
Case specification
Shell and lining, because the lining touches the coating

An illustrative list for a fictional range. A real programme agrees which documents are required, in what form, and how long they are retained.

The one that is most often missing.

The symmetry record. A batch can measure correctly and still contain twisted frames, because the measurements are taken on one side. Twist is what the wearer notices and what a measurement sheet will not show.

Why the case belongs on the list.

Because it is the only thing standing between a coated lens and a bag. A frame supplied with an unsuitable case returns as a scratched lens, and the lens is the expensive part.