NEW YORK—Santinelli International and Nidek Ltd. commemorated their 25-year business alliance at an anniversary party held at the Sea Grill in Rockefeller Center on April 16. The event celebrated the longest, continuous lens finishing equipment distributorship in the U.S. to date. The relationship started in 1991 when Nidek expanded from ophthalmic instrument manufacturing to lens finishing equipment manufacturing.

Under Santinelli International’s distributorship, the brand quickly took the top market position in the U.S., with the introduction of the LE-8000 Lens Edger. The two companies have since introduced close to 20 different lens edger models and another 35 ancillary products in the U.S., maintaining their leadership with award-winning products and services.

Motoki Ozawa, president and CEO of Nidek Co., and Gerard Santinelli, president and CEO of Santinelli International led the celebration, which was attended by many longtime colleagues and customers. The guests also enjoyed a Japanese ancestral Shakuhachi performance with Taiko drums of Taikoza.