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Unconventional Lens Fabrication, Aspheric Surfaces, and Kinos 147
FIGURE 6.16 Photograph of a mounted mold pair with alignment pins.
Another approach, for smaller lenses, is multimolding. The AMI
mounting plates are large and could accommodate several lens molds.
Figure 6.16 shows how the large molding plates with alignment pins
to ensure top and bottom molds match. Figure 6.17 shows eight molds
FIGURE 6.17 Photograph of mounted multimolds top and bottom.
