"Your Success Is Our Vision"
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About Us: Your Success Is Our Vision
Welcome to AccuLab Optical, we're an independent, Veteran-owned wholesale lens lab in DeKalb, Illinois, built around one simple idea: your success matters to us.
For over 20 years, we've helped optical practices deliver quality eyewear, grow their businesses, and keep patients happy. We combine precision lens technology with something just as important: real people who know the industry, care about your practice, and are willing to go the extra mile to get the job done right.
When other labs say “No way,” AccuLab says, “No problem!” From everyday orders to the jobs that need a little extra attention, we're here to find solutions and help your business succeed. Because we're independent, our priorities are clear: quality products, dependable service, fair pricing, and relationships that last.
What We Do Best
QUALITY
AccuLab inspects every lens at every step and again before it ships. With decades of experience, we get it right the first time.
TURNAROUND
We know fast delivery builds trust between optician and wearer, so we complete jobs quickly without sacrificing quality, with an average 3-day turn time.
PRICE
We deliver the best value. Our lenses are priced lower than or equal to our competitors’ and come with strong warranty protection.
SUPPORT
State-of-the-art technology, decades of hands-on experience, and real people ready to help, right here on-site.
Our Founder Chris Brundies
My optical journey began in December 1988, crafting lenses for the Army for six and a half years. After leaving the military, I managed a retail store with its own lab. In 2005, I shifted to wholesale labs and poured all my energy into building AccuLab from a one-person operation. Back then, I handled everything: sales, maintenance, customer service, training, and lens production.
Over the years, I’ve grown an amazing team, allowing me to focus on guiding our lab’s success. The industry’s cutting-edge advancements continue to inspire me and drive AccuLab forward. From military precision to retail and now wholesale, every step of this journey has fueled my passion for thriving in this ever-evolving market.
Meet The Team
Chris Brundies
Founder, Owner & CEO
Wearing glasses since 1978
Jon Trutt
Inside Sales & Marketing
Wearing glasses since 1992
Matt Jordan
Operations Manager
Wearing glasses since 1993
Abbie Rubeck
Customer Service Manager
Wearing glasses since 2003
Todd Ramlo
Outside Sales Manager
Wearing glasses since 1979
Roxy
Lab Dog
Good dog
Our Brands
Our Lab
Blocker
How It Works: Adhesive tape prevents scratches during blocking. A heated metal alloy fuses a block to the lens blank, holding it in place for grinding and polishing.
What Makes Us Unique: High-resolution detection ensures precise alignment, and a computer-controlled alloy station ensures efficient flow and consistent quality.
Laser
How It Works: AccuLab's laser marking system etches key information, such as lens style, 180-line, material, and add power, onto each lens with precision.
What Makes Us Unique: This system allows for functional laser marks and product branding, ensuring high-quality and detailed markings.
Generator
How It Works: The generator is a three-axis lathing machine that cuts precise optical curves into lenses with a diamond-tipped drill.
What Makes Us Unique: Five computers and gold communication lines for fast, high-resolution data transfer, ensuring precision in both freeform and Rx lens designs.
Anti-Reflective Coating
How It Works: Lenses are coated with a scratch-resistant lacquer, cleaned ultrasonically, and then treated with up to 345 layers of anti-reflective coating, creating a smooth, dirt- and water-resistant surface.
What Makes Us Unique: Our AR system combines reliable components and modern technology for high-quality results.
Polisher
How It Works: Lenses are polished in stages, first with an abrasive foam pad, then a smooth plastic pad, and finished with a compound of aluminum oxide, water, and polymers.
What Makes Us Unique: Our intelligent tool management system tracks pad usage and alerts when replacements are needed, ensuring consistent quality.
Edging & Finishing
How It Works: A tracer measures the frame, and the lenses are shaped and beveled in an edger, with water flowing during the process.
What Makes Us Unique: Our edgers offer advanced features like high-curve beveling, grooving, and 3D drilling, ensuring top-quality lenses.
Employment Opportunities
Join our team of dedicated & skilled individuals! If you're driven & talented, we want you on board. Send your resume to info@acculab.net or take a look at our current job opening(s) listed HERE.
