Conformity assessment is a means to guarantee a safe, quality product, placing it and adapting it as effectively as possible to meet the demands of the modern market. This is the area within which Certottica operates.

Certottica is able to assess the conformity of all types of eye and face protection and of all medical devices for the eyes, with the exception of corrective lenses. Specifically, Certottica is able to:

assess CE conformity for all types of eye and face protection, in particular sunglasses, protective goggles, protective visors and masks;

assess CE conformity for some types of category I medical devices relating to sight, in particular prescription glasses, over-the-counter glasses and ophthalmic lenses;

verify the essential requisites and the design/technology prerequisites of products;

issue test reports to back up the technical documentation and the conformity declaration provided by manufacturers for glasses and sun filters, frames for prescription glasses, ophthalmic lenses and over-the-counter glasses.

Conformity certificates must be issued by a notified body before category I and II devices can be sold on the market. Certottica is accredited by the Ministry for Productive Activities as a notified body for the certification of protective devices for the eyes and face, recognised by the European Commission with identification number 0530. Certottica issues certificates for the following protective devices:

glasses and shields for protection of non-ionising radiation (UV and IR rays, welding, sun glare)
welding shields
devices to protect the eyes and face from mechanical risks (accidental impact, particles produced during turning and cold moulding operations)
glasses, masks or net shields for gardening and forestry operations
devices to protect the eyes from dust, gas and liquids
motorcycle goggles

Research and innovation are vital for company growth. The Certottica laboratories are able to develop project ideas and to turn them into products and processes for industry. The Institute is listed on the official Register of highly qualified Research Laboratories recognised by the Ministry for Universities and Scientific and Technological Research.

The Institute offers assistance in

analysing business requests and problems;
identifying competent scientific interlocutors;
carrying out feasibility studies;
conducting scientific research in accordance with the needs indicated by businesses.

The Research and Innovation Department team works hand in hand with top professional figures in order to guarantee an interactive relationship between businesses and universities. Certottica works constantly with the University of Padua, Ca' Foscari University in Venice, the Polytechnic University of Milan and the Tech Tirol Technology Centre in Innsbruck.

Certottica has also carried out tests in the Vega Science and Technology Park in Mestre.

Training makes the difference. On today's market, training plays a key role in remaining competitive and tackling the challenges present by the dynamics inherent in the professional world.

With this in mind, Certottica works alongside both firms and people in and out of work, offering high-quality training programmes, some of them organised with public funding.
Certottica is a certified professional training organisation, and as such cooperates constantly with private and institutional bodies at both national and EU level, in order to design and implement work-training projects aimed at socio-economic operators in the Member States of the European Union;

is accredited by the Veneto Region to provide ongoing staff retraining and occupational development, as well as further education and training for diploma holders and new graduates;

is authorised to appear in the Regional Catalogue for ongoing individual and company training aimed at people in employment (salaried employees and/or self employed professionals), to whom it provides refresher and retraining courses on the technical/innovative aspects of managing the various links in the production chain
is accredited by the Veneto Region to provide services within the framework of Employment Guidance and Services.