At that time, the company reworked the lenses that Bausch & Lomb rejected due to production errors and sold them back to them. In 1916, however, the ultex lens went off-patent, so the company moved to Middlesex, New Jersey. Then, we started producing ultex bifocals and selling them to optical labs for prescription lenses.

Starting in 2001, we moved out of the optical manufacturing business and entered the occupational safety market business, serving clients in the laser, radiation, glassworking, and other safety markets. Soon after, in 2003, we established RX Safety as a division of Phillips Safety, with the company producing the RX Safety line and distributing, both wholesale and retail, prescription safety glasses for the military and other safety markets.

Due to a growing demand for our products and a lack of space, in 2006 we moved to a new location in Middlesex County, New Jersey, where we have been established ever since. More specifically, you can find us at 271 Lincoln Blvd, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Nowadays, Phillips Safety is run by both Robert and Ryan Phillips. Robert Phillips, the company’s president, has been in the optical manufacturing business since 1968. Ryan Phillips, the vice-president, has worked in the optical industry since 1996, after graduating from Monmouth University.

Amongst other important machinery, Phillips Safety has a top quality Computer Numeric Control edging facility, where we produce the highest quality frames. Our CNC generator ensures a high level of accuracy and efficiency and can produce both spherical and aspheric lenses.

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