Podcast Episodes

Most of us know SOLA for CR-39. Fewer know it was once Australia's major defence optics manufacturer, or that it was casting disposable contact lenses years ahead of the rest of the world. In Part 3, Rod Watkins takes us inside SOLA’s lesser-known innovations, from optical systems for Australia’s Leopard tanks and Rapier missiles to disposable contact lenses that were years ahead of their time. Rod also shares what he learnt as SOLA grew into a global business, and why it's t