South Windsor, CT   October 02, 2007 - Gerber Coburn announced today the launch of the Rae Plus, the latest version of the Rae Tracer, with advanced features including a color touch screen, shape modification, and job memory.

Like the Rae Tracer, the Rae Plus allows accurate traces of high wraparound frames and also accommodates small children’s frames with a B size down to 18 mm. The tracer’s 3-axis control captures 12,800 points (A and B, as well as frame curve and elevation) for precise 3-dimensional shapes. “The advantage of the Rae Plus is the color touch screen which displays the trace on a 1:1 scale,” said Joseph Zilaro, senior product manager of finishing products. “The screen allows instant visualization of the lens shape modification, even in de-centered trace positions, with excellent wide-angle rendering. The high precision display reduces operator error and ensures accuracy of the frame trace.”

“The shape modification feature places the Rae Plus in a category of its own compared to other tracers on the market today,” adds Zilaro. The Rae Plus allows optimization of the match between the lens, frame, and patient’s physiology by modifying the A, B, and half-dimensions, or by scaling.

Another new enhancement of the Rae Plus is its ability to store 1,000 jobs in memory, which significantly streamlines the tracing process. “The Rae Plus was developed with the customer in mind. From the visual screen display to shape modification and job memory, the customer can easily and accurately trace frames, regardless of shape and size,” states Zilaro.

ABOUT GERBER COBURN

Gerber Coburn provides computer integrated optical lens processing systems. The company designs, produces, markets, and supports equipment, software and supplies used in surfacing prescriptions in lens blanks, coating lenses, and machining lenses to fit patient frames. Based in South Windsor, Connecticut, Gerber Coburn operates as a business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc.

Gerber Scientific is a leading international supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, ophthalmic lens processing and print and packing industries. Headquartered in South Windsor, Conn., the company operates through four businesses: Gerber Scientific Products and Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn.