South Windsor, CT   November 28, 2007 -Gerber Coburn’s DTL Generator received the OLA Award of Excellence for “Best in Surfacing Equipment” at the Optical Laboratories Association President’s Banquet and Award Ceremony in Indianapolis, Indiana on November 17. According to the event organizers, “OLA believes it is important to recognize the Ophthalmic Industry suppliers who have made an outstanding contribution to the laboratory community and allied professions. An OLA Award of Excellence is the most prestigious award our industry offers.

Alex Incera, executive director of marketing, accepted the award on behalf of the company. “We are grateful to the OLA members for recognizing the DTL as ‘Best in Surfacing Equipment.’ Bringing home the OLA Award of Excellence is a tribute to the hard work and dedication of our employees. We are excited and honored to win this award,” states Incera.

The DTL was first launched to the market at OLA in 2004 and has been installed in optical laboratories throughout the world. It is a high-speed, dry-cut, single-point generator that produces extremely smooth lens surfaces. Available as a manual or fully automated unit, DTL generators offer an expandable platform for conventional or advanced lens processing, improving productivity while cutting operating costs.

Stephen Lovass, president of Gerber Coburn and senior vice president of Gerber Scientific Inc. adds, “We have long known that the DTL offers the wholesale laboratory market a unique value proposition. We thank the OLA members for awarding it this honor.”

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.