SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn - October 31, 2008 - Gerber Coburn, a business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB), announced today the launch of their new high-speed, Crib-to-Oval (CTO) option on the Diamond Turning Lathe (DTL) generator series, the flagship product of Gerber’s Performance Series line.

“This latest option to our DTL supports our strategy of producing expandable platform products that grow with the needs of laboratories worldwide,” states Randy Baldwin, Director of Marketing, Gerber Coburn. “Not only is the DTL the only true dry-cut, single diamond, multi-processing generator on the market, it is now capable of cribbing all lenses to oval dimensions under 10 seconds per lens.” The CTO option can be incorporated on the existing DTL100, DTL150, and DTL200 units, or the option can be ordered with the DTL directly from the factory.

Gerber Coburn (www.gerbercoburn.com) is a leading provider of 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 is a business unit of Gerber Scientific, Inc.

Gerber Scientific, Inc. (www.gerberscientific.com) is a leading international supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making, specialty graphics, and packaging, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic lens processing industries. Headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four businesses: Gerber Scientific Products and Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn.