Gerber Scientific

Gerber Scientific Inc., located in Tolland, Connecticut, is the parent of companies which provide end-to-end customer solutions to the world's sign making and specialty graphics, ophthalmic lens processing, and apparel and flexible materials industries. They also supply purpose-built software to integrate with their hardware systems. The original company, called Gerber Scientific Instrument Co., was founded in 1948 by Joseph Gerber.

Companies include:

• Gerber Scientific Products which builds Sign Making and specialty graphics systems;
• Spandex which supplies sign making and digital print hardware, software and materials;
• Gerber Technology which builds and supplies apparel and flexible material systems; and
• Gerber Coburn which builds and supplies Ophthalmic Lens processing systems. As of January 1, 2011 Gerber Coburn had become Coburn Technologies, a stand alone entity.
• Gerber Systems Corporation, which builds systems for the PCB and graphic arts industries. It was sold to Barco NV in 1998. The PCB operation is now part of Ucamco.