New and Improved—Again

In 1972 the division spun off as Bernal Rotary Systems. With manufacturing concentrated in just one area, key developments came quickly. In the late 1970s, Bernal developed the first rotary diecutting modules for the Bobst Lemanic. It also began to build a presence in the consumer products industries where it made dies for cutting floppy disks, Polaroid film and batteries. The technology, developed as part of the EDM process, enabled Bernal to duplicate virtually any shape on the surface of a die cylinder. This capability gave Bernal an entrée to practically any segment of packaging or consumer products.