I did a presentation for my Microcomputers class about 1 1/2 yrs ago. Our topic had to be how technology has improved an aspect of our own life. I did it on all of the technology that has been invented to make quilting easier, quicker and more accurate. I learned (as well as my classmates!) a lot about the Olfa company. Mr. Okada had been watching beautiful silks being cut with scissors and he didn't like how the fabric was being butchered. He wanted it to have nice clean cut lines - thus the creation of the rotary cutter!!!