POWER OF ATTORNEY
FOR EXECUTING FORMS 3, 4 and 5

Know all by these
presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Helen P.
Oster, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;


(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such
Form 3, 4 or 5 and the timely filing of such form with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and any other authority; and


(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it
being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in
such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in her discretion.

The undersigned
acknowledges hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation.  The undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms
all that such attorney-in-fact, or her substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This
Power of Attorney shall expire on December 31, 2004.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
as of this 13th day of November, 2003.


/s/Karl Stephan Puehringer

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