Exhibit 23.2

                        Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of Named
Experts and Counsel" in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 33-00000)
pertaining to the 1994 Stock Incentive Plan of BMC Industries, Inc. and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 17, 1994, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of BMC Industries, Inc.
incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1993 and the related financial statement schedules included
therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                Ernst & Young LLP




Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 16, 1994