Products Featured at SPESA EXPO 2007

At SPESA Expo 2007, Gerber is featuring its newest additions to the GERBERsuite^® product line for the apparel and other sewn products industries including:

AccuScan, Gerber’s automated, high-speed pattern digitizing system that eliminates the need to digitize patterns manually is making its worldwide debut at SPESA Expo 2007. This new technology digitizes multiple patterns simultaneously and is typically 20-50 percent faster than manual digitizing.

Fashion Lifecycle Management™ (FLM™) is a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution from Gerber designed to meet the specific needs of the fashion market. Fashion Lifecycle Management™ combines an enterprise-wide, collaborative workflow engine with Gerber’s WebPDM, the most feature-rich PDM solution. The workflow engine is fully integrated with WebPDM to enable global, real-time visibility and control over the entire product development and product lifecycle management process.

AccuNest is Gerber’s high performance automatic marking software. AccuNest utilizes state of the art algorithms to deliver the best fabric yields in the industry today. Users report that AccuNest makes markers faster and better than their manual marker makers.   

The Infinity series of wide-format high-performance inkjet plotter provides unparalleled reliability, versatility, and ease of operation. Gerber’s Infinity 85 is ideal for continuous plot throughput in an ultra-wide format, offering faster plotting than the previous models and providing the ability to remotely monitor ink and paper levels. The Infinity 85 features a new 350 ml bulk ink supply which will save an estimated 15% on ink costs and decrease down time due to ink out. Like its predecessor, this compact, upright plotter is quiet, easy to install and requires minimal floor space.

The GERBERcutter XLc7000 is the ideal automated system for manufacturers who want to automate their production and are looking for value-priced solutions that offer exceptional reliability and performance. It offers low cost of ownership, superb accuracy and exceptional ease of use. The XLc7000 cuts a variety of materials up to 2.0 m (79 in) wide at compressed material heights up to 7.5 cm (2.95 in).  

The new high-quality, high-performance automated GERBERspreader XLs50 is specially designed for the apparel industry. It is capable of spreading woven or knit materials from either rolls or flat-folded packs. The GERBERspreader XLs50 provides accurate and consistent spread length and alignment of fabric edges which enables parts to be nested closer to the beginning, end, and edges of the spread, eliminating end loss and optimizing material utilization. It also features an ergonomic design for easy material loading and unloading and an easy-to-learn graphical user interface.

Gerber ‘s Taurus X Series leather cutter with Pivex™ technology cuts automotive interior parts from leather faster and more accurately than any other automated cutting solution on the market. The Pivex knife eliminates over cuts and heel cuts on most parts to deliver the best quality available from an automated cutting system. The high-speed reciprocating action of the Pivex knife, in conjunction with the high friction table surface, minimizes hide movement, ensures precisely cut parts and enables users to cut custom notch shapes including many internal and external notches without sacrificing cutting speed or quality.

GERBERsuite Offerings Round Out Product Selection

In addition to these exciting new products, Gerber is also showcasing other GERBERsuite offerings including:

·        WebPDM^™ product development management (PDM) software facilitates communication and accelerates the coordination of product development tasks.

·        AccuMark software is the industry standard for pattern design, grading and marker making. Its newest version introduces Pattern Wizard, a revolutionary new function that enables anyone to quickly and effortlessly calculate bid costs by using existing style measurements and applying them to base patterns included with the software.

·        AccuMark Made-to-Measure (MTM) software promotes a fast, streamlined process from order entry to pattern alteration and automatic marker creation for highly tailored garments or mass customization.

·        AccuMark^® V-Stitcher 3D garment design and visualization software enables users to create a virtual garment from a 2D pattern over a 3D body image.

·        Vision Fashion Studio streamlines the creative process, reduces development times and ultimately decreases costs and increases profitability and productivity.

·        3D Direct, designed for the transportation interiors market, automatically flattens three-dimensional (3D) design models to produce two-dimensional (2D) pattern pieces, accelerating and streamlining the 3D-to-2D pattern design process.

·        AccuMark Silhouette™ enables designers to manually sketch patterns on an electronic pattern table which are then automatically displayed in real-time on the system’s computer.

·        CutWorks software offers a complete design, nesting and cutting solution for improving cutting times and maximizing material utilization and throughput of the GERBERcutter.

COMMITMENT TO CUSTOMER SERVICE

As part of its ongoing commitment to customer service, GERBERserviceâ manages seven customer solutions centers serving six continents. Each center is staffed by individuals who speak the local language and understand the local challenges. The GERBERservice organization worldwide now totals more than 500 technicians, applications specialists and call center caregivers. This organization is supplemented by over 250 service specialists employed by Gerber Technology’s agents and distributors. GERBERservice supports more than 17,500 customers in 125 countries. GERBERnet includes software updates, online parts ordering, technical information and previously-owned equipment on auction. Access to GERBERnet is provided via www.gerbertechnology.com.

Gerber to Participate in “The Cool Zone”

Gerber Technology will also be present in “The Cool Zone”, Pavilion 670 at SPESA Expo.  Created by TC², “The Cool Zone” introduces a totally new set of alternatives to produce apparel products to meet the “on-demand era” that’s becoming a reality today. SPESA Expo attendees in Miami May 8-10 will be able to learn how by following a high-fashion t-shirt being designed, printed, cut and sewn, all while visiting the Cool Zone in Pavilion 607. Gerber Technology is supplying a GERBERcutter DCS3500 to be used in the production of nano-colorant t-shirts right on the show floor. In addition, Gerber’s AccuMark V-Stitcher 3D pattern visualization software is being demonstrated in the Merchandising area of “The Cool Zone.” 

About Gerber Technology

Gerber Technology (www.gerbertechnology.com), a business unit of $530 million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc., develops and manufactures the world's leading brands of integrated software and hardware automation systems for manufacturers and retailers in the sewn products and flexible materials industries. These systems automate and significantly improve the efficiency of information management, product design and development, pre-production, and production processes. The company offers specialized solutions to a variety of end-user markets including apparel, transportation interiors, furniture, composites and industrial fabrics. Gerber Technology’s world headquarters are located in Tolland, Connecticut, U.S.A. with regional offices, agents and distributors in 125 countries serving a total of more than 17,500 customers through eleven Customer Solutions Centers on six continents. The company engineers and manufactures its products in various locations in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Established in 1968, Gerber Technology is one of four businesses of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (www.gerberscientific.com) of South Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.A., a corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “GRB” symbol.