A Legacy of Leadership Founded in 1945 by the late H. Joseph Gerber, a man of tremendous vision, Gerber Scientific, Inc. has stood at the forefront of new product development. Today, the company’s technology enables mass customization in each of it’s market-leading businesses: digital imaging, sign making, graphic arts, optical lens processing, apparel, automotive, and aerospace. Currently, the corporation boasts more than 1200 global and domestic patents, a feat that can be attributed to the vast resources dedicated to new technology development every year in each of its three divisions: As proof of its leadership role, Gerber Scientific, Inc. holds a place of honor at the Smithsonian Institution for playing an integral role in the development of automation technology worldwide.
Gerber Scientific Products: Gerber Scientific Products is credited with single-handedly revolutionizing the entire sign making industry. The company took what was a laborious art involving die-cut letters, hand painting and hand carving, and transformed it into a viable occupation for master craftsmen and progressive thinkers, alike. As a result, the company's high-performance portfolio contains a wide selection of leading-edge product lines; all designed to improve the efficiency of visual communications professionals. They have, and continue to, set the pace and establish the standard against which all others are measured. The company is divided into six product groups: after-market materials, vertical markets, routers, imaging products, GRAPHIX ADVANTAGE software, and plotters - all of which operate out of the company's headquarters in South Windsor, Conn. Gerber Technology: Innovation is the driving force in Gerber's continuing evolution as the world market leader in intelligent automation systems. Gerber Technology has developed and patented a long line of sophisticated and evolutionary products performing a variety of tasks. Today, these include GERBERsuite systems and computer software for production planning, design, pattern development, costing, cut planning, marker making, fabric spreading, cutting, and sewing floor automation. With subsidiary companies, sales offices, agents, and distributors located throughout the world, Gerber products are the most widely used systems in the apparel and allied industries. More than a billion sewn products are produced on Gerber systems in more than 100 countries. In 1994, Gerber acquired Niebuhr Maskinfabrik A/S, a Danish manufacturer of fabric spreading machines; and Microdynamics, Inc. of Dallas, Texas, a leading supplier of computer-aided design (CAD), graphic design, and product data management systems for the sewn goods industries. Following the acquisition, Gerber Information Systems (GIS), headquartered in Dallas, was formed. GIS develops and markets information systems. In 1997, Gerber acquired Cutting Edge Inc. of Marblehead, Massachusetts. The merger augmented Gerber's line of multi-ply cutting systems with new single and low-ply capabilities directed at the flexible goods industries. Today, about 35 percent of Gerber Technology’s revenue come from flexible goods. Gerber Coburn: The world leader in ophthalmic lens processing systems, Gerber Coburn develops, manufactures, and distributes a wide range of fully integrated, computer-based laboratory production solutions to ophthalmic professionals around the world. The company's world-class equipment, software, and accessories are utilized in all aspects of prescription eyewear manufacturing including surfacing, coating and finishing lenses to fit patient frames. They enable mass customization through the development of highly automated optical manufacturing equipment that can produce a pair of custom-made glasses. Visit us on the world wide web at www.gerberscientific.com
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