Gerber Technology

Company

Corporate Headquarters

24 Industrial Park Road West,

Tolland, CT 06084 USA

Gerber Technology Office

1359 Broadway, Suite 1200

New York, NY 10018 USA

Tel: +1 212.868.7795

About

Gerber Technology (www.gerbertechnology.com), a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, develops and manufactures the world's leading brands of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, product data management (PDM) solutions and CAD/CAM automation systems for 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, composites, industrial fabrics, transportation interiors and home textiles. Gerber Technology’s world headquarters are located in Tolland, Connecticut, U.S.A. with regional offices, agents and distributors in more than 126 countries serving over 22,000 customers through 16 Customer Solutions Centers on six continents. The company engineers and manufactures its products in various locations throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. For more information about Gerber Technology, connect with us on Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.

Through innovation and commitment to our customers, Gerber’s products have become industry standards as well as benchmarks by which all others are measured. By continuing to explore emerging technologies and to build strategic relationships, Gerber will continue to set the pace for new innovation and productivity standards.

Established in 1968, Gerber Technology is one of four business units of $553 million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc. (www.gerberscientific.com) of South Windsor, Connecticut. Gerber Scientific is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “GRB” symbol.

Solutions

YuniquePLM™ by Gerber Technology

YuniquePLM is the leading product lifecycle management (PLM) and supplier relationship management (SRM) solution for the apparel industry available today.  It is scalable to virtually any size retailer, brand, manufacturer, contractor or trading company. YuniquePLM improves collaboration across the entire supply chain resulting in improved speed-to-market and increased efficiencies.

Based on the latest Microsoft .NET platform, YuniquePLM is 100% browser-based and compatible on both MAC and PC operating systems.  YuniquePLM was developed by industry professionals with practical experience in manufacturing, ERP, product development, warehouse management and other integrated apparel systems. YuniquePLM, more than any other solution, addresses the needs of everyone within the organization with innovative tools and intuitive process management.

YuniquePLM – plmOn™ (Product Lifecycle Management)

plmOn is a user-friendly application that encompasses a wide range of industry-specific technologies and services including tech pack development and management, quotation and bid management, sample and production planning and tracking, line management, and materials management.

YuniquePLM – dlmOn™ (Digital Library Management)

dlmOn allows users to access unlimited digital media via browser – anywhere, anytime. Easily find, modify, and utilize artwork, sketches, storyboards and digital photos. Launch Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and other CAD software from within YuniquePLM, to quickly edit artwork and sketches directly on a MAC or PC. The digital library maintains an actual image history with convenient roll-back functionality as well as the option to print, email and/or write image files for CD authoring.

YuniquePLM – srmOn™ (Supplier Relationship Management)

srmOn is a web-based solution that brings an unprecedented level of visibility and control to the global apparel and fashion supply chain. Acting as a modular component within YuniquePLM, srmOn provides mills, agents, and factories with clear and real-time visibility into shared product, material, and sample tracking information. Extend supply chain collaboration by providing advanced tools for managing tech packs, fabric/color approvals, sampling, RFQ’s, process tracking, costing activity as well as calendaring and issue management.

YuniqueBI™ – Enterprise Business Intelligence Solution

Now you can combine the power of all of your enterprise platforms into one easy-to-use and highly visual system that helps you make well informed business decisions faster based on the most up-to-the-minute data available. YuniqueBI (business intelligence) presents data from your YuniquePLM™ system, and allows you to combine this with your ERP (enterprise resource planning) and other third-party systems while displaying this information using interactive dashboards and graphs that you can access from your desktop or on the run via your iPhone, iPad or other mobile device.

Customizable displays let you determine how information is presented, provides high level summaries and offers the ability to drill down to better understand the details of the data. Through it all, you not only reduce time spent in meetings scrutinizing spread sheets that may or may not be providing the most current, comprehensive view of your business but also slash costs by accelerating products to market, reducing errors and making better informed decisions.

YuniquePLM FS Edition

YuniquePLM’s FS edition is an out-of-the-box, rapid implementation configuration of the industry-leading YuniquePLM™ product. It is suitable for businesses of any size seeking to more effectively manage their product lifecycles. In most cases, companies can be up and running in as little as three weeks.

The FS edition requires only minimal training and is easy to install. It’s designed to help accelerate time to market, reduce development costs, ensure quality and respond to demands for more seasons and styles enabling companies to quickly realize a return on their investment.

It is pre-populated with critical templates and industry standard data including PANTONE® TPC and TCX color palettes, measurement tables, care symbols and instructions. Auto-generated fit comments are also a popular, time-saving feature.

Global Solutions Group

Gerber Technology’s Global Solutions Group offers a broad range of professional services that combine extensive industry and product development knowledge. The highly skilled and knowledgeable staff will provide insight and practical advice helping organizations realize full product investment potential.

Gerber Technology’s extensive experience with global companies provides a unique perspective on best practices. This insight identifies and maps the most efficient business processes for product lifecycle management which contributes to reduced cycle-times and improved systems adoption.

Whether a small or large-scale global project, Gerber Technology’s disciplined project management methodology will help achieve success. Working closely with a project team ensures any change in scope is quickly identified and managed. The result is predictability in terms of cost, time and resources.

Resources

For more information, visit http://www.gerbertechnology.com/plmsoftwaresuite.htm

Download a copy of Frost & Sullivan's report on Gerber's award-winning solution here.