OVERVIEW OF INNOVATION AT GERBER SCIENTIFIC

Gerber Scientific's rich history of innovation has resulted in breakthrough products that have fundamentally changed the way design and manufacturing is performed around the globe. For over four decades, the creative minds at Gerber Scientific have developed many revolutionary "industry first" products. Today, we remain true to our pioneering heritage through our Gerber Ventures  Group. Gerber Ventures actively seeks out new product ideas that leverage our core technical strengths in the area of design and flexible manufacturing systems for the transformation of high value materials.

RESOURCES                    

  • Innovation Hub - assesses and provides seed funding for radical breakthrough ideas and seeks technical, commercial and financial partnerships

  • Gerber Innovations Group - conducts technical feasibility and product conceptualization, identifies lead users and validates the market for new products

  • Advanced Technology Council - maintains close connection with universities, organizations and businesses that are recognized as leaders in innovation technology to witness, understand and support, first-hand, the latest breakthroughs in technology

  • Technology Advisory Board - oversees innovation within Gerber Scientific, including the company's new product development process

EXPERTISE                    
A key part of Gerber Ventures technology delivery is a unique evaluation process to assess the strategic fit of potential new product concepts, allowing us to nurture ideas from seed to commercial products. We are always looking for strategic partners who can benefit from our experience in solving difficult problems. We have a tremendous track record of successful partnerships with some of the world's greatest companies, utilizing our expertise in high precision manufacturing operations including:
 
  • Part positioning and motion control
  • Material processing such as cutting, grinding, and machining
  • Material coating
  • High-speed material handling
  • Thermal and ink jet imaging
  • Precision deposition and metering of high value materials
  • High value added CAD and CAM software systems
     
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    Put our successful experience and knowledge to work for you.  Whether it's product conceptualization, development, engineering, manufacturing or commercialization, we'd like to help.  Please contact Tom Gordon, Innovation Hub Director, at gordont@gspinc.com
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