American tech firm Gerber empowers cost reduction

Manufacturers will reduce errors, improve sustainability, increase material utilisations via a unique nesting algorithm and reduce costs.

 

“Right now manufacturers, especially those in industrial markets, are struggling to combat the rise in prices, which means they’re either having to decrease their margins or increase the price of their final product,” Ron Ellis of Gerber Technology, said in a press release. “With the latest enhancements to AccuMark and CutWorks, manufacturers will be able to design to cost and optimise their processes. They’ll also be able to achieve additional fabric savings to further reduce costs while improving the quality so they can maintain their current margins without increasing prices for their end customers.”

 

Gerber has heavily invested in CutWorks and put forth a roadmap to offer more enhancements, more frequently. The development, piece nesting and tool-path programming software is a modular software designed to be customised based on your business needs. CutWorks accepts pattern data in a variety of formats and turns it into a cut job for a cutter. 

 

The V13 release of the software focuses heavily on improving nesting engines, maximising precision with enhancements to ManualNest and offering more visibility into the supply chain. CutWorks will allow companies to easily design to cost faster than ever and without error. Gerber will continue to update and optimise nesting algorithms and make them easily accessible to all customers on contract. Additionally, Gerber is offering enhanced training to ensure all operators are able to get up to speed quickly.  

 

From home and leisure to boating to recreational vehicles, manufacturers are experiencing a major increase in demand while also facing an increase in cost of materials and shipping. 

 

“We’re absolutely enjoying CutWorks. I will recommend we put Industrial Nest on all of our cutters,” Osagie Agboh, senior continuous improvement engineer of ILC Dover, who has an 18.5 per cent yield improvement by switching from manual nesting to CutWorks.

 

Gerber has also focused heavily on enhancing their AccuMark Product Family, which includes AccuMark, AccuPlan and AccuNest, The newest release focuses heavily on adding more integration and automation for a streamlined, CAD to cut room workflow that seamlessly connects with your ERP system and other tools you’re already using. With the latest version of the AccuMark Product Family, manufacturers will not only accelerate time to market but also improve quality, reduce errors and provide better control over their final product. The latest version of Gerber’s cut planning software, AccuPlan, and automated nesting software, AccuNest, boost productivity by as much as 80 per cent and offer an average fabric saving cost of 1.5 per cent.

 

“I sent Gerber 30 of the best laid markers that we created manually, not expecting AccuNest to beat the efficiency,” Roger Leonhardt of Bassett Furniture, said in the release. “To my surprise, AccuNest beat our layouts every time! We saved about a half yard on average. Most railroad fabric nests are breaking 93-95 per cent yield.”