American & Efird's colours join with Gerber's YuniquePLM

25 Aug '16

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Gerber Technology, the world leader in integrated software and automated solutions for the apparel and industrial markets, has announced that threads and colours by American & Efird's (A&E), one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of industrial threads and textiles, are now integrated with material and colour libraries in YuniquePLM V7.

In addition, the data libraries can be retrofitted to earlier versions. In total, there are 1,477 colours and 103 threads integrated into YuniquePLM, offering designers over 100,000 combination choices to select from. Through its combined global network, A&E products are manufactured in 27 facilities around the world and sold in over 100 countries, allowing brands to quickly source high quality, colour specific materials wherever their production facilities are located.

Clayton Parker, director of PLM product management said, “We are excited to offer A&E's thread and colour libraries in YuniquePLM. By simply using drag-and-drop to add colours and threads simultaneously to multiple styles from these data libraries, this robust integration simplifies the jobs of designers and product developers. A&E's investment in the stewardship of future generations through eco-driven solutions is unparalleled. Customers will be able to enhance their own CSR efforts by partnering with a trusted, transparent company for their material needs.” (GK)

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