US-based developer and manufacturer of integrated software and hardware automation systems for manufacturers and retailers in the sewn products and flexible materials industries, Gerber Technology will showcase its new products  at the IMB 2006-World of Textile Processing show to be held May 10-13 in Cologne, Germany.

Gerber will highlight its newest additions to the GERBERsuite product line for the flexible materials industry including Fashion Lifecycle Management (FLM), a new Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution from Gerber designed to meet the specific needs of the fashion market. FLM combines an enterprise-wide, collaborative workflow engine with Gerber’s WebPDM, a feature-rich PDM solution. The workflow engine is fully integrated with WebPDM to enable global, real-time visibility and control over the entire product development and lifecycle management process.

The new version of the company’s AccuMark software includes Pattern Wizard, a new function that enables anyone to quickly and effortlessly calculate bid costs by using existing style measurements in Microsoft Excel or Gerber AccuMark PDS measurement chart format and applying them to base patterns included with the software.

AccuNest PE is Gerber’s new software for automatically generating markers. It is said t provide increased efficiency and speed to save manufacturers time and material costs.

The Infinity series of wide-format high-performance inkjet plotter offers reliability, versatility, and ease of operation. Gerber’s two new models, the Infinity 45 and Infinity 85, are said to be ideal for continuous plot throughput in an ultra-wide format, offering faster plotting than the previous models and providing the ability to remotely monitor ink and paper levels. The Infinity 85 features a new 350 ml bulk ink supply which will save an estimated 20% on ink costs and decrease down time due to ink out.

The new high-quality, high-performance automated GERBERspreader XLs50 is specially designed for the apparel industry. It is capable of spreading woven or knit materials from either rolls or flat-folded packs. It is said to provide accurate and consistent spread length and alignment of fabric edges which enables parts to be nested closer to the beginning, end, and edges of the spread, eliminating end loss and optimising material utilisation.