Delivers optimal combination of cutting speed and quality
10 May 2006
Connecticut, USA – Gerber Technology today introduced its new Pivex™ cutting technology designed to improve cutting speed for intricate shapes while improving cut quality. This innovative reciprocating knife technology features the ability to change direction at high rates of speed. The first GERBERcutter to integrate Pivex™ cutting technology will be the Taurus system, the leading full-hide leather cutter in the industry.
Pivex™ technology can cut all perimeter geometry in a single pass of the high-speed reciprocating knife. Time spent navigating corners or changes in direction is minimized providing dramatic time savings over conventional knife cutting devices. The knife is never lifted from the material while cutting through or around corners at faster speeds than previously possible.
The amazing cutting speed of the Pivex knife allows elaborate and intricate part shapes to be cut within seconds,“ notes Shawn Cole, product manager, single-ply cutting systems. “Our Research and Development group met the challenge presented to them by our customers for a reciprocating knife design that could deliver the speed and precision quality they require. While Pivex technology will be first available on the Taurus X Series leather cutters, it will be made available on other GERBERcutter systems in the future. ”
Taurus with Pivex Technology
The Taurus X series, powered by the new Pivex cutting technology, cuts more leather faster. The Pivex knife minimizes or eliminates over cuts and heel cuts on most parts to deliver the best quality available from an automated cutting system. The high-speed reciprocating action of the Pivex knife, in conjunction with the high friction table surface which minimizes hide movement, ensures precisely cut parts and enables users to cut custom notch shapes including many internal and external slit, V, U and castle notches without sacrificing cutting speed or quality.
The Taurus is the industry's most advanced automated cutting and nesting system specifically developed to cut leather hides,” said Shawn Cole, product manager, single-ply cutting systems. “The introduction of Pivex technology brings the Taurus X Series to an entirely new level, cutting more leather faster and with more precision than ever before. It is especially suited for automotive leather interior applications that typically require fast, accurate cutting.”
The Taurus with Pivex will begin shipping in August. Pivex technology will also be available as an upgrade for installed Taurus systems.
About the Taurus X Series
The Taurus X series product family is the most affordable automated cutting system for leather on the market today offering the lowest investment price of any full-hide cutting system available. Taurus X is available in two table configurations. The Taurus XM offers the smallest footprint for flexible facility planning and provides a favorable return on investment, event at low-volume production levels. The Taurus XD two-station system offers maximum production with the highest return on investment in the industry.
About Gerber Technology Gerber Technology (www.gerbertechnology.com), a business unit of $530 million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc., develops and manufactures the world's leading brands of integrated software and hardware 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, transportation interiors, furniture, composites and industrial fabrics. Gerber Technology’s world headquarters are located in Tolland, Connecticut, U.S.A. with regional offices, agents and distributors in 125 countries serving a total of over 17,500 customers through seven Customer Solutions Centers on six continents. The company engineers and manufactures its products in various locations in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Established in 1968, Gerber Technology is one of four businesses of Gerber Scientific, Inc. (www.gerberscientific.com) of South Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.A., a corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the “GRB” symbol.
