Gerber Scientific

Gerber Scientific
Company typePrivate
FounderJoseph Gerber
Headquarters,
ProductsCAD software for pattern design and nesting, computer-controlled cutting systems, laser templating, quality inspection systems, spatial positioning systems, product lifecycle management
DivisionsGerber Technology
Gerber Scientific Products
Virtek Vision Int'l.
Yunique Solutions
Websitegerberscientific.com

Gerber Scientific Inc., is a parent company headquartered in Tolland, Connecticut, USA. It supplies software and hardware systems for apparel and technical textiles, sign-making and specialty graphics, and composites and packaging applications.

Gerber Scientific is owned by Vector Capital, a San Francisco-based global private equity firm specializing in the technology sector that manages more than $2 billion of equity capital. On August 18, 2011, Gerber Scientific's stockholders approved the take-private transaction of Gerber Scientific, Inc. by Vector Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $283 million. CITIC Capital Partners, a leading China-based private equity firm, has a minority stake in Gerber Scientific alongside Vector.

The variable scale invented by Joseph Gerber in 1948