Gerber Technology Participates in Opening of Keehwa Hitech's Laser Cutter Manufacturing Center
Tolland, Connecticut - Keehwa Hitech Inc., Gerber Technology's distributor in South Korea, recently held the grand opening of its new Hitech Manufacturing Center, dedicated to the production of laser cutting systems, in Seoul, South Korea. James S. Arthurs, President of Gerber Scientific Asia-Pacific and Chairman of Gerber Technology was the chief guest and addressed the more than 100 people who attended the opening ceremonies. Raymond Cheng, Gerber Technology's Area Director for Southeast Asia & Korea, also participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony with other local dignitaries.
In his opening remarks, James S. Arthurs congratulated Keehwa on its great achievement to develop laser cutting systems, open a new manufacturing facility and obtain the requisite quality certifications. "Gerber's relationship with Keehwa has been ongoing for 28 years," he said. "Together, we have experienced the substantial growth of our business in Korea in the apparel, automotive and technical textiles industries and we work closely with our customers to support them as they have expanded their production capabilities to other countries, most notably in Vietnam and China. There has long been a need for competitively priced laser cutters for automotive airbags and we are pleased to see Keehwa has filled this gap," he added.
According to Y. H. Shin, President of Keehwa, "This is the second company-owned facility which has been custom designed for the company's operations. This building will be used exclusively to manufacture laser cutting systems for the cutting of automotive airbags, technical textiles, signs and engraving." Mr. Shin stated that Keehwa now had four production-version laser cutters in operation in Korea following a three-year development and beta test program. He added that the systems were CE certified for Europe and that Keehwa had already obtained ISO 9001 certification for the development, manufacture and after-sales service of its laser cutters.
Gerber Technology is a world-leading supplier of automated CAD/CAM/PLM solutions for industries including apparel, aerospace, composites, furniture, automotive, marine, and industrial fabrics. In Korea, Gerber Technology has more than 350 customers using over 1,500 systems and workstations which are fully supported and serviced by Keehwa.
About Gerber Technology
Gerber Technology (www.gerbertechnology.com), a business unit of $625 million corporation Gerber Scientific, Inc., develops and manufactures the world's leading brands of integrated software and hardware automation systems for manufacturers and retailers in 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 126 countries serving a total of more than 17,500 customers through sixteen 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.
