Gerber Technology empowers AFM to expand business

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology’s integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them. 

 

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology's integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them.#

Since implementing Gerber’s solutions, AFM has improved their profitability by approximately 25 per cent which has enabled them to invest in more staff training and specialisation.

 

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology's integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them.#

“Many people believe that technology is going to replace their employees, but as we’ve seen with AFM, that’s not the case at all,” Richard Jessup of Gerber Technology, said in a press release. “By correctly leveraging technology, AFM was actually able to improve the livelihood of their employees by adding to their skillset and giving them opportunities to grow. We are proud to help AFM not only streamline their production but also empower them to create jobs.”

 

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology's integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them.#

Over the last several years, AFM Distribution has experienced tremendous growth and is looking to enter the competitive export market. In order for AFM to successfully expand their company and ensure they are offering the best quality and price for each of the 60,000 garments they develop per month, they needed a solution that was able to increase efficiency, reduce time to market and cut costs.

 

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology's integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them.#

AFM’s manufacturing site in Vora is equipped with the Gerberspreader XLs50, the Gerber Paragon HX, and Gerber’s industry-leading software solutions: AccuMark, AccuNest and AccuPlan. Since AFM uses expensive fabrics and materials, it’s critical they maximise material usage and cut with absolute precision. With the powerful combination of AccuPlan and AccuNest, AFM is able to digitally send Cut Plan solutions, which include multiple markers, fabrics, colours and corresponding spreads and ply count, to quickly produce and track down the cutting efficiency of thousands of garments. Since implementing Gerber’s powerful design and production tools, AFM has been able to deliver as many as 1,800 parts per shift, assuring quality from the first layer of fabric to the last while saving money and improving material utilisation.

 

AFM Distribution, an Albanian workwear company, is leveraging Gerber Technology's integrated solution to reduce costs, labour and material waste to expand their business. As a company who prides themselves on quality manufacturing, their ability to meet deadlines and commitment to treating people as an asset, AFM knew Gerber Technology can help them.#

“The Gerbercutter provides maximum precision, especially when cutting notches and holes,” Ardiana Karakashi, AFM’s finance director, said. “This is particularly critical as the company manufactures workwear which can have as many as 200 notches. By leveraging Gerber, the cutting quality is assured from the first layer of fabric to the last. Moreover, we can rely on the first-rate technical support provided by Gerber Italia.”