Gerber Scientific Inc.
1948-present
Gerber Scientific was incorporated by (Heinz) Joseph Gerber in 1948 as The Gerber Scientific Instrument Company. Gerber had invented his first graphics device, the Gerber Variable Scale, while a junior at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (he graduated in 1946). In 1961, the company went public. In the decades following, Gerber Scientific expanded, completing a series of buyouts and establishing several subsidiaries, including Gerber Systems Technology. Today the company specializes in equipment for signmaking, packaging, apparel, industrial, and opthalmic lens production.