CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
12 April 2012
Company News
Gerber Presents FIDM Graduate with webPDM Achievement Award
Recently, Gerber Technology presented its webPDM® Achievement Award at FIDM (Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising) in Los Angeles, Calif. during the graduate thesis presentation event for the school’s International Manufacturing and Product Development Advanced Study Program. Each year, Gerber Technology recognizes one student who best demonstrates outstanding applied understanding and use of Gerber’s webPDM product data management software in the preparation of his/her thesis. FIDM graduating student, Breanna Broach, earned this year’s award. FIDM’s Advanced Study Program in International Manufacturing and Product Development is a comprehensive program that immerses the student in all phases of the product development cycle -- from the initial concept and design of the product, through technical design, sourcing, costing, production, and marketing to the consumer.
The nine-month partnership, which includes trips to Europe and Asia for research and trend shopping, ends with thesis presentations, where students reveal their collections and share their experiences with family, friends and potential employers. Students developed this year’s collection in collaboration with The Cherokee Group, an American lifestyle brand.
Students at FIDM have been using Gerber’s webPDM software for more than 10 years and Gerber’s AccuMark pattern design, grading and marking software for the last two decades.
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