 The Gerber ShoeMaker, introduced in 1989, reduced the time from twenty-eight days to two days to make shoes.Based on Gerber apparel-making technologies, the company went on to develop a line of computer integrated manufacturing systems to automate the production of furniture.In addition, among the company's introductions in the textile industry was the first direct-to-screen screen-setter, the first system to make screens for screen-printing directly from digital design data.