GERB at FABTECH 2023: Isolation technology innovation for industrial machinery

GERB participation in Fabtech Mexico has been an opportunity to showcase its 114-year experience in industrial machinery isolation technology and its constant innovation capacity.

Moisés Alvarado, General Director at GERB in Mexico, knows the event’s importance for the country’s metalworking industry: “The value of Fabtech is reflected in the size of the event. It was just conference sessions when I started assisting more than 15 years ago. But the importance of the event and the vitality of the metalworking market in Mexico have consequently generated significant growth.”

In an increasingly competitive market, GERB has found a niche of opportunity in machines foundation, creating the basis to ensure proper machinery operation. “We have a system that helps, through energy dissipation, to reduce machinery maintenance,” says Alvarado.

GERB has developed new applications for different types of presses, showing its response to innovation in machinery and the ability to evolve and improve constantly.

Alvarado emphasizes that “attendees understand how they can improve performance by improving their manufacturing processes and using appropriate technologies. That’s the ‘Fabtech effect’ in the industry.” Innovation in machinery is one of the main attractions of this event, and the German company has been at the top of the isolation technology business, adapting its solutions to the new market demand.

One of the most significant advances in stamping processes is servo motors, which have a very different load from joint presses and require an adequate isolation system. GERB has developed a solution that offers good isolation performance and creates a highly controlled behavior due to the use of the correct spring and viscous damper technologies. “These types of presses have already been isolated in Mexico with our system,” says Alvarado.

GERB has also managed to maintain energy dissipation or isolation standards in precision equipment, adapting to the specific processes of each plant. “It is essential to consider that when they approach us, they can clearly explain their plants’ process or types of methods to give the appropriate recommendations. It is even always advisable to make technical visits, “adds Alvarado. In a context of nearshoring and increased competition in the Mexican market, Alvarado considers the importance of investing in top engineering to stay competitive: “The fact that new skills arrive from abroad in the country generates more opportunities and forces us to improve our processes and do engineering in greater detail.”