EXHIBIT 23
The Plan Administrator
Gerber Scientific, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries
401(k) Maximum Advantage Program and Trust:
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement No. 33-42879 on Form S-8 of Gerber Scientific, Inc. and
Participating Subsidiaries 401(k) Maximum Advantage Program and
Trust of our report dated June 2, 2000, relating to the
statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Gerber
Scientific, Inc. and Participating Subsidiaries 401(k) Maximum
Advantage Program and Trust as of December 31, 1999 and 1998, and
the related statements of changes in net assets available for
plan benefits for the years then ended and the related schedule,
which report appears in the December 31, 1999 annual report on
Form 11-K of Gerber Scientific, Inc. and Participating
Subsidiaries 401(k) Maximum Advantage Program and Trust.
/s/ KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP
Hartford Connecticut
July 12, 2000
