is a company dedicated to the rebuilding and marketing of imagesetters and drum recorders. These machines, driven by computers running programs such as QuarkXpress, Corel Draw, Photoshop, etc., are used to image printing plates, (or the photographic film from which printing plates are made).

The company has facilities for the rebuilding of imagesetters and drum recorders. Fred Simper Graphic Arts Equipment specializes particularly in reconditioned Agfa and Linotronic imagesetters/drum recorders, (although any make can be sourced for prospective customers). We buy, sell, and exchange imagesetters of all kinds. Brokerage service of more expensive, four up and eight up machines is also available to larger corporations.

Fred Simper Graphic Arts Equipment also specializes in Raster Image Processors (RIPs).

Fred Simper the CEO of Fred Simper Graphic Arts Equipment held various technical and marketing positions during 18 years service with VariTyper Corporation. Frequent training received at Hanover NJ, USA, Head Office included typesetting, programming and typography. Last job title: Phototypesetting and Software Systems Coordinator. Feature writer for Print Action, Canadian Printer, and other publications in the USA/Canada on Typesetting and Electronic Publishing since 1977.

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Commenced business in May, 1982 as International Phototypesetter Exchange
1982 : Incorporated as a limited company to rebuild and market phototypesetting machines
1986 : Rebuilt and marketed CRT based Phototypesetters.
1992 : Initiated brokerage of Imagesetters and Drum Recorders
1994 : Rebuilt and marketed Linotronic & Agfa Imagesetters
Fred Simper Graphic Arts Equipment Ltd operates from a ten acre business and residential property 23 miles north of Toronto. (Owned since 1979).