UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               December 20, 2006 (Date of earliest event reported)

                                 MAGNETEK, INC.

             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



          DELAWARE                1-10233                  95-3917584
(State or Other Jurisdiction    (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)         File Number)           Identification No.)


                            N49 W13650 Campbell Drive
                            Menomonee Falls, WI 53041
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (262) 783-3500

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ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS.

See Press Release dated December 20, 2006 entitled "Magnetek Receives First
Order for Large Wind Power Inverters", attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report.



EXHIBIT
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION

99.1       Magnetek, Inc. Press Release dated December 20, 2006 entitled
           "Magnetek Receives First Order for Large Wind Power Inverters".










                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            MAGNETEK, INC.





                                            By: /s/ David Reiland
                                                -------------------------
                                                David Reiland
                                                President
                                                & Chief Executive Officer
December 21, 2006





                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT
NUMBER     DESCRIPTION

99.1       Magnetek,  Inc.  Press Release dated  December 20, 2006 entitled
           "Magnetek Receives First Order for large Wind Power Inverters".