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                                  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

                          Date of report: JULY 11, 2006
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                IDEX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


  DELAWARE                       1-10235                          36-3555336
  (State of               (Commission File Number)              (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)


                                630 DUNDEE ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (847) 498-7070
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:

         [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
             Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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             (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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             Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

         [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
             Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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Item 7.01 -- Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 11, 2006, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing the sale of
Lubriquip, Inc., its lubricant dispensing business, to Graco, Inc. A copy of the
press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 -- Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         99.1     Press release dated July 11, 2006






                                    SIGNATURE


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

                                               IDEX CORPORATION




                                               By: /s/ Dominic A. Romeo
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                                                   Dominic A. Romeo
                                                   Vice President and Chief
                                                   Financial Officer

July 17, 2006










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EXHIBIT
NUMBER         DESCRIPTION
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99.1           Press release dated July 11, 2006