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EXHIBIT 21

UNOVA, INC.
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT

Name of Subsidiary						Jurisdiction of Incorporation
Cincinnati Machine Holdings U.K. Limited						UNITED KINGDOM
	Cincinnati Machine U.K. Limited					UNITED KINGDOM
Intermec Technologies Corporation						WASHINGTON
	Intermec Technologies de México, S.A. de C.V.					MEXICO
	Infolink Group Limited					AUSTRALIA
		Intermec Technologies Australia Pty. Limited				AUSTRALIA
	Intermec International Inc.					WASHINGTON
		Intermec Technologies Holdings B.V.				NETHERLANDS
		Intermec International B.V.				NETHERLANDS
			Intermec AB			SWEDEN
				Intermec Printer AB		SWEDEN
				Intermec PTC AB		SWEDEN
				Intermec Technologies AB		SWEDEN
					Intermec Technologies A/S	DENMARK
					ITC Intermec Technologies Corporation AS	NORWAY
				Intermec Technologies (S) Pte Ltd		SINGAPORE
				Intermec Scanner Technology Center S.A.		FRANCE
	Intermec IP Corp.					DELAWARE
	Intermec Label Products B.V.					NETHERLANDS
	Intermec (South America) Ltda.					BRAZIL
	Intermec Technologies Canada Ltd.					CANADA
	Intermec Technologies Benelux B.V.					NETHERLANDS
	Intermec Technologies GmbH					GERMANY
	Intermec Technologies S.r.l.					ITALY
	Intermec Technologies U.K. Limited					UNITED KINGDOM
	Intermec Technologies S.A.					FRANCE
	Intermec Technologies, S.A.					SPAIN
UNOVA Industrial Automation Systems, Inc.						DELAWARE
	Honsberg Lamb Sonderwerkzeugmaschinen GmbH					GERMANY
	J.S. McNamara Company					MICHIGAN
	M M & E, Inc.					NEVADA
	R & B Machine Tool Company					MICHIGAN
	The Factory Power Company					OHIO
	UNOVA IP Corp.					DELAWARE
UNOVA U.K. Limited						UNITED KINGDOM
	UNOVA Financing Ltd.					UNITED KINGDOM

The Registrant has additional operating subsidiaries which, considered in the aggregate as a single subsidiary, do not constitute a significant subsidiary.

All above-listed subsidiaries have been consolidated in the Registrant's financial statements.

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EXHIBIT 21

UNOVA, INC. SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT