8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): January 13, 2004



                                   UNOVA, INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


          Delaware                     001-13279               95-4647021
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission file number)      (I.R.S. Employer
      of incorporation)                                   Identification Number)

                   6001 36th Avenue West                        98203-1264
                    Everett, Washington                        (Zip Code)
                       www.unova.com
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 (Address of principal executive offices and internet site)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (425) 265-2400








Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:

Exhibit          Description
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  99.1         Press Release issued by UNOVA, Inc., dated January 13, 2004.



Item 9.  Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 13, 2004, UNOVA, Inc. issued a press release to announce that the
Board of Directors has elected Kenneth L. Cohen Vice President, Treasurer, and
an Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2004.









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.



                                    UNOVA, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Michael E. Keane
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                                        Michael E. Keane
                                        Senior Vice President and
                                        Chief Financial Officer


January 13, 2004

EX-99

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

       Ken Cohen Elected UNOVA Vice President, Treasurer and Tax

   EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2004--The Board of
Directors of UNOVA, Inc. (NYSE:UNA) has elected Kenneth L. Cohen vice
president, treasurer, and an executive officer, effective Jan. 1,
2004. Cohen is also vice president, taxes, of the Company, a position
he has held since July, 2000.
   In addition to his responsibilities for taxes, Cohen now has
responsibility for treasury, cash management, and pensions. He reports
directly to Michael E. Keane, senior vice president and chief
financial officer.
   Cohen began his career with the Company as part of the Litton
Industries corporate staff in 1989 and since then has held positions
of increasing responsibility with the successor companies, Western
Atlas Inc. and UNOVA after their spin-offs in 1994 and 1997,
respectively. In July, 2000, he was elected a corporate vice
president. Prior to joining the Company, Cohen served as vice
president, taxes for SunAmerica and before that held management
positions at Transamerica Corporation and Deloitte & Touche.
   Cohen, a CPA, holds a BBA degree from City College of New York, a
JD from Case Western Reserve University, and an MBA in Finance from
University of California, Berkeley.
   UNOVA is a leading global supplier of wireless networking, mobile
computing and RFID technology for the supply-chain and government
markets and is also a leading supplier of manufacturing technologies
to the global automotive and aerospace industries.

    CONTACT: UNOVA, Inc.
             Kathy Kuhn 425-265-2490
             www.unova.com