Exhibit 99.1

        Gregory K. Hinckley Named to UNOVA Board of Directors

    EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2004--UNOVA, Inc.
(NYSE:UNA), of Everett, Wash., has named Gregory K. Hinckley, of
Portland, Oregon, to its Board of Directors and its Audit and
Compliance Committee.
    Hinckley is president and chief operating officer of Mentor
Graphics Corp., of Wilsonville, Oregon, a leading provider of
electronic design automation software and systems used by engineers to
design, simulate and test electronic components such as integrated
circuits and printed circuit boards.
    Hinckley, 57, joined Mentor in 1997 as executive vice president,
chief operating officer and chief financial officer. He additionally
was named president and a company director in 1999.
    Prior to joining Mentor, Hinckley served as chief financial
officer of VLSI Technology, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer and
earlier served as CFO at Crowley Maritime Corp. and Bio-Rad
Laboratories.
    A graduate of Claremont with degrees in math and physics, Hinckley
was a Fulbright Scholar at Nottingham University in England, where he
studied applied mathematics. In addition, he holds a master's degree
in applied physics from the University of California, San Diego, and
an MBA from Harvard. He is on the board of the Portland Opera, Amkor
Technology, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated circuit, test and
assembly services and ArcSoft, Inc., a leading provider of OEM
multimedia software for consumer electronic applications.
    Unova expanded its board from nine to ten members with Mr.
Hinckley's election.
    UNOVA is a leading supplier of automated data collection, wireless
networking and mobile computing systems. The company also designs and
builds manufacturing systems, primarily for the global automotive and
aerospace industries. For more information, visit www.unova.com.

    CONTACT: UNOVA Investor Relations
             Kevin McCarty, 425-265-2472
             kmccarty@unova.com