8-K

                                  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 (Date of earliest event reported): September 8, 2005



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


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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
             Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers

(c)  Appointment of Principal Officers.

On September 8, 2005, the Board of Directors of UNOVA, Inc. (the "Company")
elected Fredric B. Anderson Vice President and Controller and named him Acting
Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Anderson, age 38, has served as Director of Accounting and Financial
Reporting, and in the capacity of Chief Accounting Officer, since he joined the
Company in July 2002. He came to the Company after nearly 12 years with Ernst &
Young LLP, where he spent nine years in the audit department, including six
years in San Diego and three years on an international expatriate assignment in
Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1999, he joined the transaction services group in
Ernst & Young's Los Angeles office, where he provided consulting and due
diligence services related to client acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Anderson holds a B.B.A. in Accounting and a Masters in International
Business from the University of San Diego.

In connection with his promotion to Vice President and Controller, Mr. Anderson
was granted a new compensation package effective September 1, 2005, including an
annual base salary of $181,165, a target bonus of 50 percent of base salary, and
a Change of Control Employment Agreement in the form entered into between the
Company and other officers at the level of Vice President. That form of
agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's 1999 Annual Report on Form
10-K.

(d)  Election of Directors.

Oren G. Shaffer was elected a director of the Company on September 8, 2005, when
the Board of Directors expanded its membership from nine to ten. Mr. Shaffer is
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Qwest Communications International
Inc. ("Qwest"). He has been appointed a member of the Audit and Compliance
Committee and of the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board.

The Company purchases telecommunications services from Qwest and its
subsidiaries, most of which are public utility regulated services. The Company
has also provided services to Qwest in the ordinary course of its business.
There have been no transactions between the companies in the past three years
that are required to be reported here under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the Company's press release of September 8, 2005, announcing Mr.
Shaffer's election, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is
incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits.

The following exhibit is attached as part of this report:

Exhibit
Number         Description
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99.1           Press Release issued by the Company dated September 8, 2005.


                                    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/ Janis L. Harwell
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                                                      Janis L. Harwell
                                       Senior Vice President and General Counsel
September 13, 2005


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EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Qwest Communications CFO Oren G. Shaffer Joins UNOVA Board of Directors

    EVERETT, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2005--Oren G. Shaffer,
Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Qwest Communications
International Inc., has been elected to the UNOVA, Inc. Board of
Directors. He will become a member of the Audit and Compliance
Committee and the Compensation Committee. UNOVA (NYSE:UNA) divisions
specialize in automatic data collection technologies such as RFID
(radio frequency identification), wireless networking, mobile
computing and industrial manufacturing systems.
    Shaffer has a long history of financial leadership. Formerly, he
has served as the president and chief operating officer of Sorrento
Networks; the chief financial officer of Ameritech; and the president
of Virgo Cap Inc., an investment firm. And from 1968 to 1992, he
advanced through executive positions at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. to
the positions of executive vice president, chief financial officer and
director. During his 25-year tenure with Goodyear, he accrued 15 years
of international experience including chairman and chief executive
officer of Goodyear's operations in France.
    Shaffer, who lives with his wife Evelyne in Boulder, Colorado,
holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from the
University of California at Berkeley and a Master of Science in
management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
    In addition to his responsibilities with Qwest Communications,
Shaffer serves on the boards of directors for the Singapore Equity
Fund and the Japan Fund. He has been awarded both the "Chevalier de
L'Order du Merite" by former French President Francois Mitterand and
the "Commandeur de l'Ordre de Merite du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg" by
Jean Grand-Duc de Luxembourg, Duc de Nassau.

    About UNOVA

    UNOVA is a leader in global supply chain solutions and in the
development, manufacture and integration of wired and wireless
automated data collection, Intellitag(R) RFID (radio frequency
identification), mobile computing systems, bar code printers and label
media. The company's products and services are used by customers in
many industries to improve productivity, quality and responsiveness of
business operations, from supply chain management and enterprise
resource planning to field sales and service.
    For investor information, contact Director Kevin McCarty,
425-265-2472, kmccarty@unova.com. For more information about UNOVA,
visit www.unova.com.

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