EXHIBIT 99.1


               LAWRENCE D. KINGSLEY TO SUCCEED DENNIS K. WILLIAMS
                  AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF IDEX CORPORATION;
   IDEX ALSO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT OF DIRECTOR AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW DIRECTOR
                             AT 2006 ANNUAL MEETING


NORTHBROOK, IL, February 6 --IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX) today announced that
its president and chief executive officer, Lawrence D. (Larry) Kingsley, will
also become chairman of its Board of Directors, effective at the company's 2006
annual meeting on April 4, 2006. Kingsley will succeed Dennis K. Williams, who
plans to retire from the company and the Board of Directors at the company's
2006 annual meeting.

Kingsley has been IDEX's president and chief executive officer since March 2005
and was previously the company's chief operating officer since August 2004.
Prior to joining IDEX, Kingsley progressed through a series of increasingly
responsible operating positions at Danaher Corporation.

Prior to Danaher, Kingsley held several positions of increasing responsibility
with Kollmorgen Corporation. Previous to Kollmorgen, Kingsley was with
Weidmuller Incorporated, a subsidiary of C.A. Weidmuller, GmbH.

Kingsley holds an undergraduate degree in engineering and business from Clarkson
University and an MBA from the College of William and Mary.

IDEX Corporation also announced that a member of its Board of Directors, Paul E.
Raether, will retire and resign from the Board effective April 4, 2006, after
serving on the company's Board of Directors since January 1988. The Board would
like to thank Mr. Raether for his 18 years of dedicated service to IDEX. He has
been a key enabler to IDEX's growth and success.

The company's Board of Directors has appointed a new director, Ruby R. Chandy,
effective April 4, 2006, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Raether's
resignation. Ms. Chandy has been Vice President of Marketing and Commercial
Excellence of Thermo Electron Corporation since 2005. She served as President,
Bioscience Technologies Division from 2003 to 2004 and as President, Process
Instruments Division, Thermo Electron Corporation from 2001 to 2002.

Upon the anticipated election of Frank S. Hermance, the Board of Directors plans
to appoint both him and Ms. Chandy to the company's Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, effective April 4, 2006. Effective on that same date, Mr.
Raether will no longer serve on the company's Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee.

Mr. Hermance,  who is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AMETEK,  Inc., has
been a member of the IDEX Board of Directors  since January 2004. The IDEX Board
of Directors has nominated him for election at the company's 2006 annual meeting
as a Class II director to serve for a three-year  term. Mr. Hermance is a member
of the Audit Committee of the IDEX Board of Directors.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements are subject to inherent
uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those anticipated at the date of this news release. There are a number of
factors that could cause those differences, including those presented in the
company's most recent annual report and other company filings with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements
included here are only made as of the date of this news release, and management
undertakes no obligation to publicly update them to reflect subsequent events or
circumstances. Investors are cautioned not to rely unduly on forward-looking
statements when evaluating the information presented here.

ABOUT IDEX
IDEX Corporation is the world leader in fluid-handling technologies for positive
displacement pumps and metering products, dispensing equipment for color
formulation, and other highly engineered products including fire suppression
equipment, rescue tools and engineered band clamping systems. Its products are
sold in niche markets to a wide range of industries throughout the world. IDEX
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX".

       For further information on IDEX Corporation and its business units,
               visit the company's Web site at www.idexcorp.com.