8-K

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                                  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: JUNE 12, 2007
                        (Date of earliest event reported)

                                IDEX CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   DELAWARE                       1-10235                         36-3555336
  (State of              (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer
Incorporation)                                               Identification No.)


                                630 DUNDEE ROAD
                           NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 60062
          (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                 (847) 498-7070
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 7.01 -- Regulation FD Disclosure.

On June 12, 2007, IDEX Corporation issued a press release announcing the
acquisition of Quadro Engineering, a leading provider of particle control
solutions for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical markets.

A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01 -- Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)      Exhibits

         99.1     Press release dated June 12, 2007




                                    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.


                             IDEX CORPORATION



                             By: /s/ Dominic A. Romeo
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                                 Dominic A. Romeo
                                 Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

June 14, 2007




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99.1                   Press release dated June 12, 2007

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                  IDEX CORPORATION ACQUIRES QUADRO ENGINEERING
                IN A STRATEGIC EXPANSION OF ITS SANITARY PLATFORM

NORTHBROOK, IL, JUNE 12, 2007 -- IDEX CORPORATION (NYSE: IEX) today announced
the acquisition of Quadro Engineering, a leading provider of particle control
solutions for the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical markets. Quadro's core
capabilities include fine milling, emulsification and special handling of liquid
and solid particulates for laboratory, pilot phase and production scale
processing within the pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical markets.
Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Quadro will be operated as a
standalone unit within the company's Fluid & Metering Technologies segment.

For the year ended December 31, 2006, Quadro had revenues of approximately $22
million (USD). The cash consideration was $31 million and is expected to be
accretive to IDEX's earnings beginning in 2008.

Commenting on the acquisition, IDEX Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry
Kingsley said, "We are extremely pleased by Quadro Engineering's decision to
become part of IDEX. Quadro is a technology leader in customized, critical
particle control applications, providing a basis for us to serve selective, high
growth sanitary applications in developing markets worldwide. Quadro's
capabilities expand IDEX's ability to provide customized solutions for the
movement, transformation, measurement and dispense of high value fluids and,
now, solids."

Quadro Engineering President Keith McIntosh stated, "We are excited to become a
part of IDEX and its Fluid & Metering Technologies business. IDEX is a
recognized leader in applied engineered solutions. We have an expanded global
footprint and the technology to provide our customers with a complete solution
for the safe, sanitary and efficient transformation and delivery of high value
fluids and solids."

ABOUT IDEX
IDEX Corporation is an applied solutions company specializing in fluid and
metering technologies, health and science technologies, dispensing equipment,
and fire, safety and other diversified products built to its customers' exacting
specifications. 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 and Chicago Stock Exchange under the symbol "IEX".