Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
| | (1) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-80449) pertaining to the 1999 Stock Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc., |
| | (2) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-97969) pertaining to the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan of AMETEK, Inc., |
| | (3) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-142824) pertaining to the AMETEK, Inc. 2007 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, |
| | (4) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-173988) pertaining to the AMETEK, Inc. 2011 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, |
| | (5) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-87491) pertaining to the AMETEK Retirement and Savings Plan, |
| | (6) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-91507) pertaining to the AMETEK, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, |
| | (7) | Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-176068) pertaining to the Hamilton Precision Metals 401(k) Employee Savings Plan and Solidstate Controls, Inc. Hourly Employees’ (CWA) Retirement Plan, and |
| | (8) | Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-75892) of AMETEK, Inc. |
of our report dated June 20, 2013, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of The AMETEK Retirement and Savings Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2012.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 20, 2013
