Applied Industrial (AIT) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-149183, 333-138054, 333-138053, 333-124574, 333-69002, 333-83809, 33-65509, 33-53401, and 33-53361 on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 15, 2008, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in and incorporated by reference this Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended June 30, 2008. Our report relating to the consolidated financial statements of the Company includes an explanatory paragraph concerning the adoption of new accounting standards in 2007 and 2008.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
August 20, 2008