UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-A



               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



                          INTERNATIONAL CONTROLS CORP.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Florida                                                    54-0698116    
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(State of Incorporation                                        (I.R.S. Employer 
   or Organization)                                          Identification No.)


2016 North Pitcher Street, Kalamazoo, Michigan                           49007  
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   (Address of principal executive offices)                           (Zip Code)


Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class                               Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered                               Each Class is to be Registered
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     % Senior Secured Notes due 2002         New York Stock Exchange
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                    Securities to be registered pursuant to
                        Section 12(g) of the Act:  None


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                                (Title of Class)


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Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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     A description of the Registrant's     % Senior Secured Notes due 2002 to
be registered hereby will be set forth under the caption "Description of
Notes" in the Registrant's Prospectus to be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b), and such description is
incorporated herein by this reference.  A copy of the Preliminary Prospectus
will be delivered to the New York Stock Exchange.


Item 2.  Exhibits.
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     Copies of all applicable documents have been or will be provided to the
New York Stock Exchange prior to effectiveness of this registration
statement.


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                                   SIGNATURE
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     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on behalf of the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.


                                     INTERNATIONAL CONTROLS CORP.


                                     By:   /s/ Jay H. Harris
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                                         Jay H. Harris
                                         Executive Vice President and
                                         Chief Operating Officer

Dated:  July 13, 1994