Consent of Independent Certified Public Accountants The Board of Directors Technitrol, Inc.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 33-35334, 33-63203, 333-55751, 333-85271 and 333-94073) on Form S-8 of Technitrol, Inc. of our report dated February 25, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Technitrol, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 29, 2000 and December 31, 1999 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, cash flows, changes in shareholders' equity and the financial statement schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 29, 2000, which report appears in the December 29, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of Technitrol, Inc. KPMG LLP Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 16, 2001 Page 60 of 60