SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K
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                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 15, 2002


                          CIMETRIX, INCORPORATED
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          Nevada                      0-16454                   87-0439107
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   State of Incorporation       Commission File No.          IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.



          6979 South High Tech Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84047-3757
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, Including Area Code: (801) 256-6500



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Item 5.  Other Events

Appointment to the Board of Directors

     On July 9, 2002 the  Board of  Directors  of  Cimetrix,  Incorporated  (the
"Company") appointed Robert H. Reback as a director of the Company.

     Mr.  Reback  has served as  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer of the
Company  since June 2001.  He joined the Company as Vice  President  of Sales in
January  1996,  was  appointed as Executive  Vice  President of Sales in January
1997, to the Office of the President in January 2001, and as President and Chief
Executive  Officer in June 2001.  From 1994 to 1995, Mr. Reback was the District
Manager of Fanuc  Robotics' West Coast business unit.  From 1985 to 1993, he was
Director of Sales and Account  Executives  for Thesis,  Inc., a  privately-owned
supplier of factory automation software.  Prior to that, Mr. Reback was a senior
automation  engineer  at Texas  Instruments.  Mr.  Reback  has a B.S.  degree in
Mechanical  Engineering and a M.S. degree in Industrial  Engineering from Purdue
University.

     Mr. Reback will serve as a director until the next shareholder's meeting at
which directors are elected.

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1934, the Registrant
has duly  caused  this  report  to be signed  on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

                                   CIMETRIX, INCORPORATED
                                        (Registrant)



Dated: July 17, 2002               By:/s/ Riley G. Astill
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                                      Riley G. Astill
                                      Vice President of Finance, Treasurer
                                      and Chief Financial Officer