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The Board of Directors
Roper Industries, Inc.


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No.'s 
33-77770 and 33-78026) on Forms S-8 of Roper Industries, Inc. of our report 
dated December 4, 1996 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Roper 
Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 1996 and 1995, and the 
related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash 
flows and related schedules for the years then ended, which report appears in 
October 31, 1996 annual report on Form 10-K of Roper Industries, Inc.


                                                  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP

Atlanta, Georgia

January 7, 1997