EXHIBIT 23.2
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
   
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Summary
Financial Data", "Selected Financial Data", and "Experts" and to the use of
our reports dated February 9, 1994, in the Registration Statement (Amendment
No 2 to Form S-3, No. 33-51663) and related Prospectus of AMETEK, Inc. for the
registration of $150 million,     % Senior Notes due 2004.     
 
                                                    /s/ Ernst & Young
 
Philadelphia, PA
   
March 9, 1994