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                                                                  EXHIBIT 24(c)


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus, which is part
of this Registration Statement of IDEX Corporation on Form S-3, of our report
dated February 6, 1996 on the consolidated financial statements of Fluid
Management Limited Partnership as of and for the years ended December 31, 1995
and 1994 included in the Current Report of IDEX Corporation on Form 8-K dated
July 29, 1996 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE   LLP
Chicago, Illinois
October 29, 1996