1 EXHIBIT 21 SUBSIDIARIES OF IDEX CORPORATION December 31, 1997 OTHER NAME JURISDICTION OF WHICH DOING BUSINESS SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION IF ANY - ---------- --------------- -------------------- BAND-IT-IDEX, INC. DELAWARE BAND-IT COMPANY LTD. UNITED KINGDOM BAND-IT CLAMPS (ASIA) PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE BAND-IT R.S.A. (PTY) LTD. REP. OF S. AFRICA 51% OWNED CORKEN, INC. DELAWARE FMI MANAGEMENT COMPANY DELAWARE FLUID MANAGEMENT, INC. DELAWARE FLUID MANAGEMENT EUROPE B.V. NETHERLANDS FLUID MANAGEMENT U.K. LTD. UNITED KINGDOM FLUID MANAGEMENT FRANCE SARL FRANCE FLUID MANAGEMENT ESPNANA SLU SPAIN FLUID MANAGEMENT SCANDINAVIA AB SWEDEN FLUID MANAGEMENT GmbH GERMANY FLUID MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA PTY.LTD. AUSTRALIA FLUID MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. FLUID MANAGEMENT CANADA CANADA FLUID MANAGEMENT SERVICES e VENDES BRAZIL HALE PRODUCTS, INC. PENNSYLVANIA HALE PRODUCTS EUROPE GmbH GERMANY GODIVA PRODUCTS LTD. UNITED KINGDOM SEITHAL LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM GODIVA GROUP LTD. UNITED KINGDOM GINSWAT LTD. HONG KONG HALE PRODUCTS BET. GmbH GERMANY LUKAS HYDRAULIK VER. GmbH LUKAS HYDRAULIK GmbH GERMANY LUBRIQUIP, INC. DELAWARE KLS ILUBRIQUIP, INC. WISCONSIN MICROPUMP, INC. DELAWARE MICROPUMP LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM PULSAFEEDER, INC. DELAWARE PULSAFEEDER PTE. LTD. SINGAPORE KNIGHT INC. DELAWARE KNIGHT EQUIPMENT AUSTRALIA PTY LTD AUSTRALIA KNIGHT EQUIPMENT (CANADA) LTD CANADA KNIGHT INTERNATIONAL B.V. NETHERLANDS KNIGHT EQUIPMENT INTL. B.V. NETHERLANDS SIGNFIX HOLDINGS LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM SIGNFIX LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM TESPA FRANCE SARL FRANCE TESPA GmbH GERMANY STRIPPIT, INC. DELAWARE BURGMASTER STRIPPIT LIMITED UNITED KINGDOM VIBRATECH, INC. DELAWARE 2 SUBSIDIARIES OF IDEX CORPORATION December 31, 1997 OTHER NAME JURISDICTION OF WHICH DOING BUSINESS SUBSIDIARY INCORPORATION IF ANY - ---------- --------------- -------------------- VIKING PUMP, INC. DELAWARE VIKING PUMP INTERNATIONAL, INC. DELAWARE VIKING PUMP (EUROPE) LTD. IRELAND JOHNSON PUMP (UK) LTD. UNITED KINGDOM VIKING PUMP OF CANADA, INC. ONTARIO VIKING PUMP LATIN AMERICA S.A. DE C.V. MEXICO WARREN RUPP, INC. DELAWARE MARATHON PUMP COMPANY WARREN RUPP (EUROPE) LTD. IRELAND BLAGDON PUMP LTD UNITED KINGDOM IDEX FOREIGN SALES CORP. BARBADOS