EXHIBIT 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
333-124574, 33-53361, 33-53401, 33-65509, 333-83809 and 333-69002 of Applied
Industrial Technologies, Inc. (the "Company") on Forms S-8 of our reports dated
August 19, 2005, relating to the financial statements and financial statement
schedule of the Company and management's report on the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting, appearing in and incorporated by reference in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. for the
year ended June 30, 2005. Our report relating to the consolidated financial
statements of the Company includes an explanatory paragraph concerning the
adoption of a new accounting principle in fiscal 2004.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cleveland, Ohio
September 1, 2005