SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 24, 1996

MONITEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 0-16544 94-1689129
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Identification No.)
of incorporation)

1495 Zephyr Avenue
Hayward, California 94544
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (510) 471-8300

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.

1. Monitek Technologies, Inc. ("Monitek") and Sentex Sensing Technology,
Inc. ("Sentex") have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement") whereby a Sentex subsidiary will be merged into
Monitek and Sentex will operate Monitek as a wholly owned subsidiary.
On June 26, 1996, the respective Boards of Directors of Monitek and
Sentex jointly issued a press release announcing the Merger Agreement,
among other matters, and describing the consideration to be paid upon
the closing of the transaction. A copy of the press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Item 7(c). Exhibits.

Exhibit A Press Release of Sentex Sensing Technology, Inc. and Monitek
Technologies, Inc. dated June 26, 1996

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MONITEK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Dated: July 1, 1996 By:/s/ James S. O'Leary
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James S. O'Leary, Executive Vice President,
Treasurer, Secretary and Chief Financial
Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit No. Description Page No.
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A Press Release of Sentex Sensing Technology 3
Inc. and Monitek Technologies, Inc. dated
June 26, 1996