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                                                      EXHIBIT 23.2


                       Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our reports dated February 20, 1997 with respect to the financial
statements of Hewitt-Robins Conveyor Components, and March 7, 1997, with
respect to the financial statements of Continental Global Group, Inc., in the   
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-27665) and
related Prospectus of Continental Global Group, Inc. for the registration of
$120,000,000 of 11% Series B Senior Notes.



                                                ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
July 15, 1997