EXHIBIT 23
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Amendment No. 1 to registration
statement No. 333-42839 of UNOVA, Inc. on Form S-3 and registration statements
Nos. 333-39003, 333-39005, and 333-39007 of UNOVA, Inc. each filed on Form S-8,
of our report dated February 12, 1999, appearing in this Annual Report on Form
10-K of UNOVA, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 26, 1999
 
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