UNITED STATES
                       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) May 3, 2004

                                  AMETEK, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)







          DELAWARE                    1-12981                 14-1682544
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(State or other jurisdiction of    (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)    File Number)           Identification No.)



37 North Valley Road, Building 4, P.O. Box 1764, Paoli, Pennsylvania    19301
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        (Address of principal executive offices)                     (Zip Code)

         Registrant's telephone number, including area code 610-647-2121

                                  AMETEK, Inc.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibit



       Exhibit Number     Description
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         99(a)            Copy of press release issued by AMETEK, Inc. on April
                          21, 2004.



Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information contained in Item 7 and Item 12, shall not be deemed "filed" for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, (The "Exchange
Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the
Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by
specific reference in such filings.

On April 21, 2004, AMETEK, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial
results for the three month period ended March 31, 2004. A copy of such press
release is attached as Exhibit 99(a). The information contained in the
aforementioned press release is hereby incorporated by reference in this Form
8-K.


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                                  AMETEK, Inc.

                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                                      AMETEK, Inc.
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                                                      (Registrant)




                                        By  /s/ Robert R. Mandos, Jr.
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                                                 Robert R. Mandos, Jr.
                                                 Vice President & Comptroller
                                                 (Principal Accounting Officer)




May 3, 2004


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                                  AMETEK, Inc.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX






Exhibit Number                     Description
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    99 (a)            Copy of press release issued by AMETEK, Inc. on April 21,
                      2004.



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