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EXHIBIT 23
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-43506, 33-53401, 33-60687, 33-65509, 33-65513, and 333-53809 of Applied
Industrial Technologies, Inc. on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 8, 2000
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, 2000.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
September 13, 2000
