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): January 18, 2006

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

              OHIO                        1-2299                 34-0117420
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of      (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization)            Number)           Identification No.)


                    One Applied Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (216) 426-4000.

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ITEM 2.02.        RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

         On January 18, 2006, the registrant issued an earnings release related
to its second quarter ended December 31, 2005 and the text of that announcement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.


ITEM 9.01.        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

         (c)      Exhibits.

                  Exhibit 99 -- Earnings release of Applied Industrial 
                  Technologies, Inc. dated January 18, 2006.


                                    SIGNATURE

         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.

                                    APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
                                      (Registrant)


                                 By:    /s/ Fred D. Bauer                  
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                                        Fred D. Bauer
                                        Vice President-General Counsel
                                        & Secretary

Date:  January 18, 2006


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.       Description
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       99         Earnings release of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 
                  dated January 18, 2006.