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):
June 28, 1995




                    SPX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)




DELAWARE			    001-6948			    38-1016340
(State of other			(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of			File Number)		   Identification
Incorporation)							       Number)




700 Terrace Point Drive, Muskegon, Michigan		49443-3301
     (Address of principal executive offices)			 (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(616) 724-5000


	Item 5.	Other Events.

	On June 28, 1995, the Company announced the resignation of its Chief 
Executive Officer and the election, on an interim basis, of a new Chief
Executive Officer.  Details are provided in the attached press release.


SIGNATURES


	Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the under-
signed hereunto duly authorized.

					SPX CORPORATION
					(Registrant)




Dated:  June 29, 1995		By: James M. Sheridan
                     						Vice President-Administration, Secretary
                      					and General Counsel

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

			     Contact:	John Tyson
								616-724-5406


	MUSKEGON, MI -- June 28, 1995 -- The Board of Directors of SPX 
Corporation today announced the resignation of Dale A. Johnson as Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer of SPX Corporation.  Also announced was the election, on
an interim basis, of Charles E. Johnson II as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and the start of an immediate search for a new chief
executive officer.

	The Board also announced the appointment of an Operating Committee, 
reporting to Charles E. Johnson.  In addition to Mr. Johnson, the other four 
members of the committee are:

	Curtis T. Atkisson Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer
	James M. Sheridan, Vice President, Administration, Secretary
 		and General Counsel
	William L. Trubeck, Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief
	 	Financial Officer
	Albert A. Zagotta, Executive Vice President

	Charles E. Johnson II, who is 59, has been a member of the company's Board 
of Directors since 1976.  He joined the company in 1964 and held increasingly 
responsible positions until 1990, when he left to pursue personal business
interests.  During his years of active service with the company he held assign-
ments as Group Vice President, responsible for several company operating units,
Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Operating Officer.  He is the
grandson of company founder Charles E. Johnson.

	SPX Corporation is a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of 
specialty service tools and original equipment components for the global motor 
vehicle industry.