<PAGE>

    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2000
                                                  Registration No. 333-________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             Registration Statement
                                     Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                             ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             ----------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                             51-0263969
         --------                                             ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

                              160 Ben Burton Road
                             Bogart, Georgia 30622
                             ---------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

         Roper Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan
         -------------------------------------------------------------
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                               Martin S. Headley
                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                             Roper Industries, Inc.
                              160 Ben Burton Road
                             Bogart, Georgia 30622
                                 (706) 369-7170
                 (Name, address and telephone number, including
                        area code, of agent for service)
                        ________________________________

                              Copies Requested to:
                            Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.
                     Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
                                Sixteenth Floor
                           191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                            Atlanta, Georgia  30303

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                        -------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
====================================================================================================================
Title of Securities to       Amount to be         Proposed Maximum        Proposed Maximum           Amount of
 be Registered(1)             Registered         Offering Price Per      Aggregate Offering       Registration Fee
                                                      Share(2)                Price(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                           <C>                   <C>                     <C>                     <C>
Shares of Common Stock         500,000               $30.41                  $15,205,000               $4,015

Preferred Stock
 Purchase Rights(3)            500,000
====================================================================================================================
</TABLE>
(1)  Representing shares of the Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value (the
     "Common Stock"), that may be issued and sold by the Registrant in
     connection with the Registrant's Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan
     (the "Plan"). This Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable
     number of additional shares as may become issuable to prevent dilution in
     the event of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions
     pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  Pursuant to a separate Registration
     Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-71094), the Registrant previously
     registered 500,000 shares of Common Stock not included in the above figure
     subject to issuance under the Plan.
<PAGE>

(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
     and based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the Common
     Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 25, 2000.

(3)  The Preferred Stock Purchase Rights will be attached to the shares of
     Common Stock being registered and will be issued for no additional
     consideration; therefore, no additional registration fee is required.
<PAGE>

Incorporation by reference of contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 33-70194).

  The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant
on November 1, 1993, (File No. 33-71094) relating to the Plan are hereby
incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

  The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement.

  Exhibit
  Number   Description of Exhibit
  ------   ----------------------

   4.1     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including Form of
           Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A
           Preferred Stock [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
           Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed January 21, 1998.]

   4.2     By-Laws Amended and Restated as of February 22, 2000. (Incorporated
           by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration
           Statement on Form S-8 filed April 26, 2000 (File No. 333-35648)).

  23.1     Consent of KPMG LLP.

  23.2     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

  24       Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
           Statement).
<PAGE>

                                 SIGNATURES
                                 ----------

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Bogart, State of Georgia, on the 26 day of April,
2000.

                                        ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                        By:  /s/ Derrick N. Key
                                            -------------------
                                            Derrick N. Key
                                            Chairman of the Board,
                                            President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

  KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Derrick N. Key as his true and lawful attorney-
in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing required or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
<PAGE>

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
            Signature                                Title                              Date
            ---------                                -----                              ----
<S>                                     <C>                                        <C>
/s/ Derrick N. Key                      Chairman of the Board, President           April 26, 2000
---------------------------------       and Chief Executive Officer
Derrick N. Key


/s/ Martin S. Headley                   Vice President and Chief Financial
---------------------------------       Officer                                    April 26, 2000
Martin S. Headley


/s/ Kevin G. McHugh                     Controller                                 April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Kevin G. McHugh


/s/ W. Lawrence Banks                   Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
W. Lawrence Banks



/s/ Luitpold von Braun                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Luitpold von Braun



/s/ Donald G. Calder                    Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Donald G. Calder



/s/ John F. Fort, III                   Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
John F. Fort, III


/s/ Wilbur J. Prezzano                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Wilbur J. Prezzano


/s/ Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour          Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour



/s/ Eriberto R. Scocimara               Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Eriberto R. Scocimara


/s/ Christopher Wright                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Christopher Wright

</TABLE>
<PAGE>

                                 Exhibit Index
                                 -------------


  Exhibit
  Number       Description of Exhibit
  ------       ----------------------

   4.1         Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including Form
               of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A
               Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
               Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-k Filed January 21, 1998).

   4.2         By-Laws Amended and Restated as of February 22, 2000
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's
               Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 26, 2000 (File No.
               333-35648)).

  23.1         Consent of KPMG LLP.

  23.2         Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

  24           Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
               Statement).
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{"company-data": {"conformed-name": "ROPER INDUSTRIES INC /DE/", "cik": "0000882835", "assigned-sic": "3561", "irs-number": "510263969", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "1031"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "S-8", "act": "33", "file-number": "333-35672", "film-number": "609624"}, "business-address": {"street1": "160 BEN BURTON RD", "city": "BOGART", "state": "GA", "zip": "30622", "phone": "7063697170"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "160 BEN BURTON ROAD", "city": "BOGART", "state": "GA", "zip": "30622"}}
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2000
                                                  Registration No. 333-________

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D. C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             Registration Statement
                                     Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                             ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.
                             ----------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                             51-0263969
         --------                                             ----------
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

                              160 Ben Burton Road
                             Bogart, Georgia 30622
                             ---------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

         Roper Industries, Inc. Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan
         -------------------------------------------------------------
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                               Martin S. Headley
                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                             Roper Industries, Inc.
                              160 Ben Burton Road
                             Bogart, Georgia 30622
                                 (706) 369-7170
                 (Name, address and telephone number, including
                        area code, of agent for service)
                        ________________________________

                              Copies Requested to:
                            Gabriel Dumitrescu, Esq.
                     Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
                                Sixteenth Floor
                           191 Peachtree Street, N.E.
                            Atlanta, Georgia  30303

                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                        -------------------------------
====================================================================================================================
Title of Securities to       Amount to be         Proposed Maximum        Proposed Maximum           Amount of
 be Registered(1)             Registered         Offering Price Per      Aggregate Offering       Registration Fee
                                                      Share(2)                Price(2)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shares of Common Stock         500,000               $30.41                  $15,205,000               $4,015

Preferred Stock
 Purchase Rights(3)            500,000
====================================================================================================================
(1)  Representing shares of the Registrant's common stock, $.01 par value (the
     "Common Stock"), that may be issued and sold by the Registrant in
     connection with the Registrant's Employees' Retirement Savings 003 Plan
     (the "Plan"). This Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable
     number of additional shares as may become issuable to prevent dilution in
     the event of stock splits, stock dividends, or similar transactions
     pursuant to the terms of the Plan.  Pursuant to a separate Registration
     Statement on Form S-8 (Reg. No. 33-71094), the Registrant previously
     registered 500,000 shares of Common Stock not included in the above figure
     subject to issuance under the Plan.
(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
     pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
     and based upon the average of the high and low sales price of the Common
     Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on April 25, 2000.

(3)  The Preferred Stock Purchase Rights will be attached to the shares of
     Common Stock being registered and will be issued for no additional
     consideration; therefore, no additional registration fee is required.
Incorporation by reference of contents of Registration Statement on Form S-8
(File No. 33-70194).

  The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Registrant
on November 1, 1993, (File No. 33-71094) relating to the Plan are hereby
incorporated by reference pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8.

Item 8.  Exhibits.

  The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement.

  Exhibit
  Number   Description of Exhibit
  ------   ----------------------

   4.1     Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including Form of
           Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A
           Preferred Stock [Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
           Registrants Annual Report on Form 10-K filed January 21, 1998.]

   4.2     By-Laws Amended and Restated as of February 22, 2000. (Incorporated
           by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Registration
           Statement on Form S-8 filed April 26, 2000 (File No. 333-35648)).

  23.1     Consent of KPMG LLP.

  23.2     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

  24       Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
           Statement).
SIGNATURES
                                 ----------

  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Bogart, State of Georgia, on the 26 day of April,
2000.

                                        ROPER INDUSTRIES, INC.

                                        By:  /s/ Derrick N. Key
                                            -------------------
                                            Derrick N. Key
                                            Chairman of the Board,
                                            President and Chief Executive
                                              Officer

                               POWER OF ATTORNEY
                               -----------------

  KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Derrick N. Key as his true and lawful attorney-
in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him
and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing required or necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates indicated.
Signature                                Title                              Date
            ---------                                -----                              ----
/s/ Derrick N. Key                      Chairman of the Board, President           April 26, 2000
---------------------------------       and Chief Executive Officer
Derrick N. Key

/s/ Martin S. Headley                   Vice President and Chief Financial
---------------------------------       Officer                                    April 26, 2000
Martin S. Headley

/s/ Kevin G. McHugh                     Controller                                 April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Kevin G. McHugh

/s/ W. Lawrence Banks                   Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
W. Lawrence Banks

/s/ Luitpold von Braun                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Luitpold von Braun

/s/ Donald G. Calder                    Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Donald G. Calder

/s/ John F. Fort, III                   Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
John F. Fort, III

/s/ Wilbur J. Prezzano                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Wilbur J. Prezzano

/s/ Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour          Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Georg Graf Schall-Riaucour

/s/ Eriberto R. Scocimara               Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Eriberto R. Scocimara

/s/ Christopher Wright                  Director                                   April 26, 2000
---------------------------------
Christopher Wright
Exhibit Index
                                 -------------

  Exhibit
  Number       Description of Exhibit
  ------       ----------------------

   4.1         Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including Form
               of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A
               Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
               Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-k Filed January 21, 1998).

   4.2         By-Laws Amended and Restated as of February 22, 2000
               (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's
               Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed April 26, 2000 (File No.
               333-35648)).

  23.1         Consent of KPMG LLP.

  23.2         Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

  24           Power of Attorney (see signature pages to this Registration
               Statement).