SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Federico Richard D (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC. 23 INVERNESS WAY EAST, STE. 150 (Street) ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/18/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC [ AMOT ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

No securities are beneficially owned.

	Susan M. Chiarmonte, attorney-in-fact for Richard D. Federico	02/28/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Richard D. Smith or Susan M. Chiarmonte 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 a Form ID, Form 3, Form 4 or Form 5 relating to his
ownership of shares of Allied Motion Technologies Inc., and any and all
amendments thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and any
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 requisite 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 her substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

/s/ Richard D. Federico
Director
February 21, 2012