<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the balance sheet, income statement, and footnotes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1998 <CASH> 581 <SECURITIES> 16,062 <RECEIVABLES> 8,216 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 13,887 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 39,913 <PP&E> 39,130 <DEPRECIATION> (16,546) <TOTAL-ASSETS> 64,235 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 17,335 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 6,343 <OTHER-SE> 33,315 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 64,235 <SALES> 8,321 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 8,321 <CGS> 8,837 <TOTAL-COSTS> 8,837 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 543 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 202 <INCOME-PRETAX> (1,261) <INCOME-TAX> (480) <INCOME-CONTINUING> (781) <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> (781) <EPS-PRIMARY> .06 <EPS-DILUTED> .06