ARTICLES OF MERGER                   FILED
                          WEST ACQUISITION CORP. INTO        STATE OF WASHINGTON
                              PERCON INCORPORATED                JAN 19 2000
                                                                 RALPH MUNRO
                                                              SECRETARY OF STATE

     Pursuant to Section 23B.11.050 of the Washington  Business  Corporation Act
("WBCA"),  the  undersigned  President  and Chief  Executive  Officer  of Percon
Incorporated, a Washington corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"),  certifies
as follows:

     1. Plan of Merger and Reorganization. An Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
as of  November  9, 1999  governing  the  merger of West  Acquisition  Corp.,  a
Washington corporation (the "Merging Corporation"),  with and into the Surviving
Corproation,  has been adopted by the Boards of Directors of each of the Merging
Corporation and the Surviving  Corporation.  A copy of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein.

     2.  Shareholder  Approval of the Agreement and Plan of Merger.  Pursuant to
WBCA Section  23B.11.030,  the merger was duly approved by the  shareholders  of
each of the Merging Corporation and the Surviving Corporation.

     3. Effective Time.  These Articles of Merger shall become effective at 9:00
a.m.,  Pacific  standard  time, on the date they are filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Washington.





     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the undersigned has executed these Articles of Merger
on January 18, 2000.

                                        PERCON INCORPORATED


                                        By: /s/ Michael P. Coughlin
                                        ---------------------------
                                        Name:   Michael P. Coughlin
                                        Title:  President and
                                                  Chief Executive Officer