<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> This schedule cotains summary financial information extracted from consolidated financial statements of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Form 10-Q for period ending June 28, 1997. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-27-1997 <PERIOD-END> JUN-28-1997 <CASH> 317,123 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 228,697 <ALLOWANCES> 0 <INVENTORY> 167,657 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 721,404 <PP&E> 390,691 <DEPRECIATION> 890,161 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 1,114,332 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 3,510,277 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 7,780,766 <OTHER-SE> 0 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 1,114,332 <SALES> 984,810 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 984,810 <CGS> 466,435 <TOTAL-COSTS> 603,084 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 63,907 <INCOME-PRETAX> 322,898 <INCOME-TAX> 0 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 322,898 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 322,898 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.04 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.03