EXHIBIT 23.1





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS




We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration 
Statement on Form S-8 and related prospectus of Ceramics Process 
Systems Corporation with respect to the 1987 Employee Stock Purchase 
Plan (File No. 33-25690), the Registration on Form S-8 and related 
prospectus of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation with respect to the 
1989 Stock Option Plan (File No. 33-18398), the Registration Statement 
on Form S-8 and related prospectus of Ceramics Process Systems 
Corporation with respect to the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (File 
No. 33-42556), and the Registration Statement on Form S-8 and related 
prospectus of Ceramics Process Systems Corporation with respect to the 
1992 Director Option Plan (File No. 33-47587), of our report dated 
March 16, 1998, except for Footnote 15 for which the date is April 9, 
1998, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of 
Ceramics Process Systems Corporation as of December 27, 1997 and 
December 28, 1996 and for the three years then ended, which report is 
included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K







                                   COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.



Boston, Massachusetts
April 10, 1998