<ARTICLE> 5
<RESTATED> 
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-29-1997
<CASH>                                          31,612
<SECURITIES>                                    66,899
<RECEIVABLES>                                   69,150
<ALLOWANCES>                                     2,424
<INVENTORY>                                     63,381
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               241,192
<PP&E>                                         175,202
<DEPRECIATION>                                  89,549
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 339,290
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           79,941
<BONDS>                                        106,769
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           201
<OTHER-SE>                                     152,379
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   339,290
<SALES>                                        258,997
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               258,997
<CGS>                                          203,110
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  203,110
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                19,680
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                   150
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             (1,275)<F1>
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 34,932
<INCOME-TAX>                                    12,438
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             22,494
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    22,494
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.12<F2>
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     0.98<F3>
<FN>
<F1>Interest expense is net of interest income; the net amount is Interest
Expense.
<F2>EPS is reported as "Basic EPS" as prescribed as SFAS #128.
<F3>EPS is reported as "Diluted EPS" as prescribed as SFAS #128.
</FN>