<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM (A) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME & CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH (B) 1ST QTR 1996 10-Q. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 <CASH> 3,434,783 <SECURITIES> 0 <RECEIVABLES> 6,418,711 <ALLOWANCES> 143,000 <INVENTORY> 5,970,593 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 16,245,475 <PP&E> 11,362,823 <DEPRECIATION> 2,388,982 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 33,197,342 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,416,013 <BONDS> 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 0 <COMMON> 15,192,250 <OTHER-SE> 8,710,474 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 33,197,342 <SALES> 10,958,727 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 11,074,732 <CGS> 8,155,019 <TOTAL-COSTS> 9,880,859 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 70,000 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 1,123,873 <INCOME-TAX> 415,344 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 708,529 <DISCONTINUED> 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 <CHANGES> 0 <NET-INCOME> 708,529 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0.14 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.14