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                        [COOPERS & LYBRAND LETTERHEAD]



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of
Plexus Corp. on Form S-8 (File No.33-23490 and File No.333-06469) of our report
dated September 26, 1997 on our audits of the financial statements and
supplemental schedules of the Plexus Corp.  Employee Stock Savings Plan as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and for the year ended December 31, 1996, which 
report is incorporated by reference and included in this Annual Report on Form 
11-K.



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand LLP

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
October 9, 1997