EXHIBIT 23.2


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-4 
(File No. 333-43523) of our report dated March 6, 1998, on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Elgin
National Industries, Inc. We also consent to the references to our firm under
the captions "Independent Auditors" and "Selected Historical and Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Data".

                                       Coopers & Lybrand LLP


Chicago, Illinois
March 17, 1998