<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          SEP-30-1997
<PERIOD-START>                             OCT-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1997
<CASH>                                           5,818
<SECURITIES>                                         0
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<ALLOWANCES>                                       462
<INVENTORY>                                     45,110
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               156,967
<PP&E>                                         135,002
<DEPRECIATION>                                  38,470
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 378,187
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           94,676
<BONDS>                                              0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<COMMON>                                           125
<OTHER-SE>                                     204,838
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   378,187
<SALES>                                        378,524
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               378,524
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<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 4,522
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<INCOME-TAX>                                     6,053
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             11,797
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<EPS-PRIMARY>                                      .96
<EPS-DILUTED>                                      .95
<FN>
<F1>This number does not include 54.6 million of costs and Estimated Earnings on
Long-Term Contracts.
</FN>