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                                                              Exhibit 23.3



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 to be
filed on or about November 14, 1997, of our report dated February 5, 1997, on
our audit of the financial statements of Houghton Acquisition Corporation d/b/a
Hutchinson Foundry Products Company. We also consent to the reference to our
firm under the caption "Experts".



/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.


St. Louis, Missouri
November 14, 1997