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                                                              Exhibit 23.3



                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
We consent to the inclusion in this registration statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-40535) to be filed on or about December 30, 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
December 30, 1997