<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED SEPTEMBER 28, 1996 FORM 10Q AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 3-MOS 9-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1997 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JUN-30-1997 JUN-30-1996 JAN-01-1997 JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> SEP-28-1997 SEP-28-1996 SEP-28-1997 SEP-28-1996 <CASH> 2,005 2,113 2,005 2,113 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 4,955 4,186 4,955 4,186 <ALLOWANCES> 140 138 140 138 <INVENTORY> 2,966 2,926 2,966 2,926 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 10,456 9,810 10,456 9,810 <PP&E> 2,167 2,156 2,167 2,156 <DEPRECIATION> 1,814 1,741 1,814 1,741 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 11,090 10,297 11,090 10,297 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 4,199 0 4,199 0 <BONDS> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 99 103 99 103 <OTHER-SE> 6,735 5,881 6,735 5,881 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 11,090 10,297 11,090 10,297 <SALES> 6,380 5,814 17,083 17,880 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 6,380 5,814 17,083 17,880 <CGS> 3,719 3,393 10,298 10,829 <TOTAL-COSTS> 1,975 2,047 5,509 5,821 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 12 23 44 16 <LOSS-PROVISION> 0 0 0 0 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0 0 0 0 <INCOME-PRETAX> 674 351 1,232 1,214 <INCOME-TAX> 300 141 493 486 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 374 210 739 728 <DISCONTINUED> 0 0 0 0 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 374 210 739 728 <EPS-PRIMARY> .03 .02 .07 .07 <EPS-DILUTED> .03 .02 .07 .07