8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

               CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF 
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                SEPTEMBER 4, 1997
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                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of Earliest Event Reported)


                                    TOPRO, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


          COLORADO                      0-19167                  84-1042227
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(State or other jurisdiction of       (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)         File No.)               I. D. Number)


2525 WEST EVANS AVENUE, DENVER, COLORADO                          80219
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (zip code)

                                 (303) 935-1221
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

     On September 4, 1997, Topro, Inc., d/b/a TAVA Technologies, Inc. ("TAVA")
announced that it is working with Wonderware Corporation to develop a joint
program to provide year 2000 ("Y2K") solutions for industrial automation
systems.  This event was announced by TAVA's President and CEO, John Jenkins, at
the Cruttenden Roth Millennium Solution Providers Conference (the "Conference")
held in New York City on September 4, 1997, and in a Press Release dated
September 4, 1997 jointly issued by TAVA and Wonderware.  Additional 
information is included in the Press Release, which is filed as Exhibit 20.1 
hereto.  

     At the Conference, Mr. Jenkins also announced that TAVA has formed a 
marketing alliance with Square D and been designated a "preferred solution" 
provider to factory floor Y2K compliance issues. Square D is a division of 
Groupe Schneider, a global leader in electrical distribution, control, and 
automation equipment.  In the U.S., Square D has over 140 local field offices 
supporting more than 200 automation focused distributors.

     Mr. Jenkins was one of 28 industry executives invited to speak at the
Conference to address the Y2K problem in general and TAVA's Plant Y2K One-TM-
products and services.  A summary of Mr. Jenkins' prepared remarks follows:

     SIZING THE MARKET.  Based upon information provided to TAVA by certain
     industry partners, management believes that there are 1,100,000
     manufacturing, process related "plants" worldwide, of which 600,000 are in
     the U.S., and of which only 70,000 have more than 100 employees.  These
     70,000 U.S. plants comprise TAVA's target market for its Plant Y2K One-TM-
     products and services.

     MARKET ACCESS TO "THE FACTORY FLOOR".  TAVA hopes to access this target
     market by making its services available through market specific partners
     and consulting service partners with which it forms marketing alliances,
     such as those entered into with Wonderware and Square D.  Based upon
     information publicly available and provided by Wonderware and Square D,
     TAVA estimates that those two companies already have distribution inroads
     with approximately 40,000 of the 70,000 plants in TAVA's target market. 
     Although a firm estimate would be premature, in addition to its core
     clientele, management estimates conservatively that, through these
     marketing relationships TAVA has gained access to 20,000 plants in its
     target market, assuming some overlap in clientele of its two new marketing
     partners.  Considering factors such as the current lack of competitive
     solutions and the perceived assessment of the efficacy of Plant Y2K 
     One -TM-, management projects that this access may result in sales of 
     20,000 to 30,000 multi-part units at an average price of $7,000 each over 
     a two year period.  Services related to these projects, generally billed at
     $100 per hour with a direct labor gross margin of 55%, are expected to 
     generate additional revenue for TAVA.

     IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON TAVA.  TAVA management believes the Y2K solutions
     market opens a very large opportunity for significant growth in both
     product and service revenues, improved margins on service revenues,
     expansion of TAVA's base business share, enhanced 


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     acquisition opportunities, expanded strategic alliance base, and the 
     opportunity to acquire detailed knowledge of and develop expertise in 
     specific systems.  TAVA currently is engaged in ten compliance assessments,
     serving pharmaceutical, food processing, aerospace, petro-chemical and 
     water treatment plants. All of these assessments have revealed compliance 
     issues that require remediation.

     TAVA also realizes that the Y2K market is an emergent and fast changing
     one, and that there can be no assurance that TAVA's participation in the
     early stages of this new market opportunity will result in profitability
     over the long or short term.  Mr. Jenkins pointed out significant risks,
     including the possibility that a competitor will develop a more
     comprehensive or less expensive Y2K solution, delays in market awareness of
     TAVA and its product and service solutions, possible delays in TAVA product
     roll-out, which could have an immediate and material adverse effect by
     placing TAVA behind its competitors for a time-sensitive product, and
     inability to engage qualified staff as needed.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.  The following cautionary statements are made
pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 in order for
TAVA to avail itself of the "safe harbor" provisions of that Act.  Discussions
and information in this document which are not historical facts should be
considered forward-looking statements.  With regard to forward-looking
statements, including those regarding the development of and potential revenues
from TAVA's Y2K products, and the business prospects or any other aspect of
TAVA, be advised that actual results and business performance may differ
materially from that projected or estimated in such forward-looking statements. 
TAVA has attempted to identify in this document certain of the factors that it
currently believes may cause actual future experience and results to differ from
its current expectations.  In addition to the risks cited above specific to
TAVA's Y2K product, differences may be caused by a variety of factors, including
but not limited to, adverse economic conditions, entry of new and stronger
competitors, inadequate capital, unexpected costs, and failure to capitalize 
upon access to new clientele.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.  The following exhibit is filed with this Report:

          20.1 Joint Press Release dated September 4, 1997


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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                        Topro, Inc.

Date: September 4, 1997                 By:   /s/ John Jenkins
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                                            John  Jenkins, President and CEO























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EX-20.1

                                                                 EXHIBIT 20.1

                               PRESS RELEASE


           WONDERWARE-R- & TOPRO PARTNER TO DEVELOP JOINT PROGRAM
      TO PROVIDE YEAR 2000 SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS.

   Irvine, Calif., Sept. 4, 1997 - Wonderware Corporation (Nasdaq: WNDR) and 
Topro, Inc., d.b.a. TAVA Technologies (Nasdaq - TPRO) announced today that 
the two companies are developing a joint program to assist manufacturing and 
production process companies with solutions for upgrading industrial 
automation systems to meet requirements for Year 2000 computing compliance on 
the plant floor.

   "In recent months, there has been an increasing level of publicity and 
concern about this looming multi-billion dollar headache, but most of the 
attention has been focused on IS departments and installed business systems," 
explained Joe Cowan, Wonderware vice president of sales and marketing. "Very 
little has been said about how this issue will affect industrial automation 
applications. In fact, the widespread diversity of equipment, systems, and 
software used in industrial processes increases the complexity of these 
issues."

   "Although Wonderware's FactorySuite modules are already Year 2000 
compliant and we provide an easy upgrade path for all Wonderware customers to
solve the date-handling problem with their existing systems, we also 
recognize that complete Year 2000 compliance must include every piece of 
equipment or application used in an industrial automation system. Working 
with TAVA we can provide our customers with assistance in assessing their 
problems and we can help them avoid Year 2000 disruptions in their 
operations," Cowan added.

  "TAVA's Plant Y2K One-TM- program includes a detailed assessment 
methodology, an extensive compliance database and automated software tools 
that are available for implementation by end-user customers," said John 
Jenkins, chief executive officer of TAVA. "We believe that Wonderware's 
attention to the industry's Year 2000 problems, their pro-active support of 
our Plant Y2K One-TM- factory floor initiative, their extensive worldwide 
distribution network, Year 2000 compliant software products and ready product 
upgrade paths will clearly enhance the ability of many industrial users to 
achieve Year 2000 compliance."

   FactorySuite is an integrated set of Windows NT-based application 
development modules used to configure factory automation systems for 
supervisory control and data acquisition; PC-based machine and process 
control, production management and work-in-process tracking; flexible batch 
process management; a real-time relational database; and Internet and 
intranet remote application viewing capabilities. The package comes with more 
than 700 I/O servers to connect applications to plant floor control, sensor 
and actuation devices.

   TAVA Technologies is an industry leader in systems integration and 
information technology solutions, helping clients in the manufacturing and 
process industries integrate their production processes, applications, 
hardware and software into seamless manufacturing enterprises. TAVA is a 
leading independent factory automation and control system integrator, with a 
staff of 275 system engineers and 10 regional offices throughout the U.S.






   Wonderware pioneered Windows-based ease of use for developing industrial 
automation applications with the introduction of InTouch-TM- operator 
interface software in 1989. The FactorySuite is the first integrated suite of 
easy-to-use software tools for creating any factory application, providing 
the broadest range of functionality at the lowest price on the market. 
Founded in 1987, Wonderware is based in Irvine, Calif., and has regional 
offices in the U.S., Europe, South America and Asia to provide support to its 
network of nearly 140 distributor offices. Wonderware reported revenues of 
$39.2 million for the first six months of 1997.

   This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks 
and uncertainties. The actual future results of Wonderware and TAVA 
Technologies may differ materially from these statements due to a number of 
factors, including but not limited to market acceptance of new products and 
services as well as competition and pricing in the software industry.

   For more information, contact Don Allen, Director of Corporate Relations, 
Wonderware Corporation, 100 Technology Drive, Irvine, Calif. 92618. Phone: 
(714) 453-6652. Fax: (714) 453-6693.

   Or contact Topro Inc., Press Relations: Scott Liolios, Pacific Consulting 
Group; Phone: (714) 574-3860.