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 19, 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.

    Information from the Company's Press Release dated September 19, 1997,
which is filed as Exhibit 20.1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference. 

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

    (a)  Not applicable

    (b)  Not applicable

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

         20.1 Press Release dated September 19, 1997



                                      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 19, 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
                                       

Topro, Inc.
2525 W. Evans Ave.
Denver, CO 80219


TOPRO, INC. ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF JOHN JENKINS AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

September 19, 1997 Topro, Inc., (Nasdaq: TPRO), announced the appointment of 
John Jenkins as Chairman of the Board which has been effective since the 
middle of August.  Mr. Jenkins has replaced Larry Ethridge who was one of the 
founders and served as president and CEO until January, 1995 when Mr. Jenkins 
was appointed.

The Board of Directors has also formed a nominating committee to develop an 
expanded slate of Directors for election at the Company's annual meeting to 
be held this fall.

Ethridge said, "I have had a long fulfilling career at Topro and am 
exceedingly proud of the position the Company has developed. I am now ready 
to step into retirement and enjoy some extended travel.  I also believe that 
the Company has moved to a new plateau where different background skills are 
required at the board level."

Jenkins said that the Company will look to add directors with specific 
information technology service backgrounds and software development 
experience.

Topro 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.  Topro is a leading independent 
factory automation and control system integrator, with staff of 275 system 
engineers and 10 regional offices throughout the U.S.




Contacts:
Topro, Inc.                                 Pacific Consulting Group, Inc.
John Jenkins                                Scott Liolios
(303) 935-1221                              (714) 574-3860


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