PUROFLOW INC
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                               (Amendment No. 11)1

                              Puroflow Incorporated
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                                (Name of issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of class of securities)

                                    746375104
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                                 (CUSIP number)

                              STEVEN WOLOSKY, ESQ.
                 OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP
                                 505 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 753-7200
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                  (Name, address and telephone number of person
                authorized to receive notices and communications)

                                 August 23, 2000
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             (Date of event which requires filing of this statement)

         If the filing person has  previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule  13D,  and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box
/ /.

         Note.  six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be
filed with the Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies
are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 6 Pages)


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     1 The  remainder  of this cover  page  shall be filled out for a  reporting
person's  initial  filing on this  form with  respect  to the  subject  class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

                  The  information  required on the remainder of this cover page
shall  not be  deemed  to be  "filed"  for  the  purpose  of  Section  18 of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section  of the Act but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act
(however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 746375104                   13D          Page 2 of 6 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                 STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY
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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     WC
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                     DELAWARE
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    1,691,000
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING     -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                -0-
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,691,000
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                -0-
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     1,691,000
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     22.9%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!



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CUSIP No. 746375104                   13D          Page 3 of 6 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                    WARREN LICHTENSTEIN
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY

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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                        00
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                     USA
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    1,691,000
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING     -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                -0-
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                1,691,000
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                -0-
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
               PERSON

                     1,691,000
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     22.9%
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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CUSIP No. 746375104                   13D          Page 4 of 6 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

                                     ROBERT FRANKFURT
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     2         CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (a) / /
                                                                         (b) / /
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     3         SEC USE ONLY
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     4         SOURCE OF FUNDS*
                     00
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     5         CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
               PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR 2(e)                                 / /
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     6         CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

                     USA
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    -0-
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING     -----------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON WITH
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

                                -0-
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                -0-
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                -0-
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                     -0-
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES*                                               / /
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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

                     -0-
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                     IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No. 746375104                   13D          Page 5 of 6 Pages
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         The following  constitutes Amendment No. 11 ("Amendment No. 11") to the
Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned. This Amendment No. 11 amends the Schedule
13D as specifically set forth.

   Item 3 is hereby amended to read as follows:

Item 3.           Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

                  The aggregate purchase price of the 1,691,000 Shares of Common
Stock owned by Steel Partners II is $1,400,822. The Shares of Common Stock owned
by Steel Partners II were acquired with partnership funds.

   Item 5(a) is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  (a)  The  aggregate  percentage  of  Shares  of  Common  Stock
reported  owned by each  person  named  herein is based  upon  7,399,091  Shares
outstanding,  which is the total number of Shares of Common Stock outstanding as
reported in the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
April 30, 2000.

                  As of the close of business on August 23, 2000, Steel Partners
II beneficially owns 1,691,000 Shares of Common Stock constituting approximately
22.9% of the Shares outstanding.  Mr.  Lichtenstein  beneficially owns 1,691,000
Shares,  representing  approximately  22.9%  of  the  Shares  outstanding.   Mr.
Lichtenstein has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to the 1,691,000
Shares owned by Steel Partners II by virtue of his authority to vote and dispose
of such Shares. All of such Shares were acquired in open-market transactions.

   Item 5(c) is hereby amended to read as follows:

                  (c) Steel  Partners II engaged in the  following  transactions
since the filing of Amendment No. 10 to the Schedule 13D:


                                Shares of Common
    Date of Purchase            Stock Purchased           Price Per Share
    ----------------            ---------------           ---------------
        11/18/99                     10,000                    .7700
        11/24/99                     5,000                     .7700
        12/08/99                     10,000                    .7700
         8/23/00                     74,000                    .6127




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CUSIP No. 746375104                   13D          Page 6 of 6 Pages
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                                   SIGNATURES


         After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of his knowledge and belief,
each of the  undersigned  certifies  that  the  information  set  forth  in this
statement is true, complete and correct.


Dated:  August 25, 2000                STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

                                       By: Steel Partners, L.L.C.
                                           General Partner

                                       By: /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                               Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                               Chief Executive Officer

                                       /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
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                                       WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN



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