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                                 UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
    
For the period ended July 1, 1995
                                      or

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
    
For the transition period from          to

Commission file number          0-16088

                     CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
Charter)

        Delaware                                         
04-2832509          
(State or Other Jurisdiction              (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
of Incorporation or Organization)

111 South Worcester Street, P.O. Box 338, Chartley,
Massachusetts            02712  
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          
           
                (Zip Code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:508-222-
7282

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year if Changed
since Last Report:

Not Applicable
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period than the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to the filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  
                                                    [X] Yes       
     [ ]  No

                     APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the
issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.  Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of August
10, 1995:  7,690,613.

                     CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                                   Form 10-Q

                  For The Fiscal Quarter Ended July 1, 1995

                                     Index

PART I:      FINANCIAL INFORMATION                           Page

             Item 1:      Consolidated Financial
                          Statements                          3-8 
    
                          Consolidated Balance Sheets as of   3-4
                          July 1, 1995 and December 31, 1994      
                           
                          Consolidated Statements of Operations 5
                          for the fiscal quarters ended
                          July 1, 1995 and July 2, 1994
                          
                          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 6
                          for the fiscal quarters ended July 1,
                          1995 and July 2, 1994 

                          Notes to Consolidated Financial
                          Statements                        7-8

             Item 2:      Management's Discussion and       8-10
                          Analysis of Financial Condition         
                          and Results of Operations               
        
PART II:     OTHER INFORMATION         

             Items 1-6                                        11

             Signatures                                       12
PART I  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                         ITEM 1  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
<TABLE>
                     CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                                       

                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                                  
     



                                     July 1,         December 31,
                                      1995               1994
<S>                                     <C>                   
<C>      
ASSETS                                               

Current Assets:
Cash                               $   54,990          $  252,503
Accounts receivable, trade            129,815             243,128
Inventories                            40,164              56,126
Prepaid expenses                       20,048              28,143
Other current assets                      425              24,519

    Total current assets              245,442             604,419

Property and equipment:
Production equipment                1,023,900           1,077,584
Furniture and office equipment         81,389              72,926

                                    1,105,289           1,150,510

Less accumulated depreciation         811,668             825,677
Net property and equipment            293,621             324,833

Deposits                                1,533               2,623

Total Assets                       $  540,596          $  931,875

<FN>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
<PAGE>
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                                  
        
                                     July 1,         December 31, 
                                      1995               1994     
 
<S>                                      <C>                  <C>
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)                    
        

Current liabilities:
Accounts payable                 $ 118,497         $  168,623  
Accrued expenses                   322,795            337,182  
Current portion of convertible 
  notes payable:
          Related parties          920,000            125,000  
          Other                    700,000            125,000  
Current portion of obligations
under capital leases                   --               7,532  
Current portion of deferred revenue    --               6,300  

Total current liabilities        2,061,292            769,637  

Convertible notes payable less current 
                 portion:
    Related parties                    --             795,000  
    Other                          500,000            825,000  

Total Liabilities                2,561,292          2,389,637  

Stockholders' equity (deficit)
Common stock, $0.01 par value.
Authorized 15,000,000 shares;
issued 7,713,496 shares at
July 1, 1995 and 7,610,786
at December 31, 1994                77,135            76,108  
                                                                  
        
Preferred stock, $.01 par value.
Authorized 5,000,000 shares;
no shares issued and outstanding        --               --    

Additional paid-in capital       30,433,125        30,387,166  

Accumulated deficit             (32,470,121)      (31,860,201) 

                                 (1,959,861)       (1,396,927) 
Less treasury stock, at cost, 
     22,883 common shares           (60,835)          (60,835) 

Total stockholders' equity
 (deficit)                       (2,020,696)       (1,457,762) 

     Total Liabilities and                                        
     Stockholders' Equity
     (Deficit)                  $   540,596        $   931,875  
<FN>
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                     CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                                       

                     Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                             
                                                    
                  Fiscal Quarters Ended   Six Month Periods Ended
                        July 1,    July 2,    July 1,    July 2,
                         1995       1994       1995        1994
<S>                                             <C>              
<C>
Revenue:

Product sales         $  258,445 $  157,385   $659,240   $504,493
Collaborative development 
    agreements                --     15,757        --      29,613
License agreements            --        --       2,000      2,000

  Total revenue           258,445   173,142    661,240    536,106

Operating expenses:
Cost of product sales     299,420   313,905    729,512    816,796
 Research, development,
 and engineering           --        21,434        --      32,136
 Selling, general
 and administrative       226,269   201,769    387,694    391,117
Total operating expenses  585,689   537,108  1,177,206  1,240,049

 Operating income (loss) (327,244) (363,966)  (515,966) (703,943)

Other income (expense),net(51,654)  (12,042)   (93,954)    3,862

      Net income (loss) ($378,898)($376,008) ($609,920)($700,081)

Net income (loss) per share($0.05)   ($0.05)    ($0.08)   ($0.09)

Weighted average number of
 common shares and equivalents
 outstanding            7,690,613 7,577,548  7,646,594 7,573,110
<FN>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
                    CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
                                       
                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                       
                                       Six Month Periods Ended
                                        July 1,          July 2, 
                                         1995             1994   
 
<S>                                                  <C>          
             <C>   
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income (loss)                     ($609,920)     ($700,081)
  Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
   cash provided by (used in)
   operating activities:          
    Depreciation & amortization           68,918        87,496  
    Settlement of interest obligation     46,986           --   
    Gain on sale of property and equipment    --       (21,884) 
      Changes in assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable, trade       113,313       414,721  
        Inventories                       15,962        58,879  
        Prepaid expenses                   8,095       (16,209) 
        Other current assets              24,094           --   
        Accounts payable                 (50,126)      (28,928) 
        Accrued expenses                 (14,387)     (124,343) 
        Deferred revenue                  (6,300)          --   
        Due to customer                      --       (176,528) 
        Due to Kilburn Isotronics, Inc.      --        147,603  
          Net cash used in  
           operating activities         (403,365)     (359,274) 
           
Cash flows from investing activities:
 Additions to property and equipment     (37,706)     (493,704) 
 Disposal of property and equipment          --         21,884  
  Net change in deposits                   1,090           192  
      Net cash used in investing 
        activities                       (36,616)     (471,628) 

Cash flows from financing activities:
 Repayment of capital lease obligations   (7,532)      (14,064)
 Proceeds from issuance of convertible
   notes payable                         250,000       762,371  
 Proceeds from issuance of common stock      --         10,355  
      Net cash provided by
        financing activities             242,468       758,662  

      Net decrease in cash              (197,513)      (72,240) 
Cash at beginning of period              252,503        89,333  

Cash at end of period                 $   54,990   $    17,093  
<FN>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.<PAGE>
                        CERAMICS PROCESS SYSTEMS CORPORATION
</TABLE>
                     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                     (Unaudited)

(1)          Nature of Business

      Ceramics Process Systems Corporation ("CPS" or "the
Company"), incorporated on June 19, 1984, is engaged in the
design, development, and manufacture of advanced ceramic products
and composites for the microelectronics and defense industries.

(2)          Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

      As permitted by the rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission applicable to quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, these
notes are condensed and do not contain all disclosures required
by generally accepted accounting principles.  

      The accompanying financial statements for fiscal quarters
and six month periods ended July 1, 1995 and July 2, 1994 are
unaudited.  In the opinion of management, the unaudited
consolidated financial statements of CPS reflect all adjustments
necessary to present fairly the financial position and results
of operations for such interim periods.

      The consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of CPS and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CPS Superconductor
Corporation.  All significant intercompany balances and
transactions have been eliminated.

      The results of operations for interim periods are not
necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year.
      
(3)          Net Loss per Share

      Net loss per share is computed based on the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
Common stock equivalents pertaining to stock options and
convertible notes payable were not considered in the calculations
of net loss per share since their effect would be antidilutive.

<TABLE>
(4)   Inventory

      Inventories consist of the following:

                                    July 1,        December 31,
                                     1995               1994     
<S>                                  <C>                      <C>
             Raw Materials        $   18,832       $   8,039  
             Work in process           9,060          39,642  
             Finished goods           12,272           8,445  
                                   $  40,164        $ 56,126  


(5)   Accrued Expenses

      Accrued expenses consist of the following:

                                   July 1,        December 31,
                                    1995               1994      


             Accrued legal and
              accounting           $  128,919       $ 174,428  
             Accrued interest         131,800          79,311  
             Accrued payroll           56,327          74,029  
             Accrued other              5,749           9,414  
                                    $ 322,795       $ 337,182  
<FN>
</TABLE>
ITEM 2       MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
             CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


Financial Condition

     The Company incurred a net loss in the second fiscal quarter
of 1995 in the amount of $379 thousand, which approximated its
net loss of $376 incurred in the second fiscal quarter of 1994. 
The Company's net loss for the six month period ended July 1,
1995 was $610 thousand, versus a net loss of $700 thousand for
the six month period ended July 2, 1994.  The Company's July 1,
1995 cash balance of $55 thousand reflected a decrease of $198
thousand from its 1994 year end cash balance of $253 thousand.

     The Company's operational performance improved for both the
fiscal quarter and six month period ended July 1, 1995, versus
similar time periods in 1994, primarily because its facilities in
Chartley, Massachusetts were fully operational in 1995, whereas
the Company was in the process of relocating to Chartley during
the first six months of 1994.  The Company is currently operating
at the Chartley facility as a tenant at will.  Payments in the
amount of $66 thousand made to Metals Process Systems ("MPS"), a
joint venture company, to meet MPS' working capital needs, were
expensed by the Company in the second fiscal quarter of 1995.   

     During 1994, the Company received proceeds of $1.9 million
from the issuance of interest bearing debt agreements to existing
shareholders and other investors, convertible to shares of the
Company's common stock at a conversion price of $0.50 per share. 
These convertible notes are subordinated to all other
indebtedness of the Company.  In March, 1995 the Company received
proceeds of $250 thousand through the issuance of a promissory
note to Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. ("Aavid"), secured by
all of the Company's assets, in connection with a letter of
intent entered into between the Company and Aavid.  The letter of
intent expired April 30, 1995.
     
     The total interest cost associated with debt instruments in
the second fiscal quarter of 1995 and the six month period ended
July 1, 1995 amounted to $53 thousand and $100 thousand,
respectively.  3,991,408 shares of common stock at July 1, 1995
are reserved for the conversion of convertible notes and related
accrued interest.

     In 1994, in connection with the issuance of selected
convertible notes payable, the Company issued warrants with
exercise dates ranging from June 30, 1995 through July 31, 1996,
for the purchase of 410,628 shares of the Company's common stock
at a price of $0.50 per share.

     Although the Company has historically made timely payments
to its trade creditors, in 1995 it expects to continue to require
working capital support for its operations from external
financing, and there is no assurance that adequate funds will be
available when needed, or on terms acceptable to the Company. 
Results of Operations

     The Company's total revenue increased $85 thousand, to $258
thousand for the second fiscal quarter of 1995, from total
revenue of $173 thousand for the second fiscal quarter of 1994. 
This increase consisted of a $101 thousand increase in product
sales, from $157 thousand for the second fiscal quarter of 1994
to $258 thousand for the second fiscal quarter of 1995, partially
offset by a $16 thousand decrease in collaborative development
revenue, from $16 thousand for the second fiscal quarter of 1994
to no collaborative development revenue for the second fiscal
quarter of 1995.

     The Company's total revenue increased $125 thousand, to $661
thousand for the six month period ended July 1, 1995, from total
revenue of $536 thousand for the six month period ended July 2,
1994.  This increase consisted of a $155 thousand increase in
product sales, from $504 thousand for the six month period ended
July 2, 1994 to $659 thousand for the six month period ended July
1, 1995, partially offset by a $30 thousand decrease in
collaborative development revenue, from $30 thousand for the six
month period ended July 2, 1994 to no collaborative development
revenue for the six month period ended July 1, 1995.

     The decrease in collaborative development revenue for the
fiscal quarter and six month period ended July 1, 1995, versus
similar time periods in 1994, resulted from the completion of a
funded program in 1994 which comprised the majority of
collaborative development revenue during that year.

     The increase in product sales for the fiscal quarter and six
month period ended July 1, 1995, versus similar time periods in
1994, was primarily due to the fact that the Company's facilities
in Chartley, Massachusetts were fully operational in 1995,
whereas the Company was in the process of relocating during the
first six months of 1994.  The relocation also resulted in a
series of operational and manufacturing inefficiencies which had
a negative effect on the Company's gross margin on product sales
in 1994.  The Company's gross margin on product sales increased
$116 thousand, to a negative $41 thousand gross margin for the
second fiscal quarter of 1995, from a negative $157 thousand
gross margin for the second fiscal quarter of 1994.  The
Company's gross margin on product sales for the six months ended
July 1, 1995 increased $242 thousand, to a negative $70 thousand,
from a negative $312 thousand gross margin for the six months
ended July 2, 1994.

     The Company earned no collaborative development revenue for
the fiscal quarter and six month period ended July 1, 1995, and
consequently incurred no related research, development and
engineering costs for the same time period.  Research,
development, and engineering costs for the fiscal quarter and six
month period ended July 2, 1994 were $21 thousand and $32
thousand, respectively.  Selling, general and administrative
costs increased $24 thousand, from $202 thousand during the
second fiscal quarter of 1994 to $226 thousand in the second
fiscal quarter of 1995, due to a $66 thousand working capital
contribution by the Company to Metals Process Systems ("MPS"), a
joint venture company formed in February 1991 by the Company and
Sopretac, a Vallourec Group Company.  

     The cumulative effect of these revenues and costs resulted
in a net loss of $379 thousand, or $0.05 per share, and $610
thousand, or $0.08 per share, for the fiscal quarter and six
month period ended July 1, 1995, respectively, and a net loss of 
$376 thousand, or $0.05 per share, and $700 thousand, or $0.09
per share, for the fiscal quarter and six month period ended July
2, 1994, respectively.
<PAGE>

                              PART II OTHER INFORMATION




Item 1 through Item 5:         None


Item 6:                 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

                        (a)    Exhibits:  None

                        (b)    Reports on Form 8-K:   None

<PAGE>
                                     SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements 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.



                            Ceramics Process Systems Corporation
                                          (Registrant)
                                                                  
             





Date:        August 15, 1995           /s/Grant C. Bennett  
                                       Grant C. Bennett
                                       President and Director
                                      (Principal Executive
                                       Officer)



Date:        August 15, 1995          /s/Peter F. Valentine       
                                      Peter F. Valentine
                                      Controller and Treasurer
                                      (Principal Financial and
                                       Accounting Officer)





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