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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(3)
 
                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
  We consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" and to
the use of our report dated July 19, 1995 related to Precision Aerotech, Inc.
in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 and related Prospectus of Axsys
Technologies, Inc. for the registration of 1,757,833 shares of its Common
Stock.
 
San Diego, California
September 17, 1997
 
                                          McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
 
                                          /s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
 
