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                                                                  Exhibit 10.2.7


                           K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                            AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES
                         PROFIT-SHARING AND THRIFT PLAN
                               (AS AMENDED, 1989)
                              AMENDMENT NO. 1996-1


                  K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC., a New Jersey corporation, hereby
memorializes this Amendment No. 1996-1 to the K-Tron International, Inc. and
Affiliated Companies Profit-Sharing and Thrift Plan (as amended, 1989)(the
"Plan"). This amendment was adopted by the Board of Directors of K-Tron
International, Inc. pursuant to the authority and procedure set forth at Section
9.01 of the Plan.

                  1.       Section 1.30 of the Plan is hereby amended to read as
                           follows:

                  "1.30    'Valuation Date'

                           "Prior to January 1, 1997, the last day of each
                           March, June, September and December or such other
                           dates as the Committee may determine from time to
                           time. On and after January 1, 1997, the last day of
                           each calendar month or such other dates as the
                           Committee may determine from time to time."

                  2.       Section 5.02(b) of the Plan is hereby amended to read
                           as follows:

                  "(b)     Subsequent Election - A Member may, by written notice
                           to the Committee (or its delegate) at least 30 days
                           (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the
                           Committee) prior to the first day of the first
                           calendar month as of which such election is to be
                           effective, change his investment fund election with
                           respect to subsequent Company contributions but,
                           until changed, an investment fund election, once
                           made, shall remain in effect for all subsequent Plan
                           Years."

                  3.       Section 5.02(c) of the Plan is hereby amended to read
                           as follows:

                  "(c)     Transfer Election - A Member may, by written notice
                           to the Committee (or its delegate) at least 30 days
                           (or such shorter period as is acceptable to the
                           Committee) prior to the first day of the first
                           calendar month as of which such election is to be
                           effective (or at such other time as determined in
                           accordance with Subsection 7.03(b)), elect a change
                           in investment funds applicable to his then existing
                           Accounts attributable to Company contributions,
                           provided such change (i) results in multiples of 5%
                           (25% for Plan Years beginning before January 1, 1990)
                           in any one investment
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                           fund; (ii) is applied to the ending balance
                           determined as of the applicable Valuation Date; and
                           (iii) is applicable equally to each of the Member's
                           Accounts. Such change shall become effective within
                           such period of time as may be administratively
                           required for the orderly liquidation of investments
                           following the applicable Valuation Date."

                  4.       The amendments memorialized herein shall be effective
as of January 1, 1997.

                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and as evidence of the adoption of the
amendments memorialized herein, the duly authorized officers of the corporation
have executed this instrument this 5th day of December 1996.


                                    K-TRON INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Attest:



/s/ M. Vaccara                      By: /s/ Leo C. Beebe
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Assistant Secretary                    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer