SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (Rule 13d-101)

             INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
            TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                  RULE 13d-2(a)

                               (Amendment No. 18)1

                              PUROFLOW INCORPORATED
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          COMMON STOCK, $.15 PAR VALUE
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   746375 20 3
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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)

                                December 26, 2001
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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  that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g),  check the
following box |_|.

            NOTE.  Schedules  filed  in  paper  format  shall  include  a signed
original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. SEE Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

                         (Continued on following pages)

                               (Page 1 of 9 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. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 2 of 9 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                 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 OF ORGANIZATION

                     DELAWARE
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    175,840
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

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

                                175,840
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

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

                     175,840
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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)

                     35.6%
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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. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 3 of 9 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                   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*
                     OO
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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 OF ORGANIZATION

                     USA
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 NUMBER OF         7      SOLE VOTING POWER
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY                    175,840
  OWNED BY
    EACH
 REPORTING
PERSON WITH    -----------------------------------------------------------------
                   8      SHARED VOTING POWER

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

                                175,840
               -----------------------------------------------------------------
                  10      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

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

                     175,840
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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)

                     35.6%
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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. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 4 of 9 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                      TRAVIS BRADFORD
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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*

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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 OF 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
================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!






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CUSIP No. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 5 of 9 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                       GLEN KASSAN
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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*

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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 OF 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
================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!





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CUSIP No. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 6 of 9 Pages
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     1         NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                                     JOSHUA SCHECHTER
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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*

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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 OF 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-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     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
================================================================================

                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!






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CUSIP No. 746375 20 3                13D             Page 7 of 9 Pages
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            The following  constitutes  Amendment No. 18 ("Amendment No. 18") to
the  Schedule 13D filed by the  undersigned.  This  Amendment  No. 18 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 175,840  Shares of Common
Stock owned by Steel Partners II is $1,880,412. 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:

                 The  aggregate  percentage  of Shares of Common Stock  reported
owned by each person  named  herein is based upon  494,132  Shares  outstanding,
which is the total number of Shares of Common Stock  outstanding  as reported in
the Issuer's  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended  October 31,
2001.

                 As of the  close  of  business  on  December  31,  2001,  Steel
Partners II  beneficially  owned 175,840  Shares of Common  Stock,  constituting
approximately  35.6% of the Shares outstanding.  Mr.  Lichtenstein  beneficially
owned  175,840   Shares,   constituting   approximately   35.6%  of  the  Shares
outstanding. Mr. Lichtenstein has sole voting and dispositive power with respect
to the 175,840  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,  except for 16,500 Shares which were transferred to Steel Partners
II directly from the account of a foreign  investment  fund which was previously
managed on a discretionary basis by Steel Partners Services,  Ltd., an affiliate
of Steel Partners II, pursuant to an investment management agreement.

                 Currently,  none of Messrs. Bradford,  Kassan and Schechter own
any Shares of Common Stock of the Issuer.






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   Item 5(c) is hereby amended to add the following:

                 (c) Steel Partners II engaged in the following  transactions in
the Shares since the filing of Amendment No. 17 to the Schedule 13D:


                                Shares of Common
 Date of Purchase               Stock Purchased          Price Per Share($)
 ----------------               ---------------          ------------------
     11/13/01                         500                    4.09000
     11/14/01                         200                    4.06000
     11/21/01                       3,000                    4.30670
     12/26/01                       5,000                    5.40000








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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: December 31, 2001                    STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P.

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

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


                                            /s/ Warren G. Lichtenstein
                                            --------------------------------
                                            WARREN G. LICHTENSTEIN


                                            /s/ Travis Bradford
                                            --------------------------------
                                            TRAVIS BRADFORD


                                            /s/ Glen Kassan
                                            --------------------------------
                                            GLEN KASSAN


                                            /s/ Joshua Schechter
                                            --------------------------------
                                            JOSHUA SCHECHTER