SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
                                  June 30, 2000

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                        ADVANCED TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                           Delaware 0-01298 11-1581582
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     (State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of
                       incorporation) Identification No.)

                        200 MANSELL COURT EAST, SUITE 505
                             ROSWELL GEORGIA, 30076
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              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(770) 993-0291
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Item 5.  Other Events.

                  On June 30,  2000,  Advanced  Technical  Products,  Inc.  (the
"Company") announced that it has a plan to sell its Alcore and Alcore Brigantine
subsidiaries  and that for financial  reporting  purposes,  these business units
will be treated as discontinued operations.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

         99.1     Press Release issued by the Company on June 30, 2000













                                    SIGNATURE

         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, thereto duly authorized.

                                 ADVANCED TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.



                                 By:  /s/ James P. Hobt
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                                      James P. Hobt
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date:  July 7, 2000







                                                         Exhibit 99.1

Advanced Technical Products Announces a Plan to Sell its Alcore Division

ROSWELL, Ga., June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Technical Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:
ATPXE -  news),  announced  that it has a plan to sell  its  Alcore  and  Alcore
Brigantine  subsidiaries  and  that  for  financial  reporting  purposes,  these
business units will be treated as discontinued operations.  To date, the Company
has not  entered  into any  agreement  or  arrangement  with any third  party to
purchase  the  subsidiaries.  Garrett  L.  Dominy,  President  and CEO said the
Company will focus on the core businesses of manufacturing  composite structures
and chemical defense products which are showing strong growth over last year.

The  Company  designs,   develops  and  manufactures  advanced  composite  based
materials  and products from  continuous  high  strength  fibers which  optimize
structural  performance  while  minimizing the components'  weight.  The Company
believes it is one of a very few with the ability to utilize multiple processes,
such as,  autoclave  lamination,  filament  winding,  resin transfer molding and
metal bonding. Using these processes,  the Company manufactures products for the
aerospace and defense markets, as well as for commercial  applications including
oil and gas  tubulars  and fuel tanks for Natural Gas  Vehicles.  The Company is
also a leader in the development and production of chemical defense systems.

This press release  includes  forward-looking  statements  regarding the present
intentions and expectations of management of the Company. Certain factors beyond
the Company's  control could cause  results to differ  materially  from those in
these  forward-looking  statements.  Other risk factors  include  general market
conditions,  dependence on the aerospace  and defense  industries,  the level of
military expenditures and competition in the markets for the Company's products,
are more fully  described in The Company's Form 10-K and other  documents  filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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