SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934



                         Date of Report August 13, 1997


                                    DCX, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



  Colorado                         0-14273                        84-0868815
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(State of                        (Commission                    (IRS Employer
incorporation)                   File Number)                Identification No.)



3002 North State Highway 83, Franktown, CO                            80116-0569
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 688-6070





                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)




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Item 2, Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On August 13, 1997, the Company  executed a definitive  agreement to acquire all
the outstanding shares of PlanGraphics,  Inc., a Maryland corporation located in
Frankfort, Kentucky, with shares of the Company's no par value common stock. The
transaction  is  expect  to close in  September,  1997,  and will  result in the
acquisition of  PlanGraphics  as a wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company.  The
closing is contingent upon certain  conditions to be performed prior to closing,
including approval by PlanGraphics shareholders.

Effective upon completion of the closing, the Company has agreed to increase the
size of its Board of  Directors  from four to seven  members and appoint John C.
Antenucci  (President and Chairman of PlanGraphics)  and two additional  persons
nominated  by Mr.  Antenucci as three,  including  Mr.  Antenucci,  of the seven
directors  of the  Company.  Furthermore,  the Company has agreed to appoint one
additional  person jointly  nominated by Mr. Carreker,  President and CEO of the
Company,  and Mr.  Antenucci  as the  seventh  of the  seven  members,  with all
appointees serving until the next annual shareholders'  meeting. The Company has
also  agreed to  renominate  Mr.  Antenucci  and these  three  additional  newly
appointed directors of the Company to be elected for a full one-year term at its
next annual shareholders' meeting

A copy of the Company's press release,  dated August 13, 1997, is provided as an
attachment to this Form 8-K.


Item 7, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements.

As of the date of filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, it is impracticable
for the  Registrant  to provide the financial  statements  required by this Item
7(a). In accordance with Item 7(a) of Form 8-K, such financial  statements shall
be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K as soon as practical.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

As of the date of filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, it is impracticable
for the Registrant to provide the pro forma  financial  information  required by
this Item  7(b).  In  accordance  with Item  7(b) of Form  8-K,  such  financial
statements shall be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K as soon as practical.



                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                       DCX, Inc.
                                      (Registrant)


                                       /s/  Fred Beisser
August 28, 1997                        -----------------------------------------
                                       Frederick G. Beisser
                                       Secretary, Treasurer
                                       & Vice President - Finance & Accounting




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                                  PRESS RELEASE



         DCX, INC. ENTERS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) INDUSTRY
                                WITH ACQUISITION.

         DCX, Inc. Approves Purchase of $10 Million PlanGraphics, Inc.,
                         Executes Definitive Agreement.

FRANKTOWN,  Colorado, August 13, 1997-- DCX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCXI) today announced
that it has approved a transaction  to acquire the business  (approximately  $10
million in revenue) of  PlanGraphics,  Inc. of Frankfort,  Ky. The  transaction,
expected to close in  September,  will  involve the exchange of DCX common stock
valued  at  slightly  more  than $4  million  for all the  outstanding  stock of
PlanGraphics,  Inc.  The closing is  contingent  upon certain  conditions  to be
performed and the final  approval of the  transaction by the Boards of Directors
of both firms, as well as the shareholders of PlanGraphics, Inc.

Privately  held  PlanGraphics  is  the  nation's  leading  independent  advisory
services GIS firm in the $8.2 billion  worldwide GIS industry.  This acquisition
is expected to nearly triple DCX's annual revenues. DCX, which currently designs
and manufactures electronic cables for various  aerospace/defense  applications,
will have approximately 8.8 million shares outstanding  following the closing of
the transaction. DCX, founded in 1980, is headquartered in Douglas County, south
of Denver, and currently employs about 55 persons. The company carries a backlog
of $3.6 million.

This move is the first step in DCX President and CEO Stephen Carreker's strategy
to transform DCX into a fully  integrated  GIS service  provider,  lessening its
historic  reliance on defense  business.  GIS combines  interactive map displays
with   database   management   software  to  display   geographic   information.
"PlanGraphics  has  successfully  expanded into GIS systems  integration  and is
expected to continue  achieving  high growth  rates,"  said Mr.  Carreker.  "The
company brings  immediate value to DCX in the form of  international  reputation
and contacts.  No other U.S. company possesses the comprehensive  experience and
expertise in GIS technologies, user needs and solutions."

Approximately  30% of  PlanGraphics'  revenues  are derived from state and local
government  customers;  45% from  utilities;  and the balance  from  private and
industrial  sectors.  Commercial  clients  include  IBM,  Space  Imaging  Corp.,
Analytical Surveys Inc., Unisys Corp.,  Lockheed Martin Corp.,  Hughes Corp. and
Harris  Corp.,  in  addition  to a number of  international  public and  private
customers.  Formed in 1979, PlanGraphics is headquartered in Frankfort,  Ky. and
maintains offices in Denver,  Silver Spring, Md., Brisbane,  Australia,  Muscat,
Oman and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The firm has 100 employees.

Some of the  statements  in this Press  Release  contain  predictions  and other
forward-looking  statements  that  involve a number of risks and  uncertainties.
While this outlook  represents our current judgment on a future direction of the
business,  actual results may differ materially from any future action suggested
in this report.  The accuracy of these  statements  cannot be guaranteed as they
are subject to a variety of risks including, but not limited to, future economic
conditions, new developments and other factors.

                                     - End -

POC: Bruce Haun at B. Edward Haun & Co., Financial Communications, 303 595-4667

               For release at 6:30 Mountain Time, August 13, 1997



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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of 1934

                         Date of Report August 13, 1997

                                    DCX, Inc.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  Colorado                         0-14273                        84-0868815
-------------                     ----------                 ------------------
(State of                        (Commission                    (IRS Employer
incorporation)                   File Number)                Identification No.)

3002 North State Highway 83, Franktown, CO                            80116-0569
------------------------------------------                            ----------
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 688-6070

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 2, Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On August 13, 1997, the Company  executed a definitive  agreement to acquire all
the outstanding shares of PlanGraphics,  Inc., a Maryland corporation located in
Frankfort, Kentucky, with shares of the Company's no par value common stock. The
transaction  is  expect  to close in  September,  1997,  and will  result in the
acquisition of  PlanGraphics  as a wholly owned  subsidiary of the Company.  The
closing is contingent upon certain  conditions to be performed prior to closing,
including approval by PlanGraphics shareholders.

Effective upon completion of the closing, the Company has agreed to increase the
size of its Board of  Directors  from four to seven  members and appoint John C.
Antenucci  (President and Chairman of PlanGraphics)  and two additional  persons
nominated  by Mr.  Antenucci as three,  including  Mr.  Antenucci,  of the seven
directors  of the  Company.  Furthermore,  the Company has agreed to appoint one
additional  person jointly  nominated by Mr. Carreker,  President and CEO of the
Company,  and Mr.  Antenucci  as the  seventh  of the  seven  members,  with all
appointees serving until the next annual shareholders'  meeting. The Company has
also  agreed to  renominate  Mr.  Antenucci  and these  three  additional  newly
appointed directors of the Company to be elected for a full one-year term at its
next annual shareholders' meeting

A copy of the Company's press release,  dated August 13, 1997, is provided as an
attachment to this Form 8-K.

Item 7, Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements.

As of the date of filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, it is impracticable
for the  Registrant  to provide the financial  statements  required by this Item
7(a). In accordance with Item 7(a) of Form 8-K, such financial  statements shall
be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K as soon as practical.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

As of the date of filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K, it is impracticable
for the Registrant to provide the pro forma  financial  information  required by
this Item  7(b).  In  accordance  with Item  7(b) of Form  8-K,  such  financial
statements shall be filed by amendment to this Form 8-K as soon as practical.

                                   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 hereunto duly authorized.

                                       DCX, Inc.
                                      (Registrant)

                                       /s/  Fred Beisser
August 28, 1997                        -----------------------------------------
                                       Frederick G. Beisser
                                       Secretary, Treasurer
                                       & Vice President - Finance & Accounting

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PRESS RELEASE

         DCX, INC. ENTERS GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) INDUSTRY
                                WITH ACQUISITION.

         DCX, Inc. Approves Purchase of $10 Million PlanGraphics, Inc.,
                         Executes Definitive Agreement.

FRANKTOWN,  Colorado, August 13, 1997-- DCX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DCXI) today announced
that it has approved a transaction  to acquire the business  (approximately  $10
million in revenue) of  PlanGraphics,  Inc. of Frankfort,  Ky. The  transaction,
expected to close in  September,  will  involve the exchange of DCX common stock
valued  at  slightly  more  than $4  million  for all the  outstanding  stock of
PlanGraphics,  Inc.  The closing is  contingent  upon certain  conditions  to be
performed and the final  approval of the  transaction by the Boards of Directors
of both firms, as well as the shareholders of PlanGraphics, Inc.

Privately  held  PlanGraphics  is  the  nation's  leading  independent  advisory
services GIS firm in the $8.2 billion  worldwide GIS industry.  This acquisition
is expected to nearly triple DCX's annual revenues. DCX, which currently designs
and manufactures electronic cables for various  aerospace/defense  applications,
will have approximately 8.8 million shares outstanding  following the closing of
the transaction. DCX, founded in 1980, is headquartered in Douglas County, south
of Denver, and currently employs about 55 persons. The company carries a backlog
of $3.6 million.

This move is the first step in DCX President and CEO Stephen Carreker's strategy
to transform DCX into a fully  integrated  GIS service  provider,  lessening its
historic  reliance on defense  business.  GIS combines  interactive map displays
with   database   management   software  to  display   geographic   information.
"PlanGraphics  has  successfully  expanded into GIS systems  integration  and is
expected to continue  achieving  high growth  rates,"  said Mr.  Carreker.  "The
company brings  immediate value to DCX in the form of  international  reputation
and contacts.  No other U.S. company possesses the comprehensive  experience and
expertise in GIS technologies, user needs and solutions."

Approximately  30% of  PlanGraphics'  revenues  are derived from state and local
government  customers;  45% from  utilities;  and the balance  from  private and
industrial  sectors.  Commercial  clients  include  IBM,  Space  Imaging  Corp.,
Analytical Surveys Inc., Unisys Corp.,  Lockheed Martin Corp.,  Hughes Corp. and
Harris  Corp.,  in  addition  to a number of  international  public and  private
customers.  Formed in 1979, PlanGraphics is headquartered in Frankfort,  Ky. and
maintains offices in Denver,  Silver Spring, Md., Brisbane,  Australia,  Muscat,
Oman and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The firm has 100 employees.

Some of the  statements  in this Press  Release  contain  predictions  and other
forward-looking  statements  that  involve a number of risks and  uncertainties.
While this outlook  represents our current judgment on a future direction of the
business,  actual results may differ materially from any future action suggested
in this report.  The accuracy of these  statements  cannot be guaranteed as they
are subject to a variety of risks including, but not limited to, future economic
conditions, new developments and other factors.

                                     - End -

POC: Bruce Haun at B. Edward Haun & Co., Financial Communications, 303 595-4667

               For release at 6:30 Mountain Time, August 13, 1997

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