9. PRODUCT WARRANTIES

9 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2018

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

9. PRODUCT WARRANTIES

9. PRODUCT WARRANTIES

    The Company provides for the estimated cost of product warranties at the time revenues are recognized on the products shipped. While the Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its component suppliers, the Company’s warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, material usage and service delivery costs incurred in correcting a product failure. Should actual product failure rates, material usage or service delivery costs differ from the Company’s estimates, revisions to the estimated warranty liability would be required.

    The standard warranty period is one year for systems and ninety days for parts and service.

    The following is a summary of changes in the Company's liability for product warranties during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017 (in thousands):

	Three Months  Ended						Nine Months  Ended
	February 28,						February 28,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Balance at the beginning of the period	$	133		$	72		$	113		$	155
Accruals for warranties issued during the period		5			37			251			48
Accruals and adjustments (change in estimates) related to pre-existing warranties during the period		--			--			--			(54	)
Consumption of reserves		(22	)		(23	)		(248	)		(63	)
Balance at the end of the period	$	116		$	86		$	116		$	86

    The accrued warranty balance is included in accrued expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.