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3. Inventories, net
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Notes to Financial Statements  
NOTE 3 - Inventories, net

The components of inventory, net of reserves for slow-moving, excess or obsolete inventory, consist of the following:

 

    September 30, 2014     December 31, 2013  
Finished goods   $ 3,187     $ 3,525  
Work in process     5,421       5,702  
Raw materials     3,076       2,348  
    $ 11,684     $ 11,575  

 

Reserves for slow-moving, excess, or obsolete inventory are used to state the Company’s inventories at the lower of cost or market.  The reserves for slow-moving, excess, or obsolete inventory were approximately $1,703 at September 30, 2014, compared with approximately $2,960 at December 31, 2013. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company disposed of obsolete inventory that had been fully reserved previously.  There was no material impact to the Company’s balance sheet or statement of operations that resulted from this transaction.