INVENTORIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 01, 2012

Summary of Inventories

Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	January 1, 2012		October 2, 2011
Raw materials	$	44,868	$	40,454
Work in progress		79,141		65,190
Finished goods		40,777		35,183
	$	164,786	$	140,827