INVENTORIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 01, 2012

Summary of Inventories

Inventories are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

	April 1, 2012		October 2, 2011
Raw materials	$	40,034	$	40,454
Work in process		78,316		65,190
Finished goods		37,980		35,183
	$	156,330	$	140,827