Business Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Major Customers and Foreign Sales and Business Segment Information [Abstract]

Net Sales by Business Segment

$ in thousands	2012		2011
Net Sales (less intra-, inter-segment sales)
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group
United States	$	75,824	$	76,416
Canada		7,611		7,492
China		4,905		6,147
Brazil		121		2,214
India		218		229
Subtotal		88,679		92,498
Contracting / Services Group		25,527		26,879
Component Parts Group		20,771		18,771
Corporate and other		75		1,044
Net sales	$	135,052	$	139,192

Income from Operations (loss) by business segment

$ in thousands	2012			2011
Income (loss) from Operations
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group (a)	$	15,562		$	12,381
Contracting / Services Group (a)		3,461			3,145
Component Parts Group (a)		4,198			3,372
Corporate and other (a) (b)		(6,474	)		(6,418	)
Eliminations		(64	)		(112	)
Income from operations	$	16,683		$	12,368

(a) The amounts presented above at the reportable business segment level include both external and intersegment net sales and operating income (loss), as applicable. See following tables in this Note 18 under “Intra-segment and Inter-segment Revenues.”

(b) Includes corporate compensation, professional services, information technology, and other general and administrative corporate expenses. Also included are the operations of our Engineering Group, which are not significant to the overall operations of the Company and were sold in November 2011.

Property and Equipment Additions, Depreciation and Amortization and Identifiable Assets

	December 31,
$ in thousands	2012		2011
Property and Equipment Additions
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group	$	113	$	183
Contracting / Services Group		61		115
Component Parts Group		77		449
Corporate and other (c)		22		166
Property and equipment additions	$	273	$	913

(c) Includes Corporate and Engineering Group property and equipment additions. The Engineering Group was sold in November 2011.

$ in thousands	2012		2011
Depreciation and Amortization
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group	$	623	$	766
Contracting / Services Group		221		232
Component Parts Group		193		185
Corporate and other (d)		213		216
Depreciation and amortization	$	1,250	$	1,399

(d) Includes Corporate and Engineering Group depreciation and amortization. The Engineering Group was sold in November 2011.

	December 31,
$ in thousands	2012			2011
Identifiable Assets
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group	$	60,516		$	51,480
Contracting / Services Group		25,636			18,588
Component Parts Group		5,573			5,577
Corporate and other (e)		7,599			9,705
Eliminations (f)		(5,220	)		(6,005	)
Identifiable assets (g)	$	94,104		$	79,345

(e) Includes Corporate and Engineering Group identifiable assets. The Engineering Group was sold in November 2011. Corporate assets primarily consists of cash, income tax related assets, and intercompany note receivable.

(f) Includes eliminations for intercompany trade accounts receivable, intercompany job revenue, and intercompany note receivable.

(g) The Company has revised its business segment reporting primarily to exclude nontrade accounts receivable in order to better reflect the manner in which such assets are reviewed by management.

Goodwill

	December 31,
	2012		2011
Goodwill
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group	$	19,548	$	14,661

Intra-segment and Inter-segment Revenues

Intra-segment and Inter-segment Revenues

The Company has multiple divisions that sell to each other within segments and between segments as indicated in the following tables:

			Year Ended December 31, 2012
	total sales		less intra-segment sales			less inter-segment sales										net sales to outside customers
$ in thousands						EET&P			C/S			CP		Corp. (a)
Net Sales
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group
United States	$	77,447	$	(829	)	$	—		$	(794	)	$	—	$	—	$	75,824
Canada		7,548		63			—			—			—		—		7,611
China		6,967		(2,062	)		—			—			—		—		4,905
Brazil		121		—			—			—			—		—		121
India		218		—			—			—			—		—		218
Subtotal		92,301		(2,828	)		—			(794	)		—		—		88,679
Contracting / Services Group		27,852		(83	)		(2,242	)		—			—				25,527
Component Parts Group		22,084		(366	)		(27	)		(920	)		—		—		20,771
Corporate and other (a)		19		—						(10	)		—		66		75
Net sales	$	142,256	$	(3,277	)	$	(2,269	)	$	(1,724	)	$	—	$	66	$	135,052

(a) Includes adjustment for revenue on intercompany jobs.

			Year Ended December 31, 2011
	total sales		less intra-segment sales			less inter-segment sales												net sales to outside customers
$ in thousands						EET&P			C/S			CP			Corp. (a)
Net Sales
Engineered Equipment Technology and Parts Group
United States	$	82,946	$	(3,733	)	$	—		$	(2,797	)	$	—		$	—		$	76,416
Canada		7,492		—			—			—			—			—			7,492
China		9.001		(2,854	)		—			—			—			—			6,147
Brazil		2,214		—			—			—			—			—			2,214
India		229		—			—			—			—			—			229
subtotal		101,882		(6,587	)		—			(2,797	)		—			—			92,498
Contracting / Services Group		29,466		(120	)		(2,355	)		—			(50	)		(62	)		26,879
Component Parts Group		20,230		(449	)		(139	)		(871	)		—			—			18,771
Corporate and other (a)		1,079		—						(47	)		—			12			1,044
Net sales	$	152,657	$	(7,156	)	$	(2,494	)	$	(3,715	)	$	(50	)	$	(50	)	$	139,192

(a) Includes the operations of our Engineering Group, which is not significant to the overall operations of the Company, and adjustment for revenue on intercompany jobs. The Engineering Group was sold in November 2011.