Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The following table details the Company's sales by operating segment for fiscal years September 30, 2016 and 2015. The Company's sales by geographic area based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered are as follows:

2016	Americas			Europe			Asia			Total			% of Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
HPP	$	11,417		$	1,584		$	3,341		$	16,342		16	%
TS	59,698			26,376			951			87,025			84	%
Total	$	71,115		$	27,960		$	4,292		$	103,367		100	%
% of Total	69		%	27		%	4		%	100		%
2015
HPP	$	10,774		$	1,135		$	2,039		$	13,948		16	%
TS	47,659			26,713			986			75,358			84	%
Total	$	58,433		$	27,848		$	3,025		$	89,306		100	%
% of Total	66		%	31		%	3		%	100		%

Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block]

Long-lived assets by geographic location at September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015
	(Amounts in thousands)
North America	$	1,348	$	1,494
Europe	619		486
Totals	$	1,967	$	1,980

ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsByGeographicLocationTableTextBlock

Deferred tax assets by geographic location at September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	September 30, 2016		September 30, 2015
	(Amounts in thousands)
North America	$	1,990	$	2,254
Europe	1,064		770
Totals	$	3,054	$	3,024

Operating Segments [Member]

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

The following table presents certain operating segment information.

			TS Segment
For the Years Ended September 30,	HPP Segment		Germany		United Kingdom			U.S.		Total			Consolidated Total
	(Amounts in thousands)
2016
Sales:
Product	$	11,190	$	4,863	$	7,066		$	54,716	$	66,645		$	77,835
Service	5,152		15,130		925			4,325		20,380			25,532
Total sales	16,342		19,993		7,991			59,041		87,025			103,367
Profit (loss) from operations	1,464		676		(363		)	2,024		2,337			3,801
Assets	17,717		13,751		3,748			13,491		30,990			48,707
Capital expenditures	227		322		97			89		508			735
Depreciation and amortization	232		158		79			230		467			699
2015
Sales:
Product	$	9,894	$	7,808	$	4,025		$	44,720	$	56,553		$	66,447
Service	4,054		15,043		1,114			2,648		18,805			22,859
Total sales	13,948		22,851		5,139			47,368		75,358			89,306
Profit (loss) from operations	485		549		(817		)	9		(259		)	226
Assets	16,668		14,557		2,720			13,051		30,328			46,996
Capital expenditures	156		216		3			349		568			724
Depreciation and amortization	247		172		34			193		399			646

Revenues In Excess Of 10 Percent Of Total Revenues [Member]

Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]

Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]

The following table lists customers from which the Company derived revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.

	For the year ended
	September 30, 2016				September 30, 2015
	Amount		% of Revenues		Amount		% of Revenues
	(Amounts in millions)
Customer A	$	19.6	19	%	$	17.1	19	%
Customer B	$	13.2	13	%	$	14.3	16	%