CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014		Sep. 30, 2013
Total debt	$ 31,387		$ 36,804
Less: current portion	(2,908)		(2,778)
Long-term debt	28,479		34,026
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2022
Interest Rate	3.98%	[1]	3.98%	[1]
Total debt	8,148		9,259
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2023
Interest Rate	3.41%	[1]	2.68%	[1]
Total debt	11,783		13,184
Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2018
Interest Rate	4.69%	[1]	3.44%	[1]
Total debt	2,733		3,000
Celmet Building Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Nov. 07, 2018
Interest Rate	4.72%	[1]	0.00%	[1]
Total debt	1,192		0
Albuquerque Industrial Revenue Bond [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2019
Interest Rate	5.63%	[1]	5.63%	[1]
Total debt	100		100
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate
Maturity Date	Jan. 18, 2016
Interest Rate	4.44%	[1]	3.19%	[1]
Total debt	$ 7,431		$ 11,261

[1] Rates noted above are before impact of interest rate swap.