PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

NOTE 4—PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

A summary of property, plant and equipment and accumulated depreciation at period end follows:

Property, Plant & Equipment	December 30, 2016			September 30, 2016
(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	788		$	788
Buildings and improvements	8,910			8,910
Building under capital lease	5,750			—
Machinery and equipment	27,583			26,905
Furniture and fixtures	7,503			7,489
Construction in progress	3,047			3,079
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	53,581			47,171
Accumulated depreciation	(36,800		)	(36,177		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	16,781		$	10,994

Depreciation expense during the three months endedDecember 30, 2016 and January 1, 2016 follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 30, 2016		January 1, 2016
(in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	645	$	840