PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

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	March 31, 2017			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	28,371			26,905
Furniture and fixtures	7,503			7,489
Construction in progress	3,135			3,079
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	54,457			47,171
Accumulated depreciation	(37,447		)	(36,177		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	17,010		$	10,994

Depreciation expense during the three and six months endedMarch 31, 2017 and April 1, 2016 follows:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2017		April 1, 2016		March 31, 2017		April 1, 2016
(in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	652	$	807	$	1,298	$	1,647