PROPERTY, PLANT & EQUIPMENT

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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	June 30, 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	27,944			26,905
Furniture and fixtures	7,476			7,489
Construction in progress	3,516			3,079
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	54,384			47,171
Accumulated depreciation	(37,513		)	(36,177		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	16,871		$	10,994

Depreciation expense during the three and nine months endedJune 30, 2017 and July 1, 2016 follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 30, 2017		July 1, 2016		June 30, 2017		July 1, 2016
(in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	624	$	717	$	1,921	$	2,364