PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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

Property, Plant and Equipment	September 30, 2018			September 30, 2017
(in thousands)
Land and improvements	$	788		$	788
Buildings and improvements	7,314			8,910
Building under capital lease	7,750			5,750
Machinery and equipment	30,969			27,947
Furniture and fixtures	7,877			7,520
Construction in progress	5,360			4,968
Total property, plant and equipment, at cost	60,058			55,883
Accumulated depreciation	(39,948		)	(38,106		)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	20,110		$	17,777

Depreciation expense during the years endedSeptember 30, 2018 and 2017 follows:

	Years Ended
	September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017
(in thousands)
Depreciation expense	$	2,358	$	2,515