INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 29, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

A summary of inventory by category at period end follows:

	June 29,			September 30,
Inventories	2012			2011
	(thousands)
Raw materials	$	10,882		$	8,492
Work-in-process		8,436			6,821
Finished goods		1,468			1,677
Total inventories		20,786			16,990
Reserve for excess/obsolete inventory		(1,220	)		(897	)
Inventories, net	$	19,566		$	16,093