INDUSTRY SECTORS AND MAJOR CUSTOMERS (Details) (Sales Revenue, Segment [Member])	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011	Jun. 29, 2012	Jul. 01, 2011
% of Sales by Sector	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Military Aerospace [Member]
% of Sales by Sector	44.00%	50.00%	40.00%	52.00%
Medical Other [Member]
% of Sales by Sector	20.00%	22.00%	22.00%	21.00%
Industrial Communications [Member]
% of Sales by Sector	26.00%	19.00%	27.00%	18.00%
Communications and Other [Member]
% of Sales by Sector	10.00%	9.00%	11.00%	9.00%