CREDIT FACILITIES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013		Sep. 30, 2012
Total debt	$ 36,804	[1]	$ 27,637
Less: current portion	(2,778)		(6,533)
Long-term debt	34,026		21,104
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 18, 2016	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.25%	[2],[3]	3.00%	[2]
Total debt	11,261	[2]	6,588	[2]
Term Loan A [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2022	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.98%	[2],[3]		[2]
Total debt	9,259	[2]	0	[2]
Term Loan B [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2023	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.68%	[2],[3]		[2]
Total debt	13,184	[2]	0	[2]
SCB Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 17, 2015	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	3.25%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	13,000	[2]
Albuquerque Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 16, 2014	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	3.25%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	2,250	[2]
Albuquerque Mortgage Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Feb. 01, 2018	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.44%	[2],[3]	3.25%	[2]
Total debt	3,000	[2]	3,267	[2]
Celmet Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jul. 30, 2015	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	3.25%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	1,166	[2]
Equipment Loans - 2 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Variable Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 17, 2013	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	3.25%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	672	[2]
Equipment Loans - 3 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2012	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	2.93%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	108	[2]
Energy loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate	[2]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Apr. 02, 2013	[2]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[2],[3]	2.08%	[2]
Total debt	0	[2]	23	[2]
Seller notes, Wire and Cable [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jun. 01, 2013
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		[3]	3.00%
Total debt	0		463
Albuquerque Industrial Revenue Bond [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms	Fixed Interest Rate
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2019
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.63%	[3]	5.63%
Total debt	$ 100		$ 100

[1] Does not include the Celmet Term Loan of $1.3 million the Company obtained subsequent to September 30, 2013.

[2] Sale-leaseback agreement with M&T is accounted for as an operating lease, and therefore is not included above for September 30, 2012. The lease terminated during the third quarter of fiscal 2013.

[3] Rates noted above are before impact of interest rate swap.