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Inventories
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Inventories [Abstract]  
Inventories
B.           Inventories
 
The Company reduces the value of its inventories to market value when the market value is believed to be less than the cost of the item.
 
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Raw materials                                                                                                 
 $2,864  $2,685 
Work in process                                                                                                 
  1,384   1,663 
Finished goods                                                                                                 
  1,428   1,599 
Total Inventories, net                                                                                               
 $5,676  $5,947 

The inventory reserve for obsolescence as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $1,942,000 and $1,605,000, respectively.