Note 18 - Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Subsequent Events [Text Block]

18.

  Subsequent Events

Effective

October 1, 2018,

the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of Thermal Kinetics Engineering, PLLC and Thermal Kinetics Systems, LLC (together, “TKE”).  TKE provides full service process equipment supply, engineering, development, and design services to the chemical, food processing and industrial manufacturing industries.  The Company paid approximately

$3.7

million in upfront consideration, including

$1.8

million in cash and

440,751

shares of the Company’s common stock, and will pay additional contingent consideration of up to a maximum of

$7.6

million over the next

three

years.