DEBT (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 sqft acre	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Line of Credit [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Original Covenant Terms [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Line of Credit [Member] Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Notes Payable to Regions Bank [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Notes Payable to Regions Bank [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Replacement Note Payable [Member]	Dec. 17, 2010 Note Payable, Maturing December 18, 2010 [Member]	Dec. 17, 2010 Mortgage Payable, Maturing February 11, 2011[Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Second Replacement Note Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt						$ 5,403	$ 5,842				$ 5,403
Debt instrument, maturity date		Jan. 31, 2014						Nov. 01, 2012			Oct. 31, 2013
Debt instrument, frequency of periodic payments								monthly			monthly
Debt instrument, principal payment								14			47
Debt instrument, one-time principal payment									500	500
Debt instrument, face amount								1,341			5,786
Debt instrument, variable interest reference rate		Citibank's Prime Rate						LIBOR			LIBOR
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		5.00%						3.00%			4.00%
Debt instrument, minimum interest rate								4.50%			6.00%
Fixed charge coverage ratio								1.25
Total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio								2.1
Debt instrument, effective interest rate		8.25%
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity		3,000
Line of credit, frequency of periodic payments		monthly
Line of credit, periodic interest payments					15
Line of credit, frequency of facilities fee payments		annually
Line of credit, facilities fee, percentage		2.00%
Line of credit, collateral monitoring fee, percentage		0.20%
Line of credit, collateral		Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by a blanket lien on our personal property, including certain eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and intellectual property assets, and a second mortgage on our West Lafayette and Evansville real estate and all common stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the common stock of our non-United States subsidiary.
Line of credit, borrowings, based on eligible accounts receivable, percentage		75.00%
Minimum net worth covenant requirement		8,500		8,000
Line of credit, current borrowing capacity		1,556	1,927
Line of credit, amount outstanding		332	1,444
Acres of land	7.25
Area of headquarters facility	120,000
Net book value of facility and land	9,333
Asking price	$ 10,800