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Business Segments
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business Segments
Business Segments

The Company operates in two segments: the solar and semiconductor equipment segment and the polishing supplies segment. In the solar and semiconductor equipment segment, we are a leading supplier of thermal processing systems, including related automation, parts and services, to the solar/photovoltaic, semiconductor, silicon wafer and MEMS industries and also offer PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition) equipment. In the polishing supplies segment, the Company produces consumables and machinery for lapping (fine abrading) and polishing of materials, such as sapphire substrates, optical components, silicon wafers, numerous types of crystal materials, ceramics and metal components.
Information concerning our business segments is as follows:
 
Years ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
45,848

 
$
26,368

 
$
73,102

Polishing supplies and equipment
10,653

 
8,430

 
8,437

 
$
56,501

 
$
34,798

 
$
81,539

Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
(10,159
)
 
$
(14,377
)
 
$
(26,236
)
Polishing supplies and equipment
2,805

 
1,282

 
1,405

Non-segment related loss
(5,735
)
 
(6,899
)
 
(8,153
)
 
$
(13,089
)
 
$
(19,994
)
 
$
(32,984
)
 
Years ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(dollars in thousands)
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
392

 
$
98

 
$
1,121

Polishing supplies and equipment
70

 
80

 
185

 
$
462

 
$
178

 
$
1,306

Depreciation and amortization expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
2,276

 
$
2,501

 
$
2,717

Polishing supplies and equipment
134

 
166

 
141

 
$
2,410

 
$
2,667

 
$
2,858


 
September 30,
2014
 
September 30,
2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
Identifiable assets:
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
83,651

 
$
106,723

Polishing supplies and equipment
6,253

 
4,224

 
$
89,904

 
$
110,947

Goodwill:
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
7,595

 
$
7,753

Polishing supplies and equipment
728

 
728

 
$
8,323

 
$
8,481

Geographic Regions

The Company has operations in The Netherlands, United States, France and China. Revenues, operating income (loss) and identifiable assets by geographic region are as follows:
 
Years Ended September 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2012
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net revenue:
 
The Netherlands
$
31,779

 
$
17,615

 
$
48,294

United States
20,433

 
11,855

 
27,638

France
4,218

 
5,328

 
5,584

China
71

 
—

 
23

 
$
56,501

 
$
34,798

 
$
81,539

 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
The Netherlands
$
(9,403
)
 
$
(11,139
)
 
$
(18,686
)
United States
(207
)
 
(4,346
)
 
(1,025
)
France
(611
)
 
(815
)
 
(3,041
)
China
(2,868
)
 
(3,694
)
 
(10,232
)
 
$
(13,089
)
 
$
(19,994
)
 
$
(32,984
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30,
 
 
 
2014
 
2013
Net long-lived assets
(excluding intangibles and goodwill)
 
 
 
 
 
The Netherlands
 
 
$
7,617

 
$
8,733

United States
 
 
1,016

 
1,160

France
 
 
475

 
552

China
 
 
644

 
621

 
 
 
$
9,752

 
$
11,066