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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 8: PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

At June 30, 2012 and 2011, property, plant and equipment, at cost, were as follows:


								Estimated Useful Life (Years)
		June 30, 2012			June 30, 2011			Minimum	Maximum


Land and improvements		$	4,030		$	2,930				—
Building and improvements			24,228			21,265		15	40
Machinery, equipment and office furniture			58,259			58,157		3	8
Leasehold improvements			964			989		1	5
Construction in progress			1,625			357				—

			89,106			83,698
Less accumulated depreciation			(55,412	)		(53,503	)

		$	33,694		$	30,195

Depreciation expense for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $4,864, $5,363 and $5,318, respectively. In fiscal 2011, due to our historical operating results, we utilized a future discounted cash flow model over five years to assess the net realizable value of our property, plant and equipment related to the vision systems product line and recorded an impairment charge of $563 in selling, general and administrative expenses in our Metrology Solutions segment.

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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