Inventories and major vendors (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of Inventories

In June 2015, the Company acquired Rel-Tech, a company that valued its inventories using specific identification (last purchase price) on a FIFO basis. As of July 31, 2016, Rel-Tech values its inventories cost using the weighted average cost of accounting. Inventories consist of the following (in thousands): 

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Raw materials and supplies	$	3,037	$	2,671
Work in process		358		270
Finished goods		3,097		3,987
Totals	$	6,492	$	6,928