Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023	Jul. 31, 2024	Jul. 31, 2023
Net sales	$ 16,836,000	$ 15,652,000	$ 46,404,000	$ 56,294,000
Cost of sales	11,875,000	11,828,000	33,316,000	41,263,000
Gross profit	4,961,000	3,824,000	13,088,000	15,031,000
Operating expenses:
Engineering	653,000	690,000	2,059,000	2,535,000
Selling and general	4,727,000	5,144,000	13,948,000	15,186,000
Total operating expenses	5,380,000	5,834,000	16,007,000	17,721,000
Operating (loss) income	(419,000)	(2,010,000)	(2,919,000)	(2,690,000)
Other expense	(338,000)	(117,000)	(676,000)	(342,000)
(Loss) income before benefit for income taxes	(757,000)	(2,127,000)	(3,595,000)	(3,032,000)
Provision for (benefit) income taxes	(52,000)	(482,000)	2,766,000	(806,000)
Consolidated net (loss) income	$ (705,000)	$ (1,645,000)	$ (6,361,000)	$ (2,226,000)
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.16)	$ (0.61)	$ (0.22)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.07)	$ (0.16)	$ (0.61)	$ (0.22)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	10,495,082	10,290,265	10,466,862	10,267,652
Diluted (in shares)	10,495,082	10,290,265	10,466,862	10,267,652