5. Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Major classifications and expected lives of property, plant and equipment are summarized below:

(In thousands)			December 31,
	Expected Life		2016		2015
Land	--	$	292	$	300
Office buildings	39 years		4,280		4,400
Production facilities	10 - 20 years		10,734		10,321
Machinery and equipment	3 - 15 years		24,492		22,412
Furniture and fixtures	3 - 20 years		1,706		1,494
Total			41,504		38,927
Less accumulated depreciation			(25,968)		(23,973)
Property, plant and equipment, net			15,536		14,954
Construction in progress			371		2,518
		$	15,907	$	17,472

The amounts of depreciation expense calculated on the Company’s property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 was $2,561,000 and $2,863,000, respectively.