Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment at October 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2016				2015			Estimated Useful Life
Land		$	524		$	524		—
Building and improvements		9,218			9,263			10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		87,350			83,578			3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		3,509			3,137			10 years
Construction in progress		16,388			9,948			—
		116,989			106,450
Accumulated depreciation		(80,349		)	(77,448		)
Property, plant and equipment, net		$	36,640		$	29,002

In December 2015, the Company commenced the first phase of its project to expand the existing 65,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Torrington, Connecticut by approximately 102,000 square feet for a total size of 167,000 square feet.

Depreciation expense was $4.9 million, $4.1 million and $4.4 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.