Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 6. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of October 31, 2018 and 2017 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2018			2017			Estimated Useful Life
Land	$	524		$	524			—
Building and improvements		19,674			9,331		10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		93,356			91,680		3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		3,958			3,576		10 years
Construction in progress		17,711			23,163			—
		135,223			128,274
Accumulated depreciation		(87,019	)		(84,709	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	48,204		$	43,565

The Company completed 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 during the year ended October 31, 2018.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $4.6 million, $4.4 million and $4.3 million for the years ended October 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.