Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 8. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of October 31, 2019 and 2018 consisted of the following (in thousands):

	2019			2018			Estimated Useful Life
Land	$	524		$	524			—
Building and improvements		20,395			19,674		10-26 years
Machinery, equipment and software		106,726			93,356		3-8 years
Furniture and fixtures		4,255			3,958		10 years
Construction in progress		1,144			17,711			—
		133,044			135,223
Accumulated depreciation		(91,910	)		(87,019	)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	41,134		$	48,204

During the year ended October 31, 2019, the Company recorded a $2.8 million impairment of construction in process assets related to automation equipment due to uncertainty of completion.  There were no impairments of property, plant and equipment for the years ended October 31, 2018 and 2017.

Depreciation expense for property, plant and equipment was $4.9 million, $4.6 million and $4.4 million for the years ended October 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.