Geographic Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Geographic Information [Abstract]

Geographic Information

5.     Geographic Information

The geographical distribution of long-lived assets to geographical areas consisted of the following at:

	September 30,    2011	December 31, 2010
United States	$ 5,141	$ 5,027
Other – primarily Singapore	1,667	1,789
Consolidated	$ 6,808	$ 6,816

Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and certain other assets as they are difficult to move and relatively illiquid. Excluded from long-lived assets are investments in partnerships, patents, license agreements and goodwill. The Company capitalizes long-lived assets pertaining to the production of specialized parts. These assets are periodically reviewed to assure the net realizable value from the estimated future production based on forecasted cash flows exceeds the carrying value of the assets.

The geographical distribution of net sales to geographical areas for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:

	Three months ended		Nine months ended
Net Sales to Geographical Areas	September 30, 2011	September 30, 2010	September 30, 2011	September 30, 2010
United States	$ 9,981	$ 10,112	$ 28,892	$ 30,623
Germany	416	261	1,245	1,410
China	244	1,386	1,375	3,077
Switzerland	192	195	564	574
Japan	447	616	1,193	1,289
France	361	374	1,177	1,237
Singapore	188	112	552	860
United Kingdom	363	142	823	585
Vietnam	277	305	812	953
Hong Kong	337	47	789	401
All other countries	1,067	1,177	3,162	3,206
Consolidated	$13,873	$14,727	$41,584	$44,215

Geographic net sales are allocated based on the location of the customer. All other countries include net sales primarily to various countries in Europe and in the Asian Pacific.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, two customers accounted for 31 percent and one customer accounted for 21 percent of the Company's consolidated net sales, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, one customer accounted for 21 percent and 24 percent of the Company's consolidated net sales in both periods.

At September 30, 2011, two customers accounted for 25 percent of the Company's consolidated accounts receivable. At December 31, 2010, one customer accounted for 13 percent of the Company's consolidated accounts receivable.