Geographic Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Geographic Information [Abstract]

Geographic Information

6. Geographic Information

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

		September 30,		December 31,
		2013		2012
United States	$	3,427	$	4,837
Other – primarily Asia		1,360		1,503
Consolidated	$	4,787	$	6,340

Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and certain other assets that 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, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
Net Sales to Geographical Areas		September 30, 2013		September 30, 2012		September 30, 2013		September 30, 2012
United States	$	8,451	$	8,288	$	25,381	$	30,039
Germany		595		364		1,123		1,351
China		711		714		2,908		2,050
Switzerland		213		292		1,001		837
Singapore		188		1,662		312		2,694
France		488		344		1,289		1,081
Japan		417		304		1,198		962
United Kingdom		268		589		1,018		1,631
Turkey		49		-		226		197
Hong Kong		145		146		431		401
Vietnam		253		308		887		871
All other countries		552		817		2,161		2,010
Consolidated	$	12,330	$	13,828	$	37,935	$	44,124

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. Customer concentrations greater than 10% of consolidated net sales and account receivable are disclosed below.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013,  two customers accounted for a combined37%of the Company’s consolidated net sales.  For the three months ended September 30, 2012, two customers accounted for a combined 34%  of the Company’s consolidated net sales. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, one customer accounted for 22% of the Company’s consolidated net sales. 

At September 30, 2013, two customers combined accounted for 28% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable. At December 31, 2012, three customers accounted for a combined 37% of the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable.