Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 31,004	$ 28,717	$ 87,240	$ 73,412
Cost of goods sold	28,009	23,750	78,574	61,742
Gross profit	2,995	4,967	8,666	11,670
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,157	5,863	12,907	14,793
Amortization of intangible assets	633	520	1,961	1,560
Loss on disposal of operating assets	0	61	32	63
Operating loss	(1,795)	(1,477)	(6,234)	(4,746)
Interest income	(9)	(3)	(41)	(10)
Interest expense	428	83	1,273	191
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss, net	(8)	109	27	52
Other income, net	(107)	(180)	(322)	(394)
Loss from continuing operations before income tax benefit	(2,099)	(1,486)	(7,171)	(4,585)
Income tax benefit	(1,049)	(479)	(3,224)	(1,373)
Loss from continuing operations	(1,050)	(1,007)	(3,947)	(3,212)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	736
Net loss	$ (1,050)	$ (1,007)	$ (3,947)	$ (2,476)
Loss per share from continuing operations
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.72)	$ (0.59)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.19)	(0.19)	(0.72)	(0.59)
Income per share from discontinued operations, net of tax
Basic (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.14
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.14
Net loss per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	(0.19)	(0.19)	(0.72)	(0.45)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.19)	$ (0.72)	$ (0.45)
Weighted-average number of common shares (basic) (in shares)	5,466	5,448	5,460	5,435
Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) (in shares)	5,466	5,454	5,460	5,449