Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 7,449	$ 5,362
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,386	1,895
Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(132)	(34)
LIFO provision	479	175
Deferred income taxes	(108)	436
Share transactions under employee stock plan	373	519
Asset impairment charges	219	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(2,288)	(218)
Inventories	(1,621)	1,090
Refundable income taxes	411	197
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	276	(32)
Other assets	139	299
Accounts payable	215	321
Accrued liabilities	(98)	(280)
Other long-term liabilities	520	148
Net cash provided by operating activities	10,220	9,878
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of business	(22,566)	0
Maturity of short-term investments	3,000	0
Capital expenditures	(3,293)	(6,747)
Purchase of short-term investments	0	(3,039)
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment	146	55
Net cash used for investing activities	(22,713)	(9,731)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from revolving credit agreement	33,844	0
Repayments of revolving credit agreement	(32,660)	0
Dividends paid	(789)	(529)
Repurchase of common shares	0	(692)
Repayments of capital lease obligations and other long-term debt	(112)	(109)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	283	(1,330)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(12,210)	(1,183)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	18,671	19,875
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(30)	(21)
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year	6,431	18,671
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	(125)	(58)
Cash paid for income taxes, net	(2,721)	(2,070)
Non-cash financing transactions:
Dividends declared but not paid	$ (1,060)	$ (789)