Business Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Summary of information regarding segments

The following table summarizes certain information regarding segments of the Company’s:

	Years Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
Net sales:
Forged Components Group	$	102,900		$	84,145
Turbine Component Services and Repair Group		7,184			9,047
Applied Surface Concepts Group		15,022			14,165
Consolidated net sales	$	125,106		$	107,357
Operating income (loss):
Forged Components Group	$	12,938		$	13,000
Turbine Component Services and Repair Group		(1,416	)		(277	)
Applied Surface Concepts Group		1,064			1,025
Corporate unallocated expenses		(3,240	)		(2,893	)
Consolidated operating income		9,346			10,855
Interest expense, net		438			82
Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net		(25	)		5
Other income, net		(467	)		(470	)
Consolidated income before income tax provision	$	9,400		$	11,238
Depreciation and amortization expense:
Forged Components Group	$	5,855		$	3,542
Turbine Component Services and Repair Group		341			308
Applied Surface Concepts Group		379			426
Corporate unallocated expenses		96			110
Consolidated depreciation and amortization expense	$	6,671		$	4,386
LIFO expense for the Forged Components Group	$	1,563		$	479
Capital expenditures:
Forged Components Group	$	2915		$	2,798
Turbine Component Services and Repair Group		410			219
Applied Surface Concepts Group		196			276
Consolidated capital expenditures	$	3,521		$	3,293
Identifiable assets:
Forged Components Group	$	84,519		$	58,361
Turbine Component Services and Repair Group		3,480			3,758
Applied Surface Concepts Group		6,437			6,217
Corporate		12,109			11,675
Consolidated total assets	$	106,545		$	80,011
Non-U.S. subsidiaries:
Net sales	$	5,612		$	5,010
Operating income		470			369
Identifiable assets (excluding cash)		4,511			4,422