Property, plant and equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Note 6 - Property, plant and equipment

Elements of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

December 31,	2013		2012		Estimated Lives
(in thousands)
Property, plant and equipment
- Land	$	535	$	535
- Buildings		830		830	39 years
- Building improvements		776		770	39 years
- Equipment		8,560		8,253	3-7 years
- Equipment under capital lease		137		231	5-7 years
- Vehicles		1,258		1,212	5 years
- Lab and computer equipment, software		2,210		2,017	3-5 years
- Furniture & fixtures		249		246	7-8 years
- Leasehold improvements		70		40	3 years
- Equipment under construction		37		96
Subtotal		14,662		14,230
Accumulated depreciation		10,126		9,465
Total	$	4,536	$	4,765

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was $779,000 and $524,000, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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