NOTE 6 - SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment information for the three months ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

For the three months ended	Engineering and Construction		Automation		Corporate			Consolidated
March 30, 2013:
Revenue	$	40,057	$	9,706	$	—		$	49,763
Gross profit		3,813		1,986		—			5,799
SG&A		1,860		971		3,381			6,212
Operating income (loss)		1,953		1,015		(3,381	)		(413	)
Other income									122
Interest expense, net									(614	)
Tax expense									(93	)
Discontinued operations - net of taxes									2,935
Net income								$	1,937

March 31, 2012:
Revenue	$	45,567	$	13,605	$	—		$	59,172
Gross profit		5,052		1,498		—			6,550
SG&A		2,012		1,080		4,034			7,126
Operating income (loss)		3,040		418		(4,034	)		(576	)
Other expense									1
Interest expense, net									(302	)
Tax benefit									26
Discontinued operations - net of taxes									711
Net loss								$	(140	)

Total Assets by Segment [Member]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

Segment information for the three months ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 is as follows (dollars in thousands):

Total Assets by Segment	As of March 30, 2013		As of December 29, 2012
	(dollars in thousands)
Engineering and Construction	$	38,668	$	35,251
Automation		16,821		25,445
Corporate*		15,308		17,991
Consolidated	$	70,797	$	78,687