INVENTORIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

INVENTORIES [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	September 27,2014			December 31,2013
Inventory at FIFO
Finished products	$	22,660		$	6,552
Materials and work in process		69,741			57,647
Gross inventories		92,401			64,199
Less:  LIFO reserve		(39,679	)		(38,516	)
Less:  excess and obsolescence reserve		(5,018	)		(2,422	)
Net inventories	$	47,704		$	23,261