Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 2,296	$ 8,130
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,810 and $ 1,382, respectively		65,023	50,569
Accounts receivable - other		2,249	1,848
Inventories	[1]	65,057	64,979
Contract assets		49,605
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		10,756	11,011
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS		194,986	136,537
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET		28,961	26,844
OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET		67,279	29,061
GOODWILL		33,835	16,032
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES			2,900
OTHER ASSETS		9,969	7,564
		335,030	218,938
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable		25,024	19,752
Other current liabilites		14,804	12,409
Current portion of long-term debt		6,000	6,000
Current portion of acquisition-related contingent liabilities		791	3,061
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES		46,619	41,222
LONG-TERM DEBT		112,224	32,933
LONG-TERM PENSION LIABILITY		7,761	8,319
LONG-TERM ACQUISITION-RELATED CONTINGENT LIABILITIES		5,301	7,283
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES		8,525
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES		3,891	4,213
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (NOTE 5)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value - authorized 300,000 shares (none issued)
Common stock, $.001 par value - authorized 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding - 15,299,207and 15,081,947, respectively.		15	15
Additional paid-in capital		55,692	49,103
Retained earnings		102,062	83,129
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Pensions		(6,635)	(7,282)
Cash flow hedges		119	(90)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(544)	93
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY		150,709	124,968
		$ 335,030	$ 218,938

[1] Inventories consist of the following: September 30, 2018 December 31, (Unaudited) 2017 Finished goods $ 54,702 $ 54,354 Work in process 868 604 Raw materials 9,487 10,021 $ 65,057 $ 64,979