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Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Oct. 26, 2024 | Oct. 28, 2023 | Oct. 26, 2024 | Oct. 28, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment adjusted gross margin |  |  | $ 162,538 | $ 146,619
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 17,854 | 15,387
Product segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 188,458 | $ 180,816 | 377,941 | 333,163
Segment adjusted gross margin | 77,358 | 78,562 | 162,538 | 146,619
Depreciation and amortization | 9,002 | 8,437 | 17,854 | 15,387
Product segments | Product sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 151,231 | 145,779 | 310,735 | 265,250
Product segments | Contract services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 37,227 | 35,037 | 67,206 | 67,913
UxS | Product segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 205,392 | 230,980
Segment adjusted gross margin |  |  | 108,596 | 116,039
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 13,810 | 11,581
UxS | Product segments | Product sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 191,448 | 214,186
UxS | Product segments | Contract services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  | 13,944 | 16,794
UMS | Product segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 85,416 | 132,773 | 129,688 |
Segment adjusted gross margin | 41,363 | 65,613 | 43,429 |
Depreciation and amortization | 6,910 | 6,428 | 1,669 |
UMS | Product segments | Product sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 79,147 | 120,955 | 119,110 |
UMS | Product segments | Contract services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 6,269 | 11,818 | 10,578 |
LMS | Product segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 77,715 | 30,249 |  | 61,166
Segment adjusted gross margin | 30,157 | 9,345 |  | 21,668
Depreciation and amortization | 868 | 617 |  | 1,176
LMS | Product segments | Product sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 71,930 | 23,982 |  | 49,307
LMS | Product segments | Contract services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 5,785 | 6,267 |  | 11,859
MW | Product segments |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 25,327 | 17,794 | 42,861 | 41,017
Segment adjusted gross margin | 5,838 | 3,604 | 10,513 | 8,912
Depreciation and amortization | 1,224 | 1,392 | 2,375 | 2,630
MW | Product segments | Product sales |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | 154 | 842 | 177 | 1,757
MW | Product segments | Contract services |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 25,173 | $ 16,952 | $ 42,684 | $ 39,260

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