E. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

At December 31, 2013 and 2012, property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	2013			2012
	(in thousands)
Land improvements	$	103		$	93
Building and improvements		16,016			15,239
Machinery and equipment		37,490			29,977
Furniture and fixtures		1,047			739
Computer equipment and software		3,563			2,851
Transportation equipment		188			173
		58,407			49,072
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		(28,145	)		(24,967	)
		30,262			24,105
Construction in progress		139			–
Land		733			733
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	31,134		$	24,838

For the years ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, depreciation expense of property, plant and equipment was $3.3 million $2.9 million and $3.1 million, 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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