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Segment and Geographic Data (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 29, 2018 | [1] | Jun. 30, 2018 | [1] | Mar. 31, 2018 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | [1] | Jul. 01, 2017 | [1] | Apr. 01, 2017 | [1] | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues | $ 76,982 | [1] | $ 75,490 | $ 74,231 | $ 73,091 | $ 69,439 | [1] | $ 62,805 | $ 62,319 | $ 59,787 | $ 299,794 | $ 254,350 | $ 224,929
Gross profit | 30,816 | [1] | 30,580 | 31,366 | 28,505 | 26,740 | [1] | 24,267 | 24,759 | 22,517 | 121,267 | 98,283 | 82,809
Segment operating income (loss) | 7,091 | [1] | 10,631 | 11,315 | 8,186 | 7,160 | [1] | 5,530 | 5,853 | 3,945 | 37,223 | 22,488 | 11,267
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 494
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles | 2,820 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,820 | 0 | 0
Restructuring costs | 0 | [1] | $ 228 | $ 61 | $ 0 | 752 | [1] | $ 423 | $ 315 | $ 554 | 289 | 2,044 | 2,666
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,631 | 10,626 | 11,149
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,239 | 10,092 | 10,425
Total assets | 326,383 |  |  |  |  | 306,551 |  |  |  |  | 326,383 | 306,551 | 270,510
Foil Technology Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,562 | 47,755 | 39,368
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 38,404 | 26,426 | 20,391
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 427
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,820 |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 85 | 1,137
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,173 | 4,946 | 4,894
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,239 | 4,519 | 6,516
Total assets | 132,918 |  |  |  |  | 119,175 |  |  |  |  | 132,918 | 119,175 | 99,411
Force Sensors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,001 | 18,192 | 15,632
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,514 | 9,274 | 7,056
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 289 | 849 | 413
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,323 | 2,537 | 2,924
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,483 | 4,297 | 2,179
Total assets | 82,637 |  |  |  |  | 77,756 |  |  |  |  | 82,637 | 77,756 | 64,934
Weighing and Control Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,704 | 32,336 | 27,809
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,508 | 14,770 | 10,221
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 602 | 837
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,121 | 2,133 | 2,323
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,370 | 823 | 1,551
Total assets | 95,954 |  |  |  |  | 97,007 |  |  |  |  | 95,954 | 97,007 | 90,447
Operating Segments | Foil Technology Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 141,009 | 116,272 | 100,942
Operating Segments | Force Sensors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,186 | 65,446 | 60,234
Operating Segments | Weighing and Control Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85,599 | 72,632 | 63,753
Corporate/ Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Gross profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (32,203) | (27,982) | (26,401)
Acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 508 | 279
Depreciation and amortization expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,014 | 1,010 | 1,008
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147 | 453 | 179
Total assets | $ 14,874 |  |  |  |  | $ 12,613 |  |  |  |  | 14,874 | 12,613 | 15,718
Intersegment revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,820) | (4,573) | (5,112)
Intersegment revenues | Foil Technology Products |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,878 | 2,316 | 2,340
Intersegment revenues | Force Sensors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,365 | 1,346 | 1,954
Intersegment revenues | Weighing and Control Systems |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 577 | $ 911 | $ 818
[1] | The Company reports interim financial information for the 13-week periods beginning on a Sunday and ending on a Saturday, except for the first fiscal quarter, which always begins on January 1, and the fourth fiscal quarter, which always ends on December 31. The first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2018 ended on March 31, June 30, September 29, and December 31, respectively. The first, second, third, and fourth quarters of 2017 ended on April 1, July 1, September 30, and December 31, respectively.

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