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MATERIAL CUSTOMERS	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 28, 2012
Material Customers [Abstract]
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block]	Material Customers Sales to two customers in the Automotive segment, either directly or through their tiered suppliers, represented a significant portion of our business.  Net sales to these two customers approximated 18.7% and 18.5% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2012; two customers accounted for 17.9% and 17.6% of consolidated net sales, respectively in fiscal 2011 and two customers accounted for 18.2% and 13.9% of consolidated net sales in fiscal 2010. At April 28, 2012 and April 30, 2011, accounts receivable from customers in the automotive industry were approximately $31,850 and $44,428, respectively, which included $8,260 and $8,077, respectively, at our Maltese subsidiary.  Accounts receivable are generally due within 30 to 60 days.  Credit losses relating to all customers generally have been within management’s expectation.

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Tabular disclosure of the extent of the entity's reliance on its major customers, if revenues from transactions with a single external customer amount to 10 percent or more of entity revenues, including the disclosure of that fact, the total amount of revenues from each such customer, and the identity of the reportable segment or segments reporting the revenues. The entity need not disclose the identity of a major customer or the amount of revenues that each segment reports from that customer. For these purposes, a group of companies known to the entity to be under common control is considered a single customer, and the federal government, a state government, a local government such as a county or municipality, or a foreign government is each considered a single customer.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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