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REPORTABLE SEGMENTS (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Jul. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2015 USD ($) | Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2014 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2014 USD ($) | Jan. 02, 2016 USD ($) | Jan. 03, 2015 USD ($) Customer | Dec. 28, 2013 USD ($) Customer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales | $ 34,413,912 | $ 36,239,500 | $ 37,037,697 | $ 36,876,842 | $ 34,393,056 | $ 35,803,405 | $ 34,779,773 | $ 35,849,126 | $ 144,567,951 | $ 140,825,360 | $ 142,458,279
Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,027,728 | 11,718,648 | 10,386,321
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (185,475) | (254,576) | (322,731)
Other income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 178,722 | 64,691 | 50,305
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,020,975 | 11,528,763 | 10,113,895
Assets | 121,738,559 |  |  |  | 121,270,556 |  |  |  | 121,738,559 | 121,270,556 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,921,438 | 3,486,302 | 3,825,286
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,377 | 3,567,238 | 5,439,560
Currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25,020 | 10,347 | (245)
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,538,236 | 3,633,165 | 5,523,742
Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,027,728 | 11,718,648 | 10,386,321
Assets | 104,045,708 |  |  |  | 102,271,004 |  |  |  | 104,045,708 | 102,271,004 | 94,684,750
Operating Segments [Member] | Industrial Hardware [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,338,812 | 58,666,229 | 60,367,209
Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,314,149 | 5,063,786 | 4,797,254
Assets | 30,425,348 |  |  |  | 29,660,695 |  |  |  | 30,425,348 | 29,660,695 | 31,820,269
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,580,741 | 1,631,521 | 2,085,618
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,479,984 | 1,929,022 | 1,967,335
Operating Segments [Member] | Security Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,598,487 | 49,381,553 | 48,751,688
Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,798,115 | 4,058,554 | 2,780,403
Assets | 52,688,497 |  |  |  | 51,573,251 |  |  |  | 52,688,497 | 51,573,251 | 43,582,088
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,010,262 | 621,501 | 592,555
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 388,377 | 973,365 | 469,669
Operating Segments [Member] | Metal Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,630,652 | 32,777,578 | 33,339,382
Operating Profit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (84,536) | 2,596,308 | 2,808,664
Assets | 20,931,863 |  |  |  | 21,037,058 |  |  |  | 20,931,863 | 21,037,058 | 19,282,393
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,330,435 | 1,233,280 | 1,147,113
Capital expenditures before currency translation adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 632,016 | 664,851 | 3,002,556
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,425,976 | 3,549,925 | 2,943,464
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Industrial Hardware [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 595,596 | 984,192 | 373,797
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Security Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,813,576 | 2,565,733 | 2,558,127
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Metal Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,804 | 0 | 11,540
General Corporate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 17,692,851 |  |  |  | 18,999,552 |  |  |  | 17,692,851 | 18,999,552 | 19,173,659
Total capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,839 | 55,580 | 84,427
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 144,567,951 | 140,825,360 | 142,458,279
Assets | 121,738,559 |  |  |  | 121,270,556 |  |  |  | 121,738,559 | 121,270,556 | 113,858,409
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | United States [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,115,036 | 117,478,557 | 114,085,322
Assets | 106,662,743 |  |  |  | 105,771,961 |  |  |  | 106,662,743 | 105,771,961 | 96,289,200
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Foreign [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,452,915 | 23,346,803 | 28,372,957
Assets | $ 15,075,816 |  |  |  | $ 15,498,595 |  |  |  | $ 15,075,816 | $ 15,498,595 | $ 17,569,209
Sales Revenue [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of major customers | Customer |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1
Sales Revenue [Member] | Customer Concentration Risk [Member] | Metal Products [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration Risk [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Threshold percentage of customer exceeded 10% of total revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.50% | 11.50%

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