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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net [Abstract]  
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]
3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at January 31:
 
 
 
Useful Life in Years
 
2014
 
2013
 
Machinery and equipment
 
3-10
 
$
10,260,162
 
$
10,993,470
 
Furniture and fixtures
 
3-10
 
 
636,759
 
 
669,511
 
Leasehold improvements
 
Lease term
 
 
1,294,928
 
 
1,896,338
 
Land and building (China)
 
20-30
 
 
1,917,154
 
 
2,412,115
 
Land and building (Canada)
 
30
 
 
2,201,934
 
 
2,444,798
 
Land and buildings (USA)
 
30
 
 
6,018,838
 
 
6,017,082
 
Land and building (Brazil)
 
5
 
 
1,362,696
 
 
1,638,236
 
 
 
 
 
 
23,692,471
 
 
26,071,550
 
Less accumulated depreciation
 
 
 
 
(11,735,960)
 
 
(12,971,202)
 
Construction-in-progress
 
 
 
 
112,596
 
 
989,639
 
 
 
 
 
$
12,069,107
 
$
14,089,987
 
 
Depreciation expense for FY14 and FY13 amounted to $1,197,696 and $1,315,037, respectively.
 
The estimated cost to complete construction-in-progress at January 31, 2014, is $415,000.