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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block] | The following table details the Company's sales by operating segment for fiscal years September 30, 2016 and 2015. The Company's sales by geographic area based on the location of where the products were shipped or services rendered are as follows:
2016 | Americas |  | Europe |  | Asia |  | Total |  | % of Total
| (Amounts in thousands)
HPP | $ | 11,417 |  |  | $ | 1,584 |  |  | $ | 3,341 |  |  | $ | 16,342 |  |  | 16 | %
TS | 59,698 |  |  | 26,376 |  |  | 951 |  |  | 87,025 |  |  | 84 | %
Total | $ | 71,115 |  |  | $ | 27,960 |  |  | $ | 4,292 |  |  | $ | 103,367 |  |  | 100 | %
% of Total | 69 | % |  | 27 | % |  | 4 | % |  | 100 | % |  |  |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
HPP | $ | 10,774 |  |  | $ | 1,135 |  |  | $ | 2,039 |  |  | $ | 13,948 |  |  | 16 | %
TS | 47,659 |  |  | 26,713 |  |  | 986 |  |  | 75,358 |  |  | 84 | %
Total | $ | 58,433 |  |  | $ | 27,848 |  |  | $ | 3,025 |  |  | $ | 89,306 |  |  | 100 | %
% of Total | 66 | % |  | 31 | % |  | 3 | % |  | 100 | % |  |  |
Schedule of Disclosure on Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets in Individual Foreign Countries by Country [Table Text Block] | Long-lived assets by geographic location at September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (Amounts in thousands)
North America | $ | 1,348 |  |  | $ | 1,494 |
Europe | 619 |  |  | 486 |
Totals | $ | 1,967 |  |  | $ | 1,980 |
ScheduleOfDeferredTaxAssetsByGeographicLocationTableTextBlock | Deferred tax assets by geographic location at September 30, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| (Amounts in thousands)
North America | $ | 1,990 |  |  | $ | 2,254 |
Europe | 1,064 |  |  | 770 |
Totals | $ | 3,054 |  |  | $ | 3,024 |
Operating Segments [Member] |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block] | The following table presents certain operating segment information.
|  |  |  | TS Segment |  |
For the Years Ended September 30, |  | HPP Segment |  | Germany |  | United Kingdom |  | U.S. |  | Total |  | Consolidated Total
|  | (Amounts in thousands)
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product |  | $ | 11,190 |  |  | $ | 4,863 |  |  | $ | 7,066 |  |  | $ | 54,716 |  |  | $ | 66,645 |  |  | $ | 77,835 |
Service |  | 5,152 |  |  | 15,130 |  |  | 925 |  |  | 4,325 |  |  | 20,380 |  |  | 25,532 |
Total sales |  | 16,342 |  |  | 19,993 |  |  | 7,991 |  |  | 59,041 |  |  | 87,025 |  |  | 103,367 |
Profit (loss) from operations |  | 1,464 |  |  | 676 |  |  | (363 | ) |  | 2,024 |  |  | 2,337 |  |  | 3,801 |
Assets |  | 17,717 |  |  | 13,751 |  |  | 3,748 |  |  | 13,491 |  |  | 30,990 |  |  | 48,707 |
Capital expenditures |  | 227 |  |  | 322 |  |  | 97 |  |  | 89 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 735 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 232 |  |  | 158 |  |  | 79 |  |  | 230 |  |  | 467 |  |  | 699 |
2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Product |  | $ | 9,894 |  |  | $ | 7,808 |  |  | $ | 4,025 |  |  | $ | 44,720 |  |  | $ | 56,553 |  |  | $ | 66,447 |
Service |  | 4,054 |  |  | 15,043 |  |  | 1,114 |  |  | 2,648 |  |  | 18,805 |  |  | 22,859 |
Total sales |  | 13,948 |  |  | 22,851 |  |  | 5,139 |  |  | 47,368 |  |  | 75,358 |  |  | 89,306 |
Profit (loss) from operations |  | 485 |  |  | 549 |  |  | (817 | ) |  | 9 |  |  | (259 | ) |  | 226 |
Assets |  | 16,668 |  |  | 14,557 |  |  | 2,720 |  |  | 13,051 |  |  | 30,328 |  |  | 46,996 |
Capital expenditures |  | 156 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 349 |  |  | 568 |  |  | 724 |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 247 |  |  | 172 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 193 |  |  | 399 |  |  | 646 |
Revenues In Excess Of 10 Percent Of Total Revenues [Member] |
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] |
Schedule of Revenue by Major Customers by Reporting Segments [Table Text Block] | The following table lists customers from which the Company derived revenues in excess of 10% of total revenues for the years ended September 30, 2016 and 2015.
| For the year ended
| September 30, 2016 |  | September 30, 2015
| Amount |  | % of Revenues |  | Amount |  | % of Revenues
| (Amounts in millions)
Customer A | $ | 19.6 |  |  | 19 | % |  | $ | 17.1 |  |  | 19 | %
Customer B | $ | 13.2 |  |  | 13 | % |  | $ | 14.3 |  |  | 16 | %

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