15. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single segment: industrial automation equipment. We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network. Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products. We also provide machine tool components, automation equipment and solutions for job shops, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service and training and applications support.

We principally sell our products through more than 190 independent agents and distributors throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Our line is the primary line for the majority of our distributors globally even though some may carry competitive products. We also have our own direct sales and service organizations in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and certain areas of the United States, which are among the world's principal machine tool consuming countries. During fiscal 2019, no distributor accounted for more than 5% of our sales and service fees. In fiscal 2019, approximately 64% of our revenues were from customers located outside of the U.S., including customers located in Canada, Mexico and Central and South America, and no single end-user of our products accounted for more than 5% of our total sales and service fees.

The following table sets forth the contribution of each of our product groups and services to our total sales and service fees during each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands):

Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category


	Year ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Computerized Machine Tools	$	223,735	$	261,710	$	209,311
Computer Control Systems and Software †		2,818		2,870		2,324
Service Parts		27,854		27,501		24,255
Service Fees		8,970		8,590		7,777
Total	$	263,377	$	300,671	$	243,667

† Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine systems.

The following table sets forth revenues by geographic area, based on customer location, for each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands):

Revenues by Geographic Area


	Year Ended October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
United States of America	$	95,196	$	87,231	$	70,912
Canada		2,580		2,915		3,801
Central & South Americas		1,409		2,194		1,844
Total Americas		99,185		92,340		76,557

Germany		52,002		62,346		48,786
United Kingdom		29,349		34,216		28,019
Italy		14,772		16,691		13,416
France		14,346		15,815		13,917
Other Europe		20,028		32,034		27,583
Total Europe		130,497		161,102		131,721

China		15,706		27,748		22,456
Other Asia Pacific		16,858		17,937		10,238
Total Asia Pacific		32,564		45,685		32,694

Other Foreign		1,131		1,544		2,695
Grand Total	$	263,377	$	300,671	$	243,667

Long–lived tangible assets, net by geographic area, were (in thousands):


	As of October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
United States of America	$	7,967	$	8,375	$	7,599
Foreign countries		8,006		6,617		6,185
	$	15,973	$	14,992	$	13,784

Net assets by geographic area were (in thousands):


	As of October 31,
	2019		2018		2017
Americas	$	103,863	$	96,348	$	86,432
Europe		71,411		74,558		70,536
Asia Pacific		64,971		51,947		46,117
	$	240,245	$	222,853	$	203,085