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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jul. 30, 2011

Segment Information

Segment Information

(9) Segment Information

The Company reports three segments consistent with its sales product groups: Test & Measurement (T&M); QuickLabel Systems (QuickLabel) and Grass Technologies (Grass). The Company evaluates segment performance based on the segment profit before corporate expenses.

Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment:

		Three Months Ended																Six Months Ended
		Net Sales								Segment Operating Profit								Net Sales								Segment Operating Profit
(In thousands)		July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010				July 30, 2011				July 31, 2010
T&M		$	4,477			$	3,617			$	861			$	417			$	8,226			$	6,827			$	873			$	718
QuickLabel			11,238				10,102				627				405				22,012				20,256				1,408				1,056
Grass			4,621				4,034				745				654				8,958				7,747				1,410				1,355
Total		$	20,336			$	17,753				2,233				1,476			$	39,196			$	34,830				3,691				3,129
Corporate Expenses											1,010				928												1,911				1,959
Operating Income											1,223				548												1,780				1,170
Other Income (Expense) — Net											297				(1	)											448				106
Income Before Income Taxes											1,520				547												2,228				1,276
Income Tax Provision											474				224												751				523
Net Income										$	1,046			$	323											$	1,477			$	753

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This element may be used to capture the complete disclosure of reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10% or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
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