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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Oct. 29, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

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																Nine Months Ended
		Net Sales								Segment Operating Profit								Net Sales								Segment Operating Profit
(In thousands)		October 29, 2011				October 30, 2010				October 29, 2011				October 30, 2010				October 29, 2011				October 30, 2010				October 29, 2011				October 30, 2010
T&M		$	4,325			$	4,137			$	595			$	192			$	12,550			$	10,964			$	1,469			$	910
QuickLabel			10,352				9,851				392				575				32,364				30,107				1,798				1,631
Grass			4,892				4,341				1,176				894				13,850				12,088				2,587				2,250
Total		$	19,569			$	18,329				2,163				1,661			$	58,764			$	53,159				5,854				4,791
Corporate Expenses											975				954												2,886				2,914
Operating Income											1,188				707												2,968				1,877
Other (Expense) Income — Net											(69	)			24												379				130
Income Before Income Taxes											1,119				731												3,347				2,007
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)											319				(61	)											1,070				462
Net Income										$	800			$	792											$	2,277			$	1,545

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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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