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Segment Information (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for Each Reporting Segment | Summarized below are the Net Sales and Segment Operating Profit for each reporting segment:
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | Net Sales |  |  | Segment Operating Profit |
(In thousands) |  | April 30, 2016 |  |  | May 2, 2015 |  |  | April 30, 2016 |  |  | May 2, 2015 |
Product Identification |  | $ | 16,606 |  |  | $ | 15,644 |  |  | $ | 1,996 |  |  | $ | 1,977 |
T&M |  |  | 7,504 |  |  |  | 6,562 |  |  |  | 1,202 |  |  |  | 928 |
Total |  | $ | 24,110 |  |  | $ | 22,206 |  |  |  | 3,198 |  |  |  | 2,905 |
Corporate Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,651 |  |  |  | 1,457 |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,547 |  |  |  | 1,448 |
Other Income (Expense)—Net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  | 234 |
Income Before Income Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,495 |  |  |  | 1,682 |
Income Tax Provision |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 476 |  |  |  | 471 |
Net Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 1,211 |

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