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BUSINESS SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of information about segment income and loss

The following tables present information about segment income and loss:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Revenues
T&D Solutions
Transformers		$	86,325			$	81,100
			86,325				81,100
Critical Power Solutions
Equipment			5,898				10,166
Service			9,167				8,366
			15,065				18,532
Consolidated		$	101,390			$	99,632
		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Depreciation and Amortization
T&D Solutions		$	1,103			$	1,328
Critical Power Solutions			1,533				1,405
Unallocated Corporate Overhead Expenses			68				67
Consolidated		$	2,704			$	2,800
		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Operating Income (Loss)
T&D Solutions		$	6,823			$	6,708
Critical Power Solutions			(713	)			62
Unallocated Corporate Overhead Expenses			(2,723	)			(3,206	)
Consolidated		$	3,387			$	3,564

Schedule of consolidated total assets

The following table presents information which reconciles segment assets to consolidated total assets:

		December 31,
		2017				2016
Assets
T&D Solutions		$	50,709			$	48,643
Critical Power Solutions			7,955				10,620
Corporate			4,282				7,009
Assets of discontinued operations			6,944				11,136
Consolidated		$	69,890			$	77,408

Schedule of revenues attributable to countries

Revenues are attributable to countries based on the location of the Company’s customers:

		Year Ended December 31,
		2017				2016
Revenues
United States		$	64,923			$	68,313
Canada			36,251				31,210
Others			216				109
Total		$	101,390			$	99,632

Schedule of property, plant and equipment by geographic location

The distribution of the Company’s property, plant and equipment by geographic location is approximately as follows:

		December 31,
		2017				2016
Property, plant and equipment
Canada		$	2,278			$	3,793
United States			708				668
Mexico			3,349				1,464
Total		$	6,335			$	5,925

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