Warranty

The Company engages in extensive product quality programs and processes, including actively monitoring and evaluating the quality of its suppliers. However, its warranty obligation is affected by product failure rates, the

number of units affected by the failure and the expense involved in satisfactorily addressing the situation. The warranty reserve is established based on our best estimate of the amounts necessary to settle future and existing claims on products sold as of the balance sheet date. When evaluating the adequacy of the reserve for warranty costs, management takes into consideration the term of the warranty coverage, historical claim rates and costs of repair, knowledge of the type and volume of new products and economic trends. While we believe the warranty reserve is adequate and that the judgment applied is appropriate, such amounts estimated to be due and payable in the future could differ materially from what actually transpires. The following is a listing of the activity in the warranty reserve for the quarters ended

September 29, 2017

and

September 30, 2016:

	For the Quarter Ended
	September 29, 2017			September 30, 2016
Reserve balance, beginning of period	$	2,062		$	3,607
Current period expense		658			182
Payments or credits to customers		(433	)		(762	)
Translation		39			9
Reserve balance, end of period	$	2,326		$	3,036

The current portion of the warranty accrual ($

1,968

and

$2,343

as of

September 29, 2017

and

September 30, 2016,

respectively) is reflected in accrued liabilities, while the long-term portion (

$358

and

$693

as of

September 29, 2017

and

September 30, 2016,

respectively) is included in other long-term liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.