Property, Plant and Equipment, net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Note 8. Property, Plant and Equipment, net

The components of property, plant and equipment are as follows:

	December 31,
	2018		2017
	(in thousands)
Land and buildings	$	75,904	$	76,260
Machinery and equipment		19,982		11,477
Construction in process		6,366		6,982
Total cost		102,252		94,719
Accumulated depreciation		(61,103)		(58,551)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	41,149	$	36,168

Depreciation expense was $3.2 million, $2.2 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.