ACQUISITIONS (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard USD ($) customer machine_solution	Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2014 Voumard USD ($)	May 09, 2013 Forkardt USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss business USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss business CHF	Mar. 31, 2014 Forkardt Swiss business USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss business USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 Technical Know How USD ($)
ACQUISITIONS
Purchase price less cash acquired			$ 5,683,000	$ 34,250,000					$ 34,250,000
Bank debt used in funding of acquisition									24,300,000
Cash used in funding of acquisition						2,150,000	1,700,000		10,000,000	6,300,000	5,600,000
Assets Acquired
Accounts receivable									5,521,000
Inventories						2,984,000			5,357,000
Other current assets									1,257,000
Property, plant and equipment						259,000			6,271,000
Other non-current assets									105,000
Trade name, customer list, and other intangible assets									14,614,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles						131,000								100,000
Total assets acquired						3,374,000			33,125,000
Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable and other current liabilities						600,000			3,413,000
Other non-current liabilities									1,278,000
Deferred tax liability						162,000
Net assets						2,612,000			28,434,000				1,200,000
Goodwill	6,727,000		6,727,000		10,002,000				5,816,000
Gain from disposal of discontinued operation and income from discontinued operation, net of tax			218,000	0								200,000
Installed Machine Base (machine solutions)						9,000	9,000
Customer Base (customers)						2,500	2,500
Gain on purchase of business			(462,000)	0		(462,000)		(500,000)
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
Sales	70,442,000	83,097,000	223,776,000	250,600,000
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(1)	(8,164,000)	1,603,000	(13,200,000)	4,017,000
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.64)	$ 0.14	$ (1.04)	$ 0.34
Restructuring Charges								$ 4,800,000