ACQUISITIONS (Details)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)		Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard [Member] USD ($) machine_solution customer	Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard [Member] EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2014 Voumard [Member] USD ($)	May 09, 2013 Forkardt Inc. [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Inc. [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss Operations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss Operations [Member] CHF	Dec. 31, 2013 Forkardt Swiss Operations [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 20, 2012 Usach Technologies Inc. [Member] USD ($) Rate	May 09, 2013 Customer Relationships [Member] Forkardt Inc. [Member] USD ($)	May 09, 2013 Trade names [Member] Forkardt Inc. [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 Technical Know How [Member] Voumard [Member] USD ($)	May 09, 2013 Technical Know How [Member] Forkardt Inc. [Member] USD ($)
ACQUISITIONS
Purchase price less cash acquired									$ 5,683,000		$ 34,250,000		$ 8,768,000				$ 34,250,000
Proceeds from disposal of business									218,000		6,255,000		0						6,300,000	5,600,000
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					11,300,000
Assets Acquired
Cash and cash equivalents																						2,482,000
Accounts receivable																	5,521,000					2,514,000
Inventories														2,984,000			5,357,000					5,167,000
Other current assets																	1,257,000					788,000
Property, plant and equipment														259,000			6,271,000					62,000
Other non-current assets																	105,000
Trade name, customer list, and other intangible assets														131,000			14,614,000					9,400,000	4,300,000	5,300,000	100,000	5,000,000
Total assets acquired														3,374,000			33,125,000					20,413,000
Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable and other current liabilities														600,000			3,413,000					6,807,000
Other non-current liabilities																	1,278,000					3,513,000
Deferred tax liability														162,000
Net assets														2,612,000			28,434,000				1,200,000	10,093,000
Goodwill	6,698,000				10,002,000				6,698,000		10,002,000		8,657,000				5,816,000					8,657,000
Gain from disposal of discontinued operation, net of tax	0	0	0	218,000	4,890,000	0	0	0	218,000		4,890,000		0
Installed Machine Base (machine solutions)														9,000	9,000
Customer Base (customers)														2,500	2,500
Sales	93,008,000	68,924,000	78,851,000	70,850,000	103,101,000	79,784,000	79,355,000	67,219,000	311,633,000		329,459,000		334,413,000			200,000		27,800,000			6,100,000
Net (loss) income	4,542,000	(7,578,000)	1,349,000	(453,000)	6,143,000	1,479,000	2,265,000	40,000	(2,140,000)		9,927,000		17,855,000			(500,000)		600,000			600,000
Acquisition related inventory step-up charge																		1,000,000
Gain on purchase of business									(462,000)		0		0	(462,000)		(500,000)
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
Sales									318,061,000		359,973,000
Net (loss) income from continuing operations(1)									(7,402,000)	[1]	5,406,000	[1]
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)									$ (0.58)		$ 0.45
Restructuring Charges																4,900,000
Weighted average useful life of intangible assets														5 years 0 months 0 days	5 years 0 months 0 days		17 years 3 months 18 days					16 years 4 months 24 days
Purchase accounting adjustment window														1 year 0 months 0 days	1 year 0 months 0 days
Percentage of voting interests acquired																						100.00%
Acquisition Related Costs																100,000		2,200,000				300,000
Cash used in funding of acquisition																						18,750,000
Tax deductible amount of goodwill																	2,400,000					0
Contingent consideration	0				7,500,000				0		7,500,000											7,500,000
Contingent consideration, maximum amount																						$ 7,500,000

[1] The pro forma results above include abbreviated financial results for Voumard, consisting of revenues and direct expenses for that product line. During the year ended December 31, 2014, but prior to its acquisition by the Company, the Voumard business incurred $4.9 million in restructuring charges, which included inventory write-offs, headcount reductions and other related costs. These amounts are included in the pro forma information presented above.