ACQUISITION (Details)	3 Months Ended				0 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)		Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard USD ($) customer machine_solution	Sep. 22, 2014 Voumard EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2014 Voumard USD ($)	Sep. 22, 2014 Technical Know How [Member] USD ($)
ACQUISITION
Cash used in funding of acquisition					$ 2,150,000	€ 1,700,000
Assets Acquired
Inventories					2,984,000
Property, plant and equipment					259,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles					131,000			100,000
Total assets acquired					3,374,000
Liabilities assumed
Accounts payable and other current liabilities					600,000
Deferred tax liability					162,000
Net assets					2,612,000
Installed Machine Base (machine solutions)					9,000	9,000
Customer Base (customers)					2,500	2,500
Gain on purchase of business					(462,000)
Supplemental Pro Forma Information
Sales	69,128,000		72,699,000
Net loss from continuing operations(1)	(1,408,000)	[1]	(5,987,000)	[1]
Diluted (loss) earnings per share from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.11)		$ (0.48)
Restructuring Charges							$ 4,700,000

[1] The pro forma results above include abbreviated financial results for Voumard, consisting of revenues and direct expenses for that product line. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Voumard business incurred $4.7 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.