INVENTORIES

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

3. INVENTORIES

Inventories as of October 31, 2017 and 2016 are summarized below (in thousands):

	2017		2016
Purchased parts and sub-assemblies	$	33,045	$	25,661
Work-in-process		20,008		17,724
Finished goods		66,895		73,640
	$	119,948	$	117,025

Finished goods inventory consigned to our distributors and agents throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia was $12.1 million and $11.6 million as of October 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.