14. SEGMENT INFORMATION

We operate in a single segment: industrial automation equipment. We design, manufacture and sell computerized (i.e., Computer Numeric Control) machine tools, consisting primarily of vertical machining centers (mills) and turning centers (lathes), to companies in the metal cutting industry through a worldwide sales, service and distribution network. Although the majority of our computer control systems and software products are proprietary, they predominantly use industry standard personal computer components. Our computer control systems and software products are primarily sold as integral components of our computerized machine tool products. We also provide machine tool components, software options, control upgrades, accessories and replacement parts for our products, as well as customer service and training support.

We sell our products through more than 193 independent agents and distributors throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Our line is the primary line for the majority of our distributors globally even though some may carry competitive products. We also have our own direct sales and service organizations in China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Poland, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and certain areas of the United States, which are among the world's principal machine tool consuming countries. During fiscal 2017, no distributor accounted for more than 5% of our sales and service fees. In fiscal 2017, approximately 71% of our revenues were from customers located outside of the U.S. and no single end-user of our products accounted for more than 5% of our total sales and service fees.

The following table sets forth the contribution of each of our product groups to our total sales and service fees during each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands):

Net Sales and Service Fees by Product Category

	Year ended October 31,
	2017		2016		2015

Computerized Machine Tools *	$	209,311	$	195,618	$	189,712
Computer Control Systems and Software †		2,324		2,078		3,085
Service Parts		24,255		21,908		19,375
Service Fees		7,777		7,685		7,211
Total	$	243,667	$	227,289	$	219,383

*  
Amounts shown include sales of Milltronics and Takumi computerized machine tools to third parties since the respective dates of acquisitions.
†  
Amounts shown do not include computer control systems and software sold as an integrated component of computerized machine systems.

The following table sets forth revenues by geographic area, based on customer location, for each of the past three fiscal years (in thousands):

Revenues by Geographic Area

	Year Ended October 31,
	2017		2016		2015
United States of America	$	70,912	$	70,630	$	66,781
Canada		3,801		3,881		3,114
Central & South Americas		1,844		1,950		1,930
Total Americas		76,557		76,461		71,825

Germany		48,786		44,411		43,727
United Kingdom		28,019		25,313		30,235
Italy		13,416		12,947		11,768
France		13,917		13,787		13,162
Other Europe		27,583		27,150		26,598
Total Europe		131,721		123,608		125,490

Asia Pacific		32,694		25,633		20,265
Other Foreign		2,695		1,587		1,803
Total Europe, Asia Pacific and Other Foreign		167,110		150,828		147,558
	$	243,667	$	227,289	$	219,383

Long-lived tangible assets, net by geographic area, were (in thousands):

	As of October 31,
	2017		2016		2015
United States of America	$	7,599	$	7,846	$	8,658
Foreign countries		6,185		5,911		5,893
	$	13,784	$	13,757	$	14,551

Net assets by geographic area were (in thousands):

	As of October 31,
	2017		2016		2015
Americas	$	86,432	$	84,040	$	83,236
Europe		70,536		60,861		59,468
Asia Pacific		46,117		40,574		31,864
	$	203,085	$	185,475	$	174,568