Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Sales:
Product	$ 65,844	$ 59,583
Services	21,775	25,224
Total sales	87,619	84,807
Cost of sales:
Product	54,023	50,226
Services	15,013	14,160
Total cost of sales	69,036	64,386
Gross profit	18,583	20,421
Operating expenses:
Engineering and development	1,857	1,720
Selling, general and administrative	16,025	15,847
Total operating expenses	17,882	17,567
Income from proceeds of officer life insurance settlement	0	2,115
Operating income	701	4,969
Other (expense):
Foreign exchange (loss)	(18)	(59)
Other (expense), net	6	(41)
Total other (expense), net	(12)	(100)
Income before income taxes	689	4,869
Income tax expense (benefit)	321	(1,740)
Net income	368	6,609
Net income attributable to common stockholders	$ 361	$ 6,496
Net income per share – basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.11	$ 1.93
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic (in Shares)	3,389	3,362
Net income per share – diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 1.91
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted (in Shares)	3,441	3,405