Segment Information (Detail) - The Company’s sales by operating segment - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 89,306	$ 84,619
% of Total	100.00%	100.00%
Americas
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 58,433	$ 53,561
% of Total	66.00%	63.00%
Europe
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 27,848	$ 28,395
% of Total	31.00%	34.00%
Asia
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 3,025	$ 2,663
% of Total	3.00%	3.00%
HPP
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 13,948	$ 14,535
% of Total	16.00%	17.00%
HPP | Americas
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 10,774	$ 10,918
HPP | Europe
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	1,135	992
HPP | Asia
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	2,039	2,625
TS
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 75,358	$ 70,084
% of Total	84.00%	83.00%
TS | Americas
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 47,659	$ 42,643
TS | Europe
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	26,713	27,403
TS | Asia
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Sales	$ 986	$ 38