Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Consolidated Net Sales by Segment

The tables below present net sales and operating income by segment for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, and also a reconciliation of total segment net sales and operating income to total consolidated net sales and operating income.

Consolidated net sales by segment:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
In thousands	2013		2012		2013		2012
Performance Materials Segment:
Industrial Filtration	$	15,536	$	17,035	$	50,089	$	53,320
Industrial Thermal Insulation		9,877		10,647		26,612		30,497
Life Sciences Filtration		2,447		3,128		7,610		8,604
Performance Materials Segment net sales		27,860		30,810		84,311		92,421
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment:
Metal parts		32,910		31,347		101,976		104,893
Tooling		2,939		5,249		14,995		11,501
Thermal/Acoustical Metals Segment net sales		35,849		36,596		116,971		116,394
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment:
Fiber parts		26,642		23,484		80,884		69,821
Tooling		4,533		146		6,177		891
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers Segment net sales		31,175		23,630		87,061		70,712
Other Products and Services:
Life Sciences Vital Fluids		4,114		4,326		12,684		12,306
Other Products and Services net sales		4,114		4,326		12,684		12,306
Eliminations and Other		(1,003)		(1,195)		(2,952)		(3,377)
Consolidated Net Sales	$	97,995	$	94,167	$	298,075	$	288,456

Operating Income by Segment

Operating income by segment:

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
In thousands	2013		2012		2013		2012
Performance Materials	$	2,419	$	3,325	$	6,967	$	10,427
Thermal/Acoustical Metals		3,742		2,612		11,191		11,729
Thermal/Acoustical Fibers		5,206		3,445		16,792		9,056
Other Products and Services		112		354		593		874
Corporate Office Expenses		(4,093)		(4,536)		(12,119)		(12,741)
Consolidated Operating Income	$	7,386	$	5,200	$	23,424	$	19,345