Note 19 - Operations and Industry Segments and Geographic Areas (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	2013			2012			2011
Net sales:
Medical	$	47,531,676		$	46,452,008		$	34,741,164
Custom products		26,301,873			29,694,415			17,837,208
Total	$	73,833,549		$	76,146,423		$	52,578,372
Operating profit:
Medical	$	5,446,274		$	5,349,910		$	4,666,538
Custom products		2,509,105			2,797,465			1,518,916
Total		7,955,379			8,147,375			6,185,454
Corporate expense		(660,940	)		(637,310	)		(710,281	)
Other (expense) income		(9,022	)		(44,092	)		18,893
Income before income taxes	$	7,285,417		$	7,465,973		$	5,494,066
Identifiable assets:
Medical	$	22,512,205		$	23,814,524		$	15,209,839
Custom products		5,769,403			9,030,782			7,097,568
Corporate		8,095,020			4,802,460			8,288,593
	$	36,376,628		$	37,647,766		$	30,596,000

	2013		2012		2011
Depreciation and amortization expenses:
Operating:
Medical	$	987,851	$	872,909	$	529,050
Custom products		296,754		336,114		280,381
Corporate		409		303		265
	$	1,285,014	$	1,209,326	$	809,696
Capital expenditures:
Medical	$	476,928	$	477,658	$	159,527
Custom products		80,935		206,669		31,682
	$	557,863	$	684,327	$	191,209

Geographic Areas:
Net sales:
United States	$	66,222,867	$	67,981,932	$	50,721,211
Canada		7,506,498		7,920,424		1,275,494
Other		104,184		244,067		581,667
Total	$	73,833,549	$	76,146,423	$	52,578,372
Property and Equipment, net:
United States	$	4,515,702	$	5,043,260	$	5,155,528
Canada		620,833		347,415		-
	$	5,136,535	$	5,390,675	$	5,155,528
Goodwill:
United States	$	1,924,131	$	1,924,131	$	1,924,131
Canada		2,563,415		2,686,484		-
	$	4,487,546	$	4,610,615	$	1,924,131
Intangibles:
United States	$	326,465	$	313,925	$	310,289
Canada		3,103,884		3,676,962		-
	$	3,430,349	$	3,990,887	$	310,289