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Geographic Regions
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Segments, Geographical Areas [Abstract]  
Geographic Regions
Business Segments

The Company operates in two segments: the solar and semiconductor equipment segment and the polishing supplies segment. In the solar and semiconductor equipment segment, we are a leading supplier of thermal processing systems, including related automation, parts and services, to the solar/photovoltaic, semiconductor, silicon wafer and MEMS industries and also offer PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition) equipment. In the polishing supplies segment, the Company produces consumables and machinery for lapping (fine abrading) and polishing of materials, such as sapphire substrates, optical components, silicon wafers, numerous types of crystal materials, ceramics and metal components.
Information concerning our business segments is as follows:
 
Years ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
26,368

 
$
73,102

 
$
233,804

Polishing supplies and equipment
8,430

 
8,437

 
12,901

 
$
34,798

 
$
81,539

 
$
246,705

Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
(14,377
)
 
$
(26,236
)
 
$
46,712

Polishing supplies and equipment
1,282

 
1,405

 
3,648

Non-segment related loss
(6,899
)
 
(8,153
)
 
(12,081
)
 
$
(19,994
)
 
$
(32,984
)
 
$
38,279

 
Years ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(dollars in thousands)
Capital expenditures:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
98

 
$
1,121

 
$
5,106

Polishing supplies and equipment
80

 
185

 
77

 
$
178

 
$
1,306

 
$
5,183

Depreciation and amortization expense:
 
 
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
2,501

 
$
2,717

 
$
2,589

Polishing supplies and equipment
166

 
141

 
225

 
$
2,667

 
$
2,858

 
$
2,814


 
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
 
(dollars in thousands)
Identifiable assets:
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
106,723

 
$
123,923

Polishing supplies and equipment
4,224

 
5,099

 
$
110,947

 
$
129,022

Goodwill:
 
 
 
Solar and semiconductor equipment
$
7,753

 
$
7,627

Polishing supplies and equipment
728

 
728

 
$
8,481

 
$
8,355

Geographic Regions

The Company has operations in The Netherlands, United States, France and China. Revenues, operating income (loss) and identifiable assets by geographic region are as follows:
 
Years Ended September 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
 
(dollars in thousands)
Net revenue:
 
The Netherlands
$
17,615

 
$
48,294

 
$
195,404

United States
11,855

 
27,638

 
24,079

France
5,328

 
5,584

 
26,347

China
—

 
23

 
875

 
$
34,798

 
$
81,539

 
$
246,705

 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
The Netherlands
$
(11,139
)
 
$
(18,686
)
 
$
28,724

United States
(4,346
)
 
(1,025
)
 
(1,742
)
France
(815
)
 
(3,041
)
 
12,992

China
(3,694
)
 
(10,232
)
 
(1,695
)
 
$
(19,994
)
 
$
(32,984
)
 
$
38,279

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30,
 
 
 
2013
 
2012
Net long-lived assets
(excluding intangibles and goodwill)
 
 
 
 
 
The Netherlands
 
 
$
8,733

 
$
9,555

United States
 
 
1,160

 
1,448

France
 
 
552

 
676

China
 
 
621

 
708

 
 
 
$
11,066

 
$
12,387