Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2013

Inventories

At January 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012, inventories consisted of the following:

	January 31, 2013			October 31, 2012
Raw materials and component parts	$	74,237		$	71,189
Work-in-process		30,685			22,159
Finished goods		106,405			103,552
		211,327			196,900
Obsolescence and other reserves		(21,194	)		(20,505	)
LIFO reserve		(6,718	)		(6,810	)
	$	183,415		$	169,585