Inventories

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

5. Inventories  

At April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, inventories consisted of the following:

	April 30, 2017			October 31, 2016
Raw materials and component parts	$	113,851		$	85,802
Work-in-process		49,889			36,681
Finished goods		152,025			134,602
		315,765			257,085
Obsolescence and other reserves		(33,959	)		(29,324	)
LIFO reserve		(6,000	)		(7,400	)
	$	275,806		$	220,361