LONG-TERM DEBT AND SUBSEQUENT EVENT (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended			1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2011 USD ($)	May 15, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Qingdao China [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 India Property [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Borrowings In Brazil [Member] BRL	Jun. 30, 2006 Canadian Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Canadian Borrowings [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2012 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 T D Bank Original Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2012 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2010 T D Bank [Member] USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2012 T D Bank Amended Loan Agreement [Member] USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Amount Outstanding During Period											$ 12,900,000	$ 18,400,000	$ 6,300,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate During Period											2.87%	1.96%	2.89%
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End													2.90%
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment							50,708	100,822					131,470
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Compliance													The credit facility contains financial covenants including, but not limited to, fixed charge ratio, funded debt to EBITDA ratio, inventory and accounts receivable collateral coverage ratio, with respect to which the Company was not in compliance at January 31, 2013, as amended in October 2012.
Short-term borrowing			1,578,779	0			500,256	1,109,040
Short-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate							1.35%	1.35%
Accrued Interest Expense Short Term Borrowings							7,708	15,475
Total			18,086,227				1,005,884	2,000,000
Long-term Debt, Percentage Bearing Fixed Interest, Percentage Rate							1.09%	1.09%
Agreement, Value Of Project, Projected Cost									2,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		3,500,000								2,000,000				30,000,000			17,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description										interest at the Business Development Bank of Canada's floating base rate minus 1.25% (equal to 3.75% at January 31, 2013)				LIBOR plus 2.50			LIBOR plus 3.50%.
Line of Credit Facility, Frequency of Payments										240 monthly
Line of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal										8,350
Interest Costs Capitalized										33,899
Debt Of Subsidiary, Assumed										700,000
Accrued Interest Expense Long Term Borrowings							7,258	14,573		7,258
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding											9,600,000					23,500,000	9,600,000
Line of Credit Facility, Increase, Additional Borrowings	6,500,000														3,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date														Jun. 30, 2014			Jun. 30, 2013
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date																	Oct. 17, 2012
Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate					1,100,000	500,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment							$ 83,827	166,667