Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 117	$ 228
Inventories, obsolescence reserve	228	387
Property and equipment, accumulated depreciation	$ 4,431	$ 4,180
Common stock, par value	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	4,324,379	4,255,593
Common stock, shares outstanding	4,274,386	4,198,558
Undesignated shares, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Undesignated shares, shares issued	0	0
Undesignated shares, shares outstanding	0	0