Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Geographic Information [Abstract]

Geographic Information

3. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

The geographical distribution of long-lived assets and net sales to geographical areas as of and for the years ended December 31 is set forth below:

Long-lived Assets

	December 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
United States	$	5,263	$	5,382
Other – primarily Asia		1,862		2,014
Consolidated	$	7,125	$	7,396

Long-lived assets consist of property and equipment and certain other assets as they are difficult to move and relatively illiquid. Excluded from long-lived assets are investments in partnerships, patents, license agreements and goodwill. The Company capitalizes long-lived assets pertaining to the production of specialized parts. These assets are periodically reviewed to assure the net realizable value from the estimated future production based on forecasted cash flows exceeds the carrying value of the assets.

Net Sales to Geographical Areas

		Years ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
United States	$	44,840	$	39,912	$	40,108
Germany		1,986		1,979		2,517
China		2,790		1,745		3,531
Switzerland		1,134		1,122		764
Singapore		3,326		715		1,367
France		1,480		1,424		1,625
Japan		1,205		1,473		1,810
United Kingdom		2,210		1,480		799
Turkey		495		766		401
Hong Kong		573		1,026		757
Vietnam		1,219		1,110		1,330
All other countries		2,675		3,306		3,688
Consolidated	$	63,933	$	56,058	$	58,697

Geographic net sales are allocated based on the location of the customer. All other countries include net sales primarily to various countries in Europe and in the Asian Pacific.

One customer accounted for 21 percent, 22 percent and 22 percent of the Company's consolidated net sales in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the top five customers accounted for approximately $29,000, $25,000 and $25,000 or 46 percent, 44 percent and 42 percent of the Company's consolidated net sales, respectively.

At December 31, 2012, two customers accounted for accounted for a combined 24 percent of the Company's consolidated accounts receivable. One customer accounted for 12 percent of the Company's consolidated accounts receivable at December 31, 2011.