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Inventories
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2016
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
 
July 31, 2016
 
October 31, 2015
Raw materials
$
26,082

 
$
31,864

Work-in-process
17,011

 
10,994

Finished goods
21,523

 
15,321

Total inventory
$
64,616

 
$
58,179



Total cost of inventory is net of reserves to reduce certain inventory from cost to net realizable value by an allowance for excess and obsolete inventories based on management’s review of on-hand inventories compared to historical and estimated future sales and usage. Such reserves aggregated $3,196 and $2,347 at July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively.