Inventories

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Raw materials	$	24,532	$	26,367
Work-in-process	16,822		16,149
Finished goods	18,599		18,031
Total inventory	$	59,953	$	60,547

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 $3,930 and $2,946 at April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, respectively.