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Inventories
3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2018
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]
Inventories
Inventories consist of the following:
 
January 31, 2018
 
October 31, 2017
Raw materials
$
25,467

 
$
23,389

Work-in-process
18,693

 
18,653

Finished goods
20,570

 
19,770

Total inventory
$
64,730

 
$
61,812



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 $5,397 and $5,535 at January 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.