Inventories

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	26,067	$	23,389
Work-in-process	23,123		18,653
Finished goods	20,522		19,770
Total inventory	$	69,712	$	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 $5,646 and $5,535 at April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017, respectively.