PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]

NOTE 4 - PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

	2011		2010
Land	$	1,971	$	2,002
Building		15,680		15,589
Equipment		66,584		58,018
Construction in progress		2,632		5,734
		86,867		81,343
Less: Accumulated depreciation		42,585		37,955
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	44,282	$	43,388

Depreciation expense was $5,323, $4,644 and $4,480 for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. This disclosure may include property plant and equipment accounting policies and methodology, a schedule of property, plant and equipment gross, additions, deletions, transfers and other changes, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, net, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense and useful lives, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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