Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details)

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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2013
Jun. 28, 2014
Jun. 29, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales $ 58,796,633 $ 53,446,594 $ 111,683,108 $ 106,931,192
Operating income 5,756,000 3,478,000 10,384,000 6,367,000
Acquisition related costs 0 13,180 (3,146) 51,190
Change in fair value of interest rate swap 175,695 (495,430) 294,501 (633,109)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 7,737,173 2,754,622 11,084,666 4,595,650
Metals Segment [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales 41,941,000 39,043,000 78,392,000 79,351,000
Operating income 4,041,000 1,882,000 7,027,000 3,478,000
Specialty Chemicals Segment [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales 16,856,000 14,404,000 33,291,000 27,580,000
Operating income 1,715,000 1,596,000 3,357,000 2,889,000
Corporate [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Corporate 1,057,000 833,000 1,956,000 1,639,000
Acquisition related costs 0 13,000 (3,000) 51,000
Interest and debt expense 262,000 372,000 528,000 714,000
Change in fair value of interest rate swap 176,000 (495,000) 294,000 (633,000)
Palmer earn-out adjustment (3,476,000) 0 (3,476,000) 0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 7,737,000 2,755,000 11,085,000 4,596,000
Operating Segment [Member]
       
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Net sales $ 58,797,000 $ 53,447,000 $ 111,683,000 $ 106,931,000