Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 item	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments			5
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 4,217,125	$ 4,231,235	$ 12,894,142	$ 12,787,939
Cost of goods sold	2,575,557	2,478,358	7,904,357	7,726,216
GROSS PROFIT	1,641,568	1,752,877	4,989,785	5,061,723
Selling general and administrative	1,330,199	1,273,286	4,124,801	3,984,854
Research and development	149,864	141,186	475,791	470,165
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	161,505	338,405	389,193	606,704
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,899,714		1,899,714		2,060,312
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	427,518	350,573	1,261,079	1,146,440
Research and development	149,864	141,186	475,791	470,165
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(577,382)	(491,759)	(1,736,870)	(1,616,605)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	3,057		3,057		(24,339)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,881,210	1,782,944	5,401,082	5,242,685
Cost of goods sold	1,048,869	1,009,697	3,057,814	2,978,651
GROSS PROFIT	832,341	773,247	2,343,268	2,264,034
Selling general and administrative	305,297	283,567	972,656	882,977
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	527,044	489,680	1,370,612	1,381,057
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	922,029		922,029		928,698
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,310,281	1,256,669	4,249,218	4,125,540
Cost of goods sold	967,923	920,397	3,112,063	3,056,401
GROSS PROFIT	342,358	336,272	1,137,155	1,069,139
Selling general and administrative	127,346	141,599	448,380	464,705
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	215,012	194,673	688,775	604,434
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	649,256		649,256		708,933
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	874,442	958,399	2,641,047	2,675,982
Cost of goods sold	414,656	426,750	1,316,453	1,256,245
GROSS PROFIT	459,786	531,649	1,324,594	1,419,737
Selling general and administrative	234,096	284,113	773,629	881,276
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	225,690	247,536	550,965	538,461
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	252,229		252,229		272,346
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	104,339	100,879	333,656	347,747
Cost of goods sold	20,774	9,928	57,323	103,366
GROSS PROFIT	83,565	90,951	276,333	244,381
Selling general and administrative	128,968	144,333	340,711	374,888
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(45,403)	(53,382)	(64,378)	(130,507)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	45,666		45,666		117,552
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	46,853	132,344	269,139	395,985
Cost of goods sold	123,335	111,586	360,704	331,553
GROSS PROFIT	(76,482)	20,758	(91,565)	64,432
Selling general and administrative	106,974	69,101	328,346	234,568
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(183,456)	(48,343)	(419,911)	(170,136)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 27,477		$ 27,477		$ 57,122