SEGMENT INFORMATION (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments	5
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 17,491,408	$ 17,312,407
Cost of goods sold	10,553,553	10,367,563
GROSS PROFIT	6,937,855	6,944,844
Selling general and administrative	5,368,400	5,282,187
Research and development	649,325	629,776
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	920,130	1,032,881
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	2,050,853	2,060,312
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	1,584,003	1,540,381
Research and development	649,325	629,776
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(2,233,328)	(2,170,157)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(35,216)	(24,339)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	7,260,934	7,118,912
Cost of goods sold	4,062,141	4,036,339
GROSS PROFIT	3,198,793	3,082,573
Selling general and administrative	1,307,154	1,226,107
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	1,891,639	1,856,466
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,012,057	928,698
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	5,641,544	5,523,177
Cost of goods sold	4,057,111	4,042,689
GROSS PROFIT	1,584,433	1,480,488
Selling general and administrative	578,084	607,453
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	1,006,349	873,035
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	667,343	708,933
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	3,836,762	3,708,987
Cost of goods sold	1,831,047	1,705,054
GROSS PROFIT	2,005,715	2,003,933
Selling general and administrative	977,574	1,099,812
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	1,028,141	904,121
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	339,537	272,346
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	407,193	470,205
Cost of goods sold	70,343	118,349
GROSS PROFIT	336,850	351,856
Selling general and administrative	474,782	493,631
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(137,932)	(141,775)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	26,910	117,552
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	344,975	491,126
Cost of goods sold	532,911	465,132
GROSS PROFIT	(187,936)	25,994
Selling general and administrative	446,803	314,803
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS	(634,739)	(288,809)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 40,222	$ 57,122