Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2015
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 4,607,501	$ 4,542,730	$ 12,817,289	$ 12,794,167
Cost of goods sold	2,940,027	2,925,062	8,330,930	8,436,082
GROSS PROFIT	1,667,474	1,617,668	4,486,359	4,358,085
Selling general and administrative	1,357,605	1,270,466	4,121,891	3,938,584
Research and development	150,176	157,814	475,165	506,197
Income (loss) from operations	159,693	189,388	(110,697)	(86,696)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	2,154,232		2,154,232		$ 2,165,194
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	465,771	417,675	1,422,393	1,387,580
Research and development	150,176	157,814	475,165	506,197
Income (loss) from operations	(615,947)	(575,489)	(1,897,558)	(1,893,777)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(30,721)		(30,721)		(102,188)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,981,212	1,924,930	5,278,456	5,414,229
Cost of goods sold	1,115,507	1,115,154	3,067,112	3,163,486
GROSS PROFIT	865,705	809,776	2,211,344	2,250,743
Selling general and administrative	330,578	321,810	1,034,975	961,707
Income (loss) from operations	535,127	487,966	1,176,369	1,289,036
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,094,858		1,094,858		1,206,077
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,273,923	1,367,780	3,470,693	3,823,195
Cost of goods sold	956,953	1,038,354	2,654,611	2,940,707
GROSS PROFIT	316,970	329,426	816,082	882,488
Selling general and administrative	169,858	147,370	472,510	439,361
Income (loss) from operations	147,112	182,056	343,572	443,127
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	467,452		467,452		528,372
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	879,712	892,811	2,997,006	2,777,684
Cost of goods sold	413,385	398,520	1,378,287	1,308,007
GROSS PROFIT	466,327	494,291	1,618,719	1,469,677
Selling general and administrative	260,810	259,976	759,863	758,399
Income (loss) from operations	205,517	234,315	858,856	711,278
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	327,855		327,855		341,980
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	195,890	188,074	306,246	385,130
Cost of goods sold	49,924	71,986	120,410	214,080
GROSS PROFIT	145,966	116,088	185,836	171,050
Selling general and administrative	35,595	44,649	109,968	134,892
Income (loss) from operations	110,371	71,439	75,868	36,158
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	52,039		52,039		26,314
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	276,764	169,135	764,888	393,929
Cost of goods sold	404,258	301,048	1,110,510	809,802
GROSS PROFIT	(127,494)	(131,913)	(345,622)	(415,873)
Selling general and administrative	94,993	78,986	322,182	256,645
Income (loss) from operations	(222,487)	$ (210,899)	(667,804)	$ (672,518)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 242,749		$ 242,749		$ 164,639

Amount due from customers or clients, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), for goods or services (including trade receivables) that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business, reduced to the estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection.

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