Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segment				5
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 4,685,361	$ 4,196,578	$ 8,314,353	$ 8,209,788
Cost of goods sold	3,242,097	2,674,367	5,780,861	5,390,903
GROSS PROFIT	1,443,264	1,522,211	2,533,492	2,818,885
Selling general and administrative	1,393,636	1,325,170	2,904,250	2,764,286
Research and development	184,704	147,125	350,474	324,989
Income (loss) from operations	(135,076)	49,916	(721,232)	(270,390)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	2,066,736		2,066,736		$ 2,336,501
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	460,892	409,951	1,008,678	956,622
Research and development	184,704	147,125	350,474	324,989
Income (loss) from operations	(645,596)	(557,076)	(1,359,152)	(1,281,611)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(16,771)		(16,771)		(16,079)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,816,956	1,943,516	3,120,525	3,297,244
Cost of goods sold	1,034,059	1,105,206	1,860,800	1,951,605
GROSS PROFIT	782,897	838,310	1,259,725	1,345,639
Selling general and administrative	334,071	345,000	685,493	704,397
Income (loss) from operations	448,826	493,310	574,232	641,242
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	863,407		863,407		1,206,866
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,372,092	953,585	2,427,097	2,196,770
Cost of goods sold	1,096,279	735,169	1,935,643	1,697,658
GROSS PROFIT	275,813	218,416	491,454	499,112
Selling general and administrative	189,741	159,621	385,858	302,652
Income (loss) from operations	86,072	58,795	105,596	196,460
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	773,376		773,376		551,803
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	943,055	999,596	1,933,041	2,117,294
Cost of goods sold	453,213	425,120	976,793	964,902
GROSS PROFIT	489,842	574,476	956,248	1,152,392
Selling general and administrative	253,746	247,682	537,605	499,053
Income (loss) from operations	236,096	326,794	418,643	653,339
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	268,345		268,345		363,602
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	471,244	33,476	586,475	110,356
Cost of goods sold	358,937	35,062	394,419	70,486
GROSS PROFIT	112,307	(1,586)	192,056	39,870
Selling general and administrative	50,861	39,630	85,496	74,373
Income (loss) from operations	61,446	(41,216)	106,560	(34,503)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	142,013		142,013		52,935
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	82,014	266,405	247,215	488,124
Cost of goods sold	299,609	373,810	613,206	706,252
GROSS PROFIT	(217,595)	(107,405)	(365,991)	(218,128)
Selling general and administrative	104,325	123,286	201,120	227,189
Income (loss) from operations	(321,920)	$ (230,691)	(567,111)	$ (445,317)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 36,366		$ 36,366		$ 177,374

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