Segment Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments \| segment			5	5
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	$ 3,984,100	$ 4,607,501	$ 12,298,453	$ 12,817,289
Cost of goods sold	2,660,149	2,940,027	8,441,010	8,330,930
GROSS PROFIT	1,323,951	1,667,474	3,857,443	4,486,359
Selling general and administrative	1,305,455	1,357,605	4,209,705	4,121,891
Research and development	168,686	150,176	519,160	475,165
Income (loss) from operations	(150,190)	159,693	(871,422)	(110,697)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	1,644,232		1,644,232		$ 2,336,501
Unalloc.
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Selling general and administrative	435,080	465,771	1,443,758	1,422,393
Research and development	168,686	150,176	519,160	475,165
Income (loss) from operations	(603,766)	(615,947)	(1,962,918)	(1,897,558)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	(49,890)		(49,890)		(16,079)
Domestic
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,790,331	1,981,212	4,910,856	5,278,456
Cost of goods sold	1,026,311	1,115,507	2,887,111	3,067,112
GROSS PROFIT	764,020	865,705	2,023,745	2,211,344
Selling general and administrative	315,941	330,578	1,001,434	1,034,975
Income (loss) from operations	448,079	535,127	1,022,311	1,176,369
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	817,124		817,124		1,206,866
Export
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	1,083,594	1,273,923	3,510,691	3,470,693
Cost of goods sold	819,728	956,953	2,755,371	2,654,611
GROSS PROFIT	263,866	316,970	755,320	816,082
Selling general and administrative	131,100	169,858	516,958	472,510
Income (loss) from operations	132,766	147,112	238,362	343,572
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	374,744		374,744		551,803
IKONICS Imaging
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	731,289	879,712	2,664,330	2,997,006
Cost of goods sold	417,882	413,385	1,394,675	1,378,287
GROSS PROFIT	313,407	466,327	1,269,655	1,618,719
Selling general and administrative	287,087	260,810	824,692	759,863
Income (loss) from operations	26,320	205,517	444,963	858,856
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	223,990		223,990		363,602
DTX
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	121,255	195,890	707,730	306,246
Cost of goods sold	59,293	49,924	453,712	120,410
GROSS PROFIT	61,962	145,966	254,018	185,836
Selling general and administrative	44,805	35,595	130,301	109,968
Income (loss) from operations	17,157	110,371	123,717	75,868
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	88,151		88,151		52,935
Micro-Machining
Financial information with respect to the reportable segments
Net sales	257,631	276,764	504,846	764,888
Cost of goods sold	336,935	404,258	950,141	1,110,510
GROSS PROFIT	(79,304)	(127,494)	(445,295)	(345,622)
Selling general and administrative	91,442	94,993	292,562	322,182
Income (loss) from operations	(170,746)	$ (222,487)	(737,857)	$ (667,804)
Trade receivables by segment
Trade receivables	$ 190,113		$ 190,113		$ 177,374

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