Product of the Month

Stone of the Month: February 2011

January 27, 2011
This Stone of the Month supplied by Antolini Luigi & C., Sega di Cavaion, Verona, Italy. 
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Machine of the Month: January 2011

January 4, 2011
SassoAmerica and its parent company, Sassomeccanica SRL, have introduced the Plug’N Cut, its newest innovation and addition to its lineup of cutting and edge-polishing machines.
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Stone of the Month: January 2011

January 4, 2011
Portoro Gold was supplied by Cactus Stone, Phoenix, AZ. 
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Technology Update

December 2, 2010
Diasant introduces its new 4-horsepower, heavy-duty portable edge profiling and polishing machine, available from Regent Stone Products. The Diasant 6000 HD is a two-speed (3,000 or 6,000 RPM), hydroplaning, continuous-duty router capable of working granite edge profiles up to 10 cm thick.
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Machine of the Month: December 2010

December 2, 2010
The use of the diamond wire technology has always been considered the new frontier in the stone industry, leading Pellegrini Meccanica to produce the relevant equipment for both quarry exploitation and stone processing factories.
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Stone of the Month: December 2010

December 2, 2010
Copper Dune granite was supplied by Antolini Luigi & C., Sega di Cavaion, Verona, Italy. 
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Stone of the Month: November 2010

October 25, 2010
Iberê Plantus was supplied by Pemagran Pedras Mármores e Granitos Ltda., Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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Machine of the Month: SX5

September 27, 2010
The SX5 from Scandinvent is an an interpolated, give axis, powerful (15- to- 21-horsepower spindle) fully automated stone CNC saw.
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Stone of the Month: October 2010

September 24, 2010
Authentic Durango Veracruz Vein-Cut Travertine was supplied by World Wide Stone Corp., Scottsdale, AZ.
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Stone of the Month: September 2010

August 31, 2010
This Stone of the Month supplied by Vereinigte Marmorwerke (VM) Kaldorf GmbH, Titting-Kaldorf, Germany. Technical details provide a frame of reference only.  
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Surfaces 2013 preview

Surfaces 2013 -- to be held in conjunction with StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas -- is slated for January 29 to 31 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. The show, which also includes an extensive educational program that will be held from January 28 to 31, provides a place for thousands of floor covering retailers, distributors, installers, architects, designers and builders from around the world to gather and view the latest products, get vital education, network with other floor covering professionals and conduct business.

More than 600 of the largest manufacturers and suppliers representing products in every major category, including carpet, tile, hardwood, rugs, laminate, resilient and stone, are expected to exhibit at the trade show. Hanley Wood, owner and operator of the exhibition, reports that they have many new exhibiting companies and returning ones who have expanded their booth size. Additionally, Surfaces 2013 will host more than 40 workshops, seminars and mini sessions led by industry experts in the fields of business, sales, marketing, installation and design. Attendees can earn AIA, NKBA, AIBD, IICRC and AIA/CES industry designation. Here is just a small sampling of some of the displays that will be present at Surfaces 2013.

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