Equipment in the shop includes a GMM Eura automated bridge saw from Italy, which was purchased through Salem Stone of Winston-Salem, NC. This 20-horsepower, programmable saw features a tilting head and can accommodate blades up to 625 mm in size. “Dave Cosentino of Salem was very helpful in helping us select this saw,” Lima said, adding that GMM sent technicians from Italy to assist with the training.
Other machinery includes a Ghines Systar from Italy, also purchased through Salem Stone. This unit is considered to be a multifunction workcenter that lies midway between CNC and portable manual machines. The Systar works on some of the most frequent fabrication jobs, such as shaping and polishing internal and external contours, and it can also cut holes, sink cutouts and recess drains, grooves and slots on edges.