The Cleveland Clinic is working with the Natural Stone Institute and its members to better understand how the engineered stone industry is approaching silica dust control, silicosis medical screen and prevention.

The NEXT 3-axis CNC router, available from Amastone, incorporates engineering features exclusive to high-end machinery in a small (useful size: 1000 x 15000 Z260mm), professional, reliable, safe machine to cut marble and granite.

This Stone of the Month is supplied by Brothers in Granite. Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.

With heavy hearts and sadness, we share with you that Leon Zanger, one of the founders of the storied American stone and tile design resource, Walker Zanger, has died at the age of 93 due to complications of COVID-19.

The Natural Stone Institute is pleased to announce that Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group) has been selected to join the association’s executive committee as board secretary.

In 2010, Dallas Grubbs III started a flooring store as Quality Floor Covering. Customers started asking him “Do you do kitchen remodels too?” and Dallas wasn’t one to let opportunity pass.

A “beach chic” design was created for a luxurious home in southern Florida with Neolith sintered stone products

Sixteen new documents have been added to the Natural Stone Resource Library. Authored by Technical Director Chuck Muehlbauer, the documents originally appeared as Queries & Quandaries articles in The Cutting Edge. A wide variety of topics are covered, including tolerances, stone anchors, testing flexural strength, and countertop overhang limits.

Recently, Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute held a virtual Stone Summit to discuss ways for fabricators to investigate products that are new to their process, including tooling equipment and digital software, as well as methods to develop focused questions that will help ensure the product or machine they review will perform as anticipated and provide the expected results

Join the Natural Stone Institute and Stone World Magazine as we discuss building your shop through automation. Learn how to investigate products that are new to your process, including tooling equipment and digital software.