Articles Tagged with ''stone cutting''

Distinct Stoneworks of Deerfield Beach, FL

Distinct Stoneworks: A family endeavor

Following in their father’s footsteps, Howie and Sal Lisboa founded Distinct Stoneworks in Deerfield Beach, FL, to provide high-quality service to the southern Florida market
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Jennifer Richinelli
May 1, 2018
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Brothers Howie and Sal Lisboa grew up in the stone business so it was only natural that they gravitated towards it when starting their own company in 2015.


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Alpha Granite and Tile GMM Brio saw

Alpha Granite & Tile Diversifies to Capitalize on Growing Market

Originally planning to be a distribution company, Alpha Granite and Tile has evolved from humble beginnings to a fully automated shop
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Jason Kamery
April 9, 2018
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In the beginning, Alpha Granite and Tile’s original intent wasn’t to become a countertop fabrication business. Originally, Denis Phocas, the president of the company, wanted to be a slab distributor in a partnership with a quarry owner in South Africa.
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Philadelphia’s Dilworth Park

CNC Technology Brings New Era of Stone Fabrication

Collaboration between architects, designers and fabricators can lead to detailed stone designs with the assistance of state-of-the-art CNC machines
Rick Schmid
April 3, 2018
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Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology has made its mark on stone design and fabrication. With computers controlling the machines, stone fabricators produce intricate inspiring creations with exact precision once thought impossible or too costly to achieve.


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Monks fabricate stone for monastery

Monks use Natural Stone to Build Spiritual Oasis

Determined to construct their new monastery on a picturesque mountaintop property in Meeteetse, WY, despite budget constraints, the Monks of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel dedicated their time and skills to learning to work a CNC machine and fabricate the stone pieces themselves
April 3, 2018
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Faced with cost provisions, the monks took on the impressive challenge of learning to operate a CNC stoneworking center and fabricate all of the stone needed for the project themselves.
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Fabricator Forum: Networking, Learning, Sharing during TISE

Fabricator Forum: Networking, Learning, Sharing

Once again fabricators from different regions of North America with various-sized shops participated in a Fabricator Forum during The International Surface Event (TISE)
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Jennifer Richinelli
March 15, 2018
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StoneExpo, which is part of The International Surface Event (TISE), provides an arena for fabricators from various regions of North America to gather together to share ideas and experiences, learn about new products on the market and to meet new people.
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Technology Update: Quartzite Blade

Technology Update: Quartzite Blade

February 15, 2018
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Quartzite is a unique natural rock made up of interlocking quartz crystals resulting in a remarkably dense and hard rock. To quickly and cleanly cut a material of this quality requires a specialized blade.


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