Growth in the Austin, TX, metropolitan area has given rise to a broad range of building projects, including residential as well as commercial construction. In the retail sector, one such project is The Shops at Arbor Walk, a 450,000-square-foot complex in the Arboretum area of Austin. One of the first “anchor tenants” for this development was a Home Depot store, and the building’s exterior design carries striking visual appeal through the use of thin limestone veneer.
In this Online Stone Fabricators Forum conducted at www.stoneadvice.com -- both users and non-users of CNC equipment offer their insight on the technology.
Back in January, I traveled to Austin, TX, to visit a friend of mine (and to get a little work done). When I got off the plane, the business portion of my trip started pretty much as usual. I visited a granite countertop fabricator in the area and talked about the CNC machinery, bridge saws, edging machines, etc. they use in their day-to-day operations. I took some photos of their equipment in action, looked at some finished countertops and called it a day. It was the continuation of our magazine’s goal and mission to provide our readers with “real life” examples of the stone fabrication sector, providing practical information on countertop production in the field.
After years of taking place at locales around the country - most recently Orlando, FL, where it was held for nine out of the last 10 years - Coverings is headed north to Chicago, IL, and the McCormick Place Convention Center from April 17 to 20, 2007. And whether in spite of or because of the upcoming venue change from Orlando, organizers report that the event is showing signs that it is going to be another record-breaking year.
As the corporate presence in Austin continues to rise, office complexes are rapidly being developed and expanded. One such example has been the Barton Skyway office complex, which has steadily grown in phases over the years. As the corporate campus has expanded, a common denominator has been the use of stone - including slate from England for multiple buildings.
For over 20 years, Ripano Stoneworks has fabricated stone in the greater metropolitan area of Boston, MA. Over that time, the company has steadily grown in terms of production and fabrication equipment, and today it has a facility in Nashua, NH, with over 35,000 square feet of space. Moreover, there is room for further expansion in the future.
Combining the resources of two stone producers, RLF Salado Quarries, LLC, of Florence, TX, is the result of a recent merger between Salado Quarry and C&T Stone - two quarriers located only a few hundred yards from one another. Since the two companies came together, the combined operation has enjoyed solid growth, and it produces 600 tons of limestone per day.
The second half of our comprehensive Fabricating Technology Roundup focuses on tooling and accessories, handling and storage, software/electronic templating and diversified shop products such as air and water treatment systems
With a background in both tilesetting and stone countertop fabrication and installation, Robert J. Arseneau (RJA) Tile & Stone of Lenoxdale, MA, is able to provide full-scale services for its client base, which covers the Berkshire Mountains region of Massachusetts.
The Christ Pavilion of Christian religions, a combined contribution of the Catholic and Protestant Churches for Expo 2000 in Hanover, Germany, is intended to be a contemplative counterpart to the vanity fair with architectural highlights. It was designed by Meinhard von Gerkan (Von Gerkan, Marg und Partner) and Joachim Zais with a plan that is “simple in structure, reduced to a few materials, precise in detail and unmistakable in its appearance and spatial atmosphere.”