Articles by Jason Kamery

Rick Self, the business development head for Terminator Diamond Products, discusses the improvements offline tool pre-setter systems have made in recent years, as well as the benefits of them.

CNC Technology

Benefits of Recent Improvements in Pre-Setter Systems

Rick Self of Terminator Diamond Products discusses the recent improvements and benefits of offline tool pre-setter systems

Jason Kamery

May 25, 2021

Rick Self, the business development head for Terminator Diamond Products, discusses the improvements offline tool pre-setter systems have made in recent years, as well as the benefits of them.

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design

Podcast | Sealing with Katie Kraus

Jason Kamery

April 29, 2021

Katie Kraus, the brand manager of tile and stone for Rustoleum, discusses the difference in different sealing techniques and confusion around sealing quartz, as well as common issues with sealing

Restoring a white marble facade

The white marble exterior of a building in Houston, TX, was defaced with black spray paint that the expertise of a team from International Stoneworks was able to remove

Jason Kamery

April 4, 2021

Located in downtown Houston, TX, a building clad in white marble was spray painted over a weekend. Jacqueline Tabbah and her team at International Stoneworks were called on a Monday morning to evaluate the damage.

Machine installation during lockdown restrictions

Mario & Son had to get three machines delivered during the COVID-19 lockdowns

Jason Kamery

March 26, 2021

To learn about Joey Marcella, co-owner and president of Mario & Son, you have to learn a bit about his father. “He was a tile setter ever since he was about 16 years old,” said Marcella.

Installing stone on a monument

Jason Kamery

March 15, 2021

Dustin South, project manager for Picco Engineering, discusses the process for installing stone on the Eisenhower monument

Adapting a business to a global pandemic

Rick Self, the business development head for Terminator, discusses the company’s business changes in the past year, how they are moving forward and how automation can assist shops

Jason Kamery

March 8, 2021

Rick Self started his path in the stone industry in 1999 with an impulsive purchase of a Flow Waterjet – no knowledge, no customers, no contacts, no real thought going in.

Summer Kath, executive vice president and head of design of Cambria

One-on-One with Summer Kath

Jason Kamery

February 1, 2021

With 18 years of experience at Cambria, Summer Kath, the quartz manufacturer’s executive vice president and head of design, shares her thoughts on upcoming trends in kitchen and bath design

The Countertop Shop invested in new machinery and stressed the importance of its employees' well-being during the pandemic

Jason Kamery

January 18, 2021

After years in the cabinet shop business, Mike Langenderfer opened up The Countertop Shop in Holland, OH, in 2001 to get into the residential stone countertop market. “At that point, we were doing work with a big box store, and we had the opportunity to build on some stonework with them as well. This led us into the stone business, and quartz and granite market.”

Continuing to evolve despite the pandemic

Stone World had to the opportunity to discuss with Eduardo Cosentino, president of Cosentino North America, how COVID-19 has affected the company’s global business as a stone producer and quartz/sintered stone manufacturer

Jason Kamery

December 21, 2020

Known throughout the world for its brands of Silestone, Dekton, Sensa and its natural stone collection, Cosentino Group is a leading material manufacturer.

Finding the perfect match

Caprock Hardscape relied on the expertise of Quality Stone Quarries to find the desired stone color blend for its client’s Texan residence

Jason Kamery

November 15, 2020

Quality Stone Quarries in Stigler, OK, listened to the requests of the customer working on a project called “The Colony” in Texas to provide the stone that was needed to realize the design. In the end, the stone producer supplied its blend of Hazelnut and Azul stone for the project.

You’ve probably heard a lot lately about how to calculate the profit for each job you produce. You likely have production benchmarks based on square footage since it’s the most common production metric in the industry. Come learn how focusing on these metrics can hurt your profitability and what to do about it.

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Articles by Jason Kamery

Benefits of Recent Improvements in Pre-Setter Systems

Podcast | Sealing with Katie Kraus

Restoring a white marble facade

Machine installation during lockdown restrictions

Installing stone on a monument

Adapting a business to a global pandemic

One-on-One with Summer Kath

The Countertop Shop invested in new machinery and stressed the importance of its employees' well-being during the pandemic

Continuing to evolve despite the pandemic

Finding the perfect match

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