A discussion held during a recent stone industry event organized by Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute turned to the hot topic of understanding the makeup of quartzite, meeting customer expectations about the material and how to cut it  
 

The Zenesis silent core bridge saw blade, Obsidian is distinctly designed to cut fast and clean on engineered stone, porcelain, marble and even the hardest quartzite. 

Nicolai Diamant CNC Tools are oriented towards operation on all materials and have been proven successful throughout the market on engineered stone, granite, quartzite, ceramic material and marble.  

Contemporary Stone & Tile Design had the opportunity to discuss the benefits and trends of quartzite with two industry professionals from leading stone suppliers.

On this month's What's Trending, we're spotlighting trending stone products.

Quartzite is one of the hardest natural materials that fabricators will cut for countertops. One of the biggest mistakes Andrew Geronimo, product manager with BB Industries, sees is the incorrect blade being used to make the cuts. 

Patagonia quartzite and Sequoia Brown marble from Antolini’s Exclusive Collection provide a chic interior aesthetic at Montchalet resort in Alto Adige, Italy.

An upscale Italian apartment features beautiful exotic stone from Antolini.

Powerful enough to cut quartzite with ease, yet versatile enough to cut porcelain with precision, the SABERjet™ XP CNC Sawjet is the ultimate countertop cutting machine.