The latest trend in the market is Dekton and ceramic materials. Tenax Dekton blades are approved by Dekton and specifically designed for Dekton material. They are available in 14 and 16 inches, with a standard 2.3mm core thickness. The feed rate for a straight cut is 16 to 60 inches per minute, depending on the thickness of the material.

Safety and efficiency have led the way for Cathedral Marble and Granite to continue to expand their innovative equipment. Starting in the mid-90s, Dave Duffy, owner of Cathedral Marble and Granite in Whitestown, IN, started his own stone business in a one-car garage with four other people.

Tyrolit presents a new range of small diameter profiling tools for sinks. Profiling the small radii on sinks while keeping cost under control is an issue for almost every stone fabricator. Tyrolit has introduced a new range of small diameter profiling tools that offer an optimum balance between tool life and reduced diameter.

Groves Incorporated has introduce its new Stacking Box. Designed to safely store cutoffs and remnants, the Stacking Box is constructed of heavy gauge square tubular steel with a hot dip galvanized finish for years of service. Up to three units can be stacked to store more items in a small footprint.

Established in 2002, The Countertop Factory, Inc. of Raleigh, NC, has transformed over the years to become a state-of-the-art fabrication shop focusing on stone and quartz surfacing products.

Located in Salt Lake City, UT, the City Creek Center is a mixed-use development that features a replica of the area’s historic City Creek running through it, complete with 300 live trout, more than 600 trees and hundreds of native plants.

The new Zoller »smile / pilot 3.0« tool presetter is built with high-quality brand-name components such as THK guides, Heidenhain glass scales, Uhing drives, Bosch pneumatics and a Sony camera modified by Zeiss

The T952 from Thibaut is a 6-axis multifunction CNC machine from the company’s new “All-In-One” range. The machine has the capability to saw and polish — performing the operations of several machines.

Braxton-Bragg now offers Terminator Q2 Quartzite Turbo Blades, which have a high performance on hard and exotic material like natural quartzite and harder granites.

For Hard Rock Stone Works, robotic technology has led to a formula for success. Owned by partners Randy Frantz, CEO, and Steve Amodeo, COO, the fabrication business has rapidly expanded in recent years and continues to invest in its operation through technology.