In the processing of marble, granite and stone in general, water has multiple applications. From cutting to polishing, water is needed to avoid overheating work tools and to reduce the dust produced during these various procedures.
Two years ago, Dal-Tile Corporation branched out to include quartz surfacing in its extensive line-up of product offerings by building a plant in Dickson, TN
In the last quarter of 2018, Dal-Tile Corporation, a subsidiary of Mohawk Industries, a global leader in the flooring industry, opened a new fac ility in Dickson, TN, to produce quartz surfacing products.
At some point, everyone in the stone business has found themselves looking at a beautiful slab in their shop and wondering where it could have come from and how it ended up there. The general areas of the world are easy: Brazil, Italy, China or India supply most of the stone that we work with. The real fun starts when you dig a bit deeper.
Weha Buffalo Bundle Slab Storage Rack design has created a six-point post touch locking system. While other slab rack bases touch the pole in one or two places, the Weha Buffalo Slab Rack base creates six different pressure points on the post.
In 1940, Eduarda and Eduardo Cosentino, parents of the current owners of Cosentino Group, started quarrying and carrying out basic marble processing in Macael, Almería, Spain.
The rate for indoor space is 170 euros per square meter -- 195 euros if fully-equipped -- while the rate for outdoor space is 85 euros per square meter.
Besides the logical tendency to save as many slabs as possible, there are also other different reasons why the technology evolved for stone enhancement and repair
June 4, 2003
Over the past few years, a number of slab producers have invested in large-scale operations for applying resin to granite slabs. This article explains some of the benefits to this process.