Digital Technology

Prodim Factory – Smart Photo Calibration

November 1, 2020

Prodim Factory makes automatic lens and perspective corrections every single time. There is no need for periodic camera “grid” calibration. From users of systems with a fixed camera set up and green screen, this “grid” calibration was the single most heard complaint in the market.

Technology Update: LT-2D3D Laser Templator

September 8, 2020

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Widely recognized as one of the most user-friendly digital templating software in the industry, LPI’s Laser Templator combines an intuitive interface with robust editing and integration capabilities. Text-based instructions allow users to quickly template digitally without the need for CAD experience.

Prodim Factory Generation X digital templating software

The new Generation X - Proliner Stone packages

August 31, 2020

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The new Generation X Proliner Stone packages add new powerful tools and functionalities to the digital templating flow solution that eliminate all uncertainty before installation. Safeguarding the outcome of a perfect fitting product has never been better!

Working as a freelance templator

We discuss what it’s like to be a freelance templator and the benefits that go with it

Jason Kamery

July 15, 2020

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Stone World had the opportunity to talk to a couple freelance templators to understand how their business works. We spoke with Sam Azimi of Dinozio Design Digital Survey, located in Toronto, Canada, and Rodney McCurdy of Redline Templates located in Denver, CO.

Stoneworking technology fuels growth

Alpha & Omega Stone in Belleville, NJ, relies on technology to be more efficient and to produce better results than its competition

Jason Kamery

July 6, 2020

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Back in 2014, Roxanne Brown, co—owner of Alpha & Omega Stone in Belleville, NJ, was using other fabricators to do the fabrication work while she was brokering jobs to bring in business.

Seconds matter: The cumulative impact of robotics on the countertop industry

Tony Herbst

June 1, 2020

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The past couple of decades have seen revolutionary changes in the countertop industry. The shift to CNC equipment has made the impossible possible, and in a fraction of the time and cost. The pace of change today is no less staggering, and it’s important not only to understand what’s changing, but to also understand the implications of that change.

Going fully automated in stone fabrication

Stone World sits down with Egon Hinss, national sales manager of Breton USA, to discuss the process of transitioning to a fully or semi-automated fabrication shop

Jason Kamery

June 1, 2020

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As labor markets continue to dwindle and the need to run a safer shop is more important than ever before, Egon Hinss, the national sales manager of Breton USA, explains how fabricators can start the automation process in their shop. Hinss has 20 years of experience in the industry and has been with Breton for the past six years.

Fabricating Technology 2020: Tooling & Accessories

February 3, 2020

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Each year, manufacturers of tooling and accessories used during the stone production process introduce new product lines that continually increase efficiency and accuracy. The products in the roundup below are just a handful of the many technological advances in this arena that are now available.

Machine of the Month: Brembana Formax BT by CMS

January 21, 2020

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Brembana Formax BT is the state-of-the-art automated high-production sawing line that is available in the stone market today. This line begins with a tilting table to receive the slabs to be processed.