As I write this, I’m sitting at Newark International Airport in New Jersey waiting for my flight to Indianapolis to board. My final destination is Bloomington, where my friends from the Indiana Limestone Institute will take me on a tour of several quarries in the area.

ETemplate Systems, an expert in digital measuring, has released its second generation ELaser Xpress Templating System powered by award-winning ETemplate Measure Manager software.

Saw/waterjet technology has been on the rise, being used in more and more shops across the country. Stone World recently asked a group of fabricators who use the technology why they decided to purchase it to begin with, what operations they use it for, and how they have seen the technology change.

ETemplate Systems has introduced a new surface analysis tool within their Measure Manager™ software. This new tool allows companies to easily analyze surface flatness for their design and installation processes.

Stone World magazine asked different fabricators about their experiences with digital templating. We talked about not only the investment that is needed for this technology, but also about some of the benefits they experienced — some expected and some not.