Automation - Articles

The Bear Claw CNC Bridge Saw Offers Cutting-Edge Performance

April 1, 2024

The Bear Claw is a 5-axis CNC bridge saw now available from Yellowstone Automation.

Zoller Automation Days Highlight Unique Solutions to Optimize and Automate Cutting Tool Processes

August 29, 2023

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Women in the Stone Industry | Inside the Shop

Advancing a Stone Shop with Top-of-the-line Equipment

With a highly skilled team of fabricators and installers, ROCKin’teriors has built a reputation for high-end luxury stonework, backed by a shop with state-of-the-art machinery

March 29, 2023

With a highly skilled team of fabricators and installers, ROCKin’teriors has built a reputation for high-end luxury stonework, backed by a shop with state-of-the-art machinery.

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The Evolution of a Family Stone Business

On the heels of its 60th anniversary, Rocky Mountain Stone Co. in Albuquerque, NM, has continued to progress to ensure it remains a successful stone operation

Jennifer Richinelli

February 21, 2023

How a family business has continued to progress to ensure it remains a successful stone operation.

Industrial Automation for the Stone Industry from Wilson

Wilson Industrial Electric, Inc.

December 14, 2022

Wilson Industrial Electric, Inc. celebrates 40 years of innovative automation for the stone industry. Here at Wilson Industrial Electric, we produce a variety of stone processing equipment including: Blade Saws, Wire Saws, Cut Off Saws, Rip Saws, Polishers, Conveyor Lines and Turntables.

Shop Automation with Breton

Egon Hinss and Travis Farley talk about shop automation and how it affects different size shops.

Jason Kamery

December 7, 2022

Recently Stone World was able to talk with Egon Hinss and Travis Farley of Breton about shop automation.

Machine of the Month: Breton Combi

April 28, 2021

The Breton Combi is a simple to install, yet full feature Waterjet/blade combination five axis saw that is ideal for both low and high production and especially complicated works such as miter cutting.

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Five reasons to invest in a multifunctional CNC

If planning to purchase a multifunction CNC machine for your shop, here are some facts you need to know

Peter Jacobs

March 25, 2021

The multifunction CNC is an ultimate multitasking and multi-capacity device that makes the fabrication process more efficient and reduces wastage, which will eventually increase the bottom line.

Adapting a business to a global pandemic

Rick Self, the business development head for Terminator, discusses the company’s business changes in the past year, how they are moving forward and how automation can assist shops

Jason Kamery

March 8, 2021

Rick Self started his path in the stone industry in 1999 with an impulsive purchase of a Flow Waterjet – no knowledge, no customers, no contacts, no real thought going in.

Stone Summit, presented by Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute

Automation and digital software in your shop

Recently, Stone World and the Natural Stone Institute held a virtual Stone Summit to discuss ways for fabricators to investigate products that are new to their process, including tooling equipment and digital software, as well as methods to develop focused questions that will help ensure the product or machine they review will perform as anticipated and provide the expected results

Jennifer Richinelli

February 1, 2021

Technology continues to advance and play an important role in many of our daily lives. For fabricators in the stone business, each year there are more digital and automated products introduced to the marketplace, which can contribute to a shop’s overall efficiency and production.