Designed and manufactured according to the latest concepts and structural principles, the Omega 100 and Omega 60 automatic multispindle belt polishing machines from Comandulli of Italy have been noted for their performance and production on every kind of marble, granite and engineered stone.

This Stone of the Month supplied by Cajugram Granitos e Mármores do Brasil, Ltda., Mimoso do Sul, ES, Brazil.

Last month, I made my annual trip to the StonExpo trade show in Las Vegas, NV. And while I don’t think that trade shows provide a tell-all barometer on the state of a particular industry, I was curious to gauge the feelings and concerns of those in attendance.

The FusionTM 4000 CNC saw/waterjet from Park Industries is designed and manufactured with a smaller footprint. The revolutionary design allows table access from the front or the sides.

This Stone of the Month supplied by Granitos Itapoama Ltda., Rio Novo do Sul, ES, Brazil. Technical details provide a frame of reference only.

Technical details provide a frame of reference only. Because stone is a product of nature, testing to determine specific physical qualities should be repeated for each project.

The LCR from Marmo Meccanica is a specialized linear polishing machine for flat edges that can process a pencil round profile in sizes up to 4 cm and chamfers up to 6 cm.

Like many stone industry professionals today, I find myself facing difficult financial times for the first time in my career. Over the past 15-plus years, my professional day-to-day life has grown in unison with the growth of the stone industry, and this has been particularly evident in my robust travel schedule.

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The Fab Master from Edgemarc Tools can be used as an edge profiler as well as to cut out any shape sink, polish, drill faucet holes, create drain boards, surface polish or hone and more, according to the manufacturer.