The new MK-212 series saw from MK Diamond is constructed with powder-coated, heavy-gauge sheet metal and cast aluminum components. The saw features plunge cut capability for scoring or cutting large tile, and the tilting head allows easy and precise 45-degree miter cuts. It also features a ¼-inch-thick rubber cutting surface.
Whenever I attend a major U.S. stone industry event, one of the first things I circle on my calendar is the “Fabricator Forum,” where industry members gather and present their issues to a panel of industry experts. These forums generally do not have a rigid agenda, and they sort of follow a “Town Hall” format, where people share their problems (and hopefully solutions) with their peers.
Every January, Stone World presents its annual Fabricator Market Forecast, where hundreds of stone fabrication professionals from around the country present their expectations for the coming year as well as their feelings for the long-term.
The new Litox from GMM is a full CNC bridge saw aimed
at both the fabrication market for high-speed precision slab processing and the
architectural workshops with their requirements for ease and speed of
programming for complicated shaping and profiling work.
Now that we’re in the middle of “Trade Show Season” -
with StonExpo and Coverings taking place within a span of two months - I find
myself continually writing about the various seminar programs for the stone
industry.
This past September, architect David Childs held an intimate Q & A session with members of the press attending the Cersaie 2010 exhibition of ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings in Bologna, Italy.
When Kindred Healthcare, Inc. began construction on a new extension of its award-winning, long-term, acute-care hospital in the Sacramento, CA, area, Performance Tile & Stone of Rocklin, CA, won the contract for installing tile in the new facility.