automation | Stone World

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

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.

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

Tony Herbst

June 1, 2020

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

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.