New Products – March 2011
MATERIALS
COMMERCIAL QUARTZ
Cosentino North America, Stafford, Texas, introduces the Commercial Series of its Silestone® quartz surfaces, with colors that naturally adapt to high-traffic areas. The new selections are Blanco City (light cream), Niebla (soft gray), Crema Urban (cream), Van Night (black with clear, white and cream tones), Marengo (gray) and Toffee (brown). The surfaces can be specified for countertops, shower walls, tub surrounds, vanities, and flooring; the company offers a 10-year commercial warranty.
Contact: Cosentino North America, 866-801-2425.
TILE & SLABS
Daltile, Dallas, adds 16 colors to its Terrazzo Atmosphere stone tile and slab collection, with six colors available in both fine and large grain. All products in the line are delivered factory-sealed with the company’s PROADVANCED Protection Sealer; there’s a 15-year residential warranty and eight-year commercial warranty on slabs, as well as a one-year limited warranty on tile. Available sizes are 12” X 12”, 16” X 16”, 18” X 18”, 24” X 24” and 96” X 62”,
Contact: Daltile, 800-933-8453.
QUARTZ SURFACE
ColorQuartz USA, Diamond Bar, Calif., introduces its ColorQuartz® quartz surfaces for the U.S. market. Manufactured in Shanghai, the line includes 32 colors, ranging from natural tones to distinctive bold colors.
Contact: ColorQuartz USA, 909-595-7500.
CEMENTIOUS SLAB
MMS, Woburn, Mass., introduces Curava™, a cementious surface utilizing two recycled products – glass and clay-pottery fragments – for interior and exterior applications. The 114” X 56” X 1 1/4” slabs are available in eight standard colors and 12 colors in the company’s Splendid selection.
Contact: MMS, 800-449-0356.
MACHINERY
SEAM SETTER
Omni Cubed Inc., Placerville, Calif., introduces the Automatic Stealth Seamer™ for joining and leveling seams. The heavy-duty automatic seam setter features 8” vacuum cups and eight leveling components allowing for fine adjustments on both sides of the seam. The powerful and compact vacuum pump maintains pressure for all cups and operates on 110V AC or a single 9V battery
Contact: OmniCubed, 877-311-1976.
TEXTURE BRUSHES
Braxton-Bragg, Knoxville, Tenn., offers Cepicat antiquing brushes in silicon carbide for softer stones like marble, and diamond for harder surfaces. Available in 4” and 5” diameters, the brushes work with inline or radial-arm machines, as well as any standard polisher with center water feed. Each brush features a snail lock for easy attachment to larger machines, and a 5/8-11 thread for hand-polishing tools like Flex, Makita® or Hercules®. All are wet-use only with 2,000-rpm to 4,000-rpm machines.
Contact: Braxton-Bragg, 800-575-4401.
GREEN LASER
Cemar Electro, Champlain, N.Y., introduces the GL-815B green laser for bridge saws. The new green is more visible than its 30mw red laser, the CL-830B, which has been the industry standard for several years. Used mainly for high-light or dark-color applications.
Contact: Cemar Electro, 518-298-3065.
VACUUM LIFTER
Wood’s Powr-Grip® Co., Laurel, Mont., offers the PT10HV11F vacuum lifter with power tilt, ten 10″ vacuum pads, a 1,500-lbs capacity and robust construction. Spring-mounted pads quickly attach to surfaces less than perfectly level, while individual pad shutoffs deal with surface irregularities or sink holes. Closed-cell foam pad rings enable the operator to lift loads with surface texture; the unit is available with an AC-, DC-, or air-powered vacuum system.
Contact: Wood’s Powr-Grip Co., 800-548-7341.
BULLNOSE EDGING
Alpha Professional Tools®, Oakland, N.J., introduces Twincur GB, a set of abrasives specifically developed for full-bullnose edging of granite with automated single- and mulitple-head edge shapers/polishers. The abrasives, available in 4” and 6” diameters and fitting on common 4” and 5” snail-lock adapters, are offered in grits of 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000. Maximum rpm is 3,400.
Contact: Alpha Professional Tools, 800-648-7229.
