New Products – February 2011

MATERIALS

QUARTZITES
Marmi Bruno Zanet, Volargne de Dolce, Italy, introduces Tortoise, a quartzite that’s ideal for large flooring with a luminous black background with green/silver traces. The company also introduces Wasabi, a quartzite with orange/golden tones on a grey/green background for a look of elegan chromium plating.  
Contact: Marmi Bruno Zanet, +39-45-6861706

NEW QUARTZ SURFACES
Hanwha L&C | Surfaces, Atlanta, will unveil 11 new HanStone Quartz surfaces next month, featuring rich colors and luxurious patterns unique to today’s market. The new selections offer universal appeal in a variety of shades that incorporate soft browns, golden tones, creamy whites and charcoal hues.  
Contact: Hanwha L&C | Surfaces, 888-426-9421

GRANITE VENEER
Grizzly Partners LLC, Willoughby, Ohio, introduces Earth Anatomy™ Thin Granite Veneer, with 0.5mm of natural stone laminated to an equally thin layer of resin fiberglass for a superlight surface covering with the look and feel of slab stone. Available in 24″ X 28″ and 30″ X 60″ sheets, the initial offering includes 10 granites, including Black Galaxy and Verde Butterfly; the company also plans 24″ X 48″ sheets of ten varieties of slate and quartzite veneers, and 10 more varieties of 48″ X 96″ sheets of 1.5mm sandstone veneer.
Contact: Grizzly Partners LLC, 800-542-6040

COLUMBARIUMS
Cold Spring Granite, Cold Spring, Minn., introduces custom columbariums featuring murals, bronze and granite sculptures, woods and glass options for interment of cremated remains. The company’s state-of-the-art fabrication and design capabilities can produce units from interior niche systems to exterior columbariums.
Contact: Cold Spring Granite, 800-328-5040

MACHINERY

WATERJET+SAW
Flow International Corp., Kent, Wash, launches the Mach 4r, a combined robotic waterjet/saw integrating the company’s Paser® waterjet system and a six-axes arm with extended reach of 10.1′. The robotic arm includes a 20 HP direct-drive saw spindle. Dual work zones allow simultaneous loading and cutting of slabs; automatic tool paths are generated by easy-to-use software eliminating knowledge of G-code commands. The system also includes vein-matching and inventory-management software, along with a vision system allowing DXF images to be applied to a slab for precise cutting.
Contact: Flow International Corp.,  253-850-3500

SILENT SAW BLADE
Braxton-Bragg, Knoxville, Tenn., introduces the Talon™ Array 26mm Silent Core Bridge Saw Blade series, in diameters of 12″ to 20″. The Cutting Edge Array Technology used to create the blades offers even spacing of diamonds on the super-sized segments, offering fast cutting speeds with lower power draws on the saw spindle, with smooth cuts and minimal chipping.
Contact: Braxton-Bragg, 800-575-4401

T-SLOT CUTTER
Omni Cubed Inc., Placerville, Calif., introduces the Pro-Anchor™ T-31 to easily and precisely cut curved T-slots in the back side of stone pieces to attach anchor bolts for installing undermount sinks or architectural facing systems. The machine is offered with both pneumatic and electric grinders, and with or without a vacuum-powered base; it’s available from Braxton-Bragg.
Contact: OmniCubed, 877-311-1976

DRY-POLISH PADS
Alpha Professional Tools®, Oakland, N.J., introduces Ceramica Dry polishing pads, the  dry version of its Ceramica Resin series. These new pads utilize a new process to make the diamond layer thicker for better results and longer life than typical dry resin pads. The pads will work with all natural stones and cement-based composites such as concrete and terrazzo. The pads, in 4″ and 5″ diameters and grits from 60 to 3,000, are hook-and-loop backed and utilize Alpha® Backer Pads.
Contact: Alpha Professional Tools, 800-648-7229