New Products – May 2011

MATERIALS

SOUTH AMERICAN STONE
Andean Stone Co., Miami, offers travertine/marble and onyx quarried in Peru. A wide range of colors are available in both cross- and vein-cut for tiles, slabs, shower panels, mosaics, molding, sinks, fireplaces and architectural pieces. Among its newest colors are Misti Sandstone, Marron Limestone and Jurassic Black Marble.
Contact: Andean Stone Co., 305-460-3320.

LARGE STONE PANELS
ForzaStone Building Solutions LLC, Mesa, Ariz., offers ForzaStone™ panels manufactured by mounting 5mm of sealed natural stone on 4mm of reinforced plastic ply laminate surrounded on both sides with a metal alloy backing for additional support. The stone is available in six travertine colors – Walnut, Red, Ivory Cream, Imperial Gold, Silver and Noce – and two marble colors – White Carrara and Crema Marfil.
Contact: ForzaStone Building Solutions LLC, 888-993-6792.

PENNSYLVANIA BLUESTONE
Meshoppen Stone Inc., Meshoppen, Pa., offers several colors of Pennsylvania bluestone cut for thin-veneer applications. Colors include Carderock, Carlisle Variegated, Blue Sky Blue, Blue Sky Full Color, Blue Sky Red and Brown Mountain. They are available in a range of face heights and lengths with sawn or natural faces. All are sold in 10 ft² corrugated plastic boxes and in bulk pallets.
Contact: Meshoppen Stone Inc., 800-836-1269.

MACHINERY

ANCHOR MACHINE
Omni Cubed Inc., Placerville, Calif., introduces the Pro-Anchor™ T-31 Anchor Machine to easily and precisely cut curved T-slots into the backs of stone pieces for anchor-bolt attachments used with bottom-mount sinks or architectural facing systems.  The machine is available with both pneumatic (shown here) and electric grinders, and with or without a vacuum-powered base.  
Contact: Omni Cubed Inc., 877-311-1976.

SHAPING WHEEL
Diamant Boart, Olathe, Kan., introduces the 4” Volcano shaping wheel, with a single-sided vacuum-brazed surface. It can be used wet or dry on polishers with a maximum 3,000rpm; the wheel’s available in grits of 30, 60 and 120.
Contact: Diamant Boart, 800-845-1805;

GANTRY SAW
RYE-Corp., Lenoir City, Tenn., introduces the Renegade Gantry Saw, with an 11’4” X 11’ 4” cutting area and 16” blade capacity (14” recommended) for a 10 HP standard three-phase motor. The unit includes a hydraulic-tilt turntable with four hard stops and a locking mechanism that can stop at any degree setting; laser alignment; automatic water on/off; and basic control panel. Options include single-phase operation, digital readout of the control panel and power gantry movement.
Contact: RYE-Corp., 865-988-3822.

POLISHER-TEXTURER
Gmm S.p.A., Gravellona Toce, Italy, offers the Sirio, a bridge-based polishing machine for natural stone, with a production area of 82.6” X 157.5” and a polishing-head motor rated at 18 kW/24.1 HP. The machine can handle any standard slab; the standard head can work with marble using Frankfurt abrasives, and an optional tangential head works with granite; both can polish or offer antiquing of a surface. An additional plate can perform bush-hammering.
Contact: Gmm USA, 704-737-1378.

WET SAW
Applied Diamond Tools, Chesterfield, Mo., offers the Gison Wet Air Saw (Model GPW-227) for air-powered wet-cutting of stone or concrete. The 0.63 HP saw accepts blades up to 4 1/2” in diameter, with a maximum cut depth of 1 3/8” for 2cm and 3cm materials. The 7-lbs unit operates at 90 psi, and includes a 10’ water house with an adapter to a standard faucet fixture.
Contact: Applied Diamond Tools, 800-980-7808.

VALUE WATERJET
OMAX Corp., Kent, Wash., offers the MAXIEM 2040 JetCutting Center, with a cost-efficient package to provide a highly productive cutting solution. The unit features a 40 HP high-pressure direct-drive 50,000 psi pump, and Intelli-MAX® software with the core functionality of OMAX’s critically acclaimed software. With an X-Y cutting travel of 160” X 79” and a maximum table load of 250 lbs/ft², the machine productively cuts a wide variety of materials, including granite, other natural stone and other hard surfaces.
Contact: OMAX Corp., 800-838-0343.