New Products – September 2012
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EDUCATION
DIGITAL EXPO
Park Industries, St. Cloud, Minn. offers a one-day Digital Stoneworking Expo on Oct. 6 at Rock Solid Surfaces in Virginia Beach, Va. The presentation, designed for all sizes of shops, include live demonstrations of the digital-fabrication process, and from-the-shop presentations by David Winfree of Rock Solid Surfaces; Stuart Young of The Granite Shop; Blake Wamstad, Hatton Granite; and Rob Riegler, Lakeside Solid Surface. The event also includes hands-on demos from Park, AccuStream Waterjet, AlphaStone, Laser Products, Moraware and Slabsmith.
Contact: Park Industries, 800-328-2309
STONE INSPECTORS TRAINING
Stone Forensics, Palm Bay, Fla., will conduct a Stone Inspector training program on Jan. 28-Feb. 1 in Las Vegas, during the same week as StonExpo 2013. The five-day training, by Fred Hueston, features a thorough approach to inspecting stone and ceramic tile installations, including instruction on structures, material production, forensic investigation, testing and report writing. Limited to 10 students, the class also features one day of real-time inspections in the Las Vegas area, and a certification test on the final day.
Contact: Stone Forensics, 321-514-6845
PUBLICATIONS, SOFTWARE & ONLINE
CATALOG ESPAÑOL
TENAX USA, Charlotte, N.C., offers its Volume 3 Catalog of products in Spanish. The 36-page publication features details en español of the company’s adhesive, enhancing and abrasive products, including listings of volumes and measurements. The document is available online, and can be read by any PDF-ready software. Descargue Tenax Catalog Vol 3 Español la versión PDF.
Contact: TENAX USA, 800-341-0432
MATERIAL APP
Cambria, Eden Prairie, Minn., introduces Cambria Designs, a free app for the Apple iPad. The software includes sample pictures of the company’s quartz surfaces, arranged by collections; users can mark favorites, and also email thumbnail shots of selected surfaces. A dealer locator and link to the company’s website are also included.
Contact: Cambria, 866-226-2742
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