ITSS 2002
LAS VEGAS – The International Tile And Stone Show (ITSS) will open a Western U.S. venue for the industry when it debuts here on Oct. 24-27. The event, at the Sands Expo and Convention...
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2002 Cornerstone Sessions Set
BALTIMORE – StonExpo 2002 attendees will have plenty of educational opportunities with an expanded version of Cornerstone Forum Seminars from the Marble Institute of America (MIA) on Dec. 5-7. Vince Marazita, MIA education director,...
The Three Ps
By Kevin M. Padden Opening a new shop, moving to a new location or expanding your current facility can be a great thing. However, there are a number of things that you’ll need to...
In An Imperfect World
Not too long ago, one of our staff members spotted the best piece of granite that a fabricator couldn’t sell. And all because … well, it wasn’t perfect.
St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn.
By K. Schipper
NORTHFIELD, Minn — If there’s one thing that’s not built in a day, a year or even a decade, it’s an American college campus.
On some, today’s buildings stick out like sore thumbs next to those built decades earlier. For others, natural stone offers a timeless look that can help integrate even the newest construction with structures raised a century or more ago.
Shows Going Strong in 2002
While a few events remain on schedule until year’s end, 2002 appears to be a solid year for stone-related trade shows and events.
Stone Care: The Pros Speak Out
By K. Schipper
When it comes to stone-care problems, it’s easy to apply the classic line from the movie Cool Hand Luke: What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.
Stone Care: Avoid Repair?
Using a impregnating sealer and keeping an installation clean are two ways of preventing stone-care problems, but solving other problems involves more than a couple of on-site tips and tricks.
CNC: Detailing The Design
Computerized production can speed up and smooth out a shop’s workflow – but dealing with the computer itself is another matter. All CNC-based devices allow for entering the dimensions of a job, along with...
Brazil, Part I
The Brazilian granite industry reflects, in a peculiar way, the economical and social development of the country. From exporter of blocks of granite to Italy during the decades of 1980s and 1990s, the Brazilian...