Granite - From the Quarry to Your Kitchen

Utilizing 40 ton Gantry Cranes, the blocks are positioned on big trolley carts and pulled below the gang saws for slicing. The gang saws are massive equipment. The enormous blades are aligned and spaced on a large carriage up to 18' broad. Driven by electric powered motors the carriage is pushed and pulled back again and forth. Although the blades are moving, a slicing slurry comprised of metal grit and h2o is poured over the blocks to supply the abrasion for the chopping.

Completion of the block slicing demands amongst 2-7 times (based on the hardness of the stone). The top quality of the reducing is dependent on the expertise of the gang saw masters who are in cost of the slicing. Since of the variables in stone hardness, density, the slurry, blade tensioning, and chopping velocity, the sawing procedure calls for constant monitoring by the masters. The rough cut slabs are then extensively cleaned with h2o and ready for the next phase of processing.

The up coming period is determined by the specific variety of stone. Many of the granites quarried these days go via an epoxy process to increase the quality of the stone. For example, the large quartz crystals found in some granite have fissures or crazing to them. The truth is, if there weren't fissures it would not be quartz. These qualities are inherent to that mineral. These fissures are not problems, as we say in the stone business, "Mom Character does not make mistakes". However, with today's epoxy technology, a increased selection of unique granites can be processed for counter tops.

The epoxy process commences by loading the slabs into an oven to fully dry the stone and deliver it to an even temperature ahead of the epoxy is used. Epoxy resin is poured and then troweled on in a thin layer over the total surface of the slab. Slabs are then rolled into a vacuum chamber drawing out any air pockets so the epoxy can penetrate deeply into the slabs. The epoxy is then oven healed into incredibly hard coating.

The polishing method is the same irrespective of whether a slab has been epoxied. The sharpening line is a prolonged conveyor-fed device which sends the slabs underneath 21 separate grinding, then sprucing heads. The polish is accomplished by a collection of grits on rotating sharpening heads starting from a extremely coarse 60 grit diamond abrasive to 1800 grit sharpening bricks. When the epoxied slabs are polished, all the epoxy is floor from the area. What remains is the epoxy that has penetrated beneath the surface area into any fissures, pits or voids. Right after good quality inspection the slabs are completely ready to be bundled, loaded into a container and delivered. As soon as the slabs have been packed into bundles (think slices of bread in a loaf), they are loaded into shipping containers. These containers are then loaded on to a cargo ship sure for distinct destinations. Our containers (shipped from all over the world) are brought into the port of Savannah or Charleston. Shipping and delivery moments vary based on the port of discharge, even so, four-6 weeks is typical vacation time from any manufacturing facility to our warehouse.

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