Tag: tips

Improve Your Flat-Edge Polishing Efficiency

01.26.23

With labor shortages remaining high as ever, stone fabricators are needing to push their limits of how much...

Preparing for the “Busy” Countertop Season

07.24.22

Summer is already halfway over, and while demand for countertops has been high, the true busy season for...

Goals For Your Shop in 2022

12.30.21

While many are still processing 2020, two years have passed and 2022 is here. Stone fabricators have been...

7 Tips for New Employees in the Stone Industry

11.11.21

Starting a new job in the stone industry as a fabricator, installer, machine operator, or other position? As...

Maintenance-Minded Culture

02.19.20

Machine downtime. Even saying the words can evoke a strong reaction. Planned or unplanned, machine downtime means your...

9 Ways to improve Safety

09.26.19

SAFETY First. SAFETY Always. As an owner of a stone or metal fabrication business, what is one of...

Salvaging Slabs

10.11.18

Would you throw out a half-used bottle of shampoo? Just as you would choose to continue using the...

Your Guide to the First Month of Your New CNC

08.12.18

Is your shop on the verge of transitioning from using complete hand fabrication to operating a CNC machine?...

Evolution of a Start-Up Stone Shop

04.6.18

The Path to Digital Transformation Everyone starts somewhere. Some stone fabricators began their fabrication business out of their...

Safety Taken Seriously | KANO CNC Plasma Cutting Table

01.11.18

With large robost metal cutting machinery that operate in an automated motion at nearly 1,800 ipm, machinery like...

The Value of Water – Evaluate your water treatment process

09.18.17

Water is Essential For stone fabricators, water is a tool. Just as you wouldn’t be likely to throw...

Offering Value and Understanding Sales: Countertop Fabrication

03.20.17

The lifeline of your business begins with sales. Often, I meet with fabricators who do not have a...