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Article: Producing slabs, tiles and specialty finishes: located in Belgium, Brachot-Hermant's stoneworking plant is equipped to process blocks into slabs, and it has also developed a proprietary surface finish called Anciento. (Fabricator Case Study).(Company Profile)
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- Stone World
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- March 1, 2003
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Brachot-Hermant's plant in Belgium fabricates stone into a wide variety of finished products. And while one of its specialties -- processing blocks into slabs and tiles -- is relatively familiar, it also has developed a method for producing a very unique stone finish, which is exclusively performed on the premises.
Slab and tile production
Before the process of cutting a block into slabs and tiles actually begins, Brachot-Hermant first determines the exact coloring, structure and the quality of the block. This is done using a diamond wire saw from Pellegrini, which makes the initial cuts in a block. Afterwards, for slab production, the block is cut into ...