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Marmomac 2025: natural stone connected materials, machinery and design
The 59th edition’s closing report recorded more than 1,400 exhibitors and over 50,000 professionals.
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123 articles in this publication. Equipment reporting, product documentation and the technical questions behind a purchase.
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Park JAVELIN: combining blade and waterjet work in one production cell
Park’s CNC sawjet offers a clear starting point for discussing slab cutting, miter work and shop layout.
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Park SPARTAN: a focused CNC conversation about sinks and seams
The compact router puts loading, sink templates and repeatable processing at the center of its product description.
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Stone+tec 2024: stone craft and technology grew together
The Nuremberg closing report highlights equipment, natural-stone applications, training and emerging craft talent.
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TISE 2022: stone education moved closer to the machinery
The Stone Theatre, expanded stone exhibits and SFA demonstrations gave fabricators several ways to learn on the show floor.
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TISE 2023: a stronger return to face-to-face sourcing
The organizer reported almost 600 exhibitors and a sharp attendance increase, with stone suppliers and recorded education extending the show.
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TISE 2024: machinery and shop-management questions shared the floor
The 2024 reports connect a broad supplier turnout with fabricator sessions on workflow, staffing and technology.
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TISE 2025: natural stone received a more focused program
A new specialty program, a quarry visit and supplier demonstrations gave stone professionals a fuller view of the work behind the surface.
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TISE 2026: fabrication learning, new tools and industry connections
The closing report puts The Cage, the Natural Stone Theatre and the ISFA Learning Lab alongside established suppliers and emerging exhibitors.
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Xiamen Stone Fair 2025: stone design moved beyond the slab display
The organizer’s Habitat forum review shows how design discussion can expand the conversation about stone applications.
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A documented 2005 Proliner investment at Marbello
In a 2024 customer story, Prodim reports that Marbello invested in a Proliner Stone package in 2005. This is a manufacturer-published retrospective customer account, not a launch announcement for the Proliner family.
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Cambria in 2000: the starting point for a quartz brand archive
Cambria identifies 2000 as its founding year in its corporate press information. That establishes a starting point for the company's history, not a release date for every design sold under the name today.
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Dekton's 2013 launch and the importance of dated material records
Cosentino's corporate history identifies 2013 as the launch year for Dekton.
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FUSION in 2006: keeping an early waterjet-series record separate
Park's corporate timeline includes the FUSION WaterJet Series in its 2006 milestones.
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Laminam in 2015: a documented move into thicker work surfaces
Laminam's anniversary history dates its 1620 × 3240 mm, 12 mm surface to 2015 and describes countertop and work-surface uses.
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Laminam's 2001 beginnings and the difference between a company and a product generation
Laminam's twentieth-anniversary account places its founding in 2001. It describes a progression from architectural surfaces toward additional interior and furnishing applications.
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Laminam's 2004 thin-slab format: an architectural milestone
Laminam's anniversary history dates its 1000 × 3000 mm, 3 mm format to 2004. The account discusses that development in the context of architectural cladding.
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LT-55 in 2004: the original generation needs its own record
LPI dates the original LT-55 Laser Templator to 2004 and records its discontinuation in 2008.
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LT-55 XL in 2008: a change in the computer behind templating
LPI's timeline says the 2008 LT-55 XL moved from the earlier PocketPC setup to a Windows XP tablet.
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Neolith's 2009 founding: a starting date, not a universal product date
Neolith's company information dates its beginnings to 2009. That is the dependable starting point used in this entry.
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Park's 2002 bridge-saw milestone: YUKON II and SIERRA
Park's corporate timeline dates YUKON II and SIERRA launches to 2002, describing them as semi-automatic and manual bridge saws respectively.
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Pathfinder in 2007: the digital slab record enters the timeline
Park dates the Pathfinder Digital Slab Station launch to 2007 in its company history.
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The FR-16 in 2003: distinguishing layout tools from digital templating systems
Laser Products Industries lists the FR-16 framing square in its 2003 company timeline. The entry predates its LT-55 templating milestone.
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VELOCITY in 2005: a decorative-edging milestone
Park's history places the launch of its VELOCITY decorative edger in 2005.
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