Our slab factories meticulously take care of block unloading, polishing, cleaning and stacking of polished slabs.
There are two types of slabs gang saw slabs and vertical slabs. Here the process is different from that of the tile unit. Here too the blocks are dressed with wire saws before they go on to a trolley for processing at the gang saws. Though we spend a little extra money on this procedure this ensures the optimum utilization of the cutting style in the gang saws and gives us an average recovery of about 30 to 31 sq meters for every cubic meter of each block.
These cut slabs are then cleaned thoroughly with water and sent to the 21 head automatic line polisher which polishes the slab and gives a gloss of + 90 in most cases. This polished stone is sent for the next step of stringent inspection where we check for consistency in the thickness of the slabs, the polishing, the gloss (we check individually each slab with a Gloss Meter) and scrutinized for any hairline cracks or swirl marks.
Followed with one of the last steps which is to measure right angle from all sides and an allowance of 3cm is given on all sides as part of our policy of giving extra value to all our customers. Only those slabs meeting our inspections are then ready to be sent to our online shipping center. The export warehouse, next to the internal port, so as to ensure quick and prompt deliveries.
Utmost care is taken on packaging so as to ensure the safe delivery of the stone once it leaves us and is shipped. The slabs are packed airtight in open or closed top containers with foam sheets in between polished slabs.
The factories from which we bring you the stone, all have state of the art facilities and machines that are the best of their kind anywhere in the world. Once the trailers carrying the stone arrive at the factory, the huge blocks are lifted and dressed. Then the blocks go to the 32-blade Pedrini block cutter the finest machine for processing tiles where vertical and horizontal cuts are made literally slicing the blocks into slabs of the required thickness. These are now sent for calibration. This machine grinds away at the surface of the stone to make the thickness even.
Each process at our factories are fully automated with the latest Italian Equipment. In terms of efficiency and standards of quality, we are by far ahead of most companies in India. This 20 head polishing machine grinds, polishes and give gloss to the stone before the tiles are cut to the required sizes, and then the final finishing takes place on the surface of the tile. The stones are available in a range of 8 smooth and textured finishes. This is achieved by polishing, honing or flaming to the tile. Chamfering smoothes the edges of the stone and then the dried and buffed stone is exposed to the most stringent of inspections, high above industry standards. The material, the grain, and the polish of each individual tile comes under intense scrutiny with our trained inspectors before it is sent for packing.
