Stone and Concrete Cutting Tools

Stone Cutting Techniques

When cutting hard materials such as stone, concrete, or ceramics, manufacturers are faced with problems associated with the process of converting large blocks of stone into a variety of shapes, sizes and thicknesses for whatever purpose as usable products. There are many stone cutting methods available, each having respective advantages and drawbacks. Choosing the right process available can be difficult due to all of the influencing aspects, below is a list of different processes used in industry today.

Stone and Concrete Cutting Tools

Many accepted types of Stone cutting practices exist specifically designed with many types of stone in mind including limestone, sandstone, concrete, slate, marble, synthetic stone, graphite or refractory materials.

These tools and techniques include:

Water Jet Cutting
Laser cutting
Circular Blade Cutting
Routers
plasma torch Cutting
Wire Cutting
Electro Discharge Machining (EDM)

The Right Stone Cutting Solution

When considering available processes for stone cutting, the most essential requirements for you own demands need to be established, such as:

How much to invest in machinery
Running and maintenance costs
Training requirements for your employees
What stone specifically will be cut and how thick
How quick should the cutting process be
Is high accuracy and tolerances required
Will secondary finishing practices be required
Would the system be automated or manual
Are there any environmental issues with waste or pollution
How much space will the cutting equipment take up

With the above labour and cost factors taken into account within stone and concrete cutting, many manufacturers are discovering to their benefit the many advantages of the waterjet cutting technique. With high versatility and low production costs, water jet cutting eliminates common challenges associated with common stone cutting techniques.