SEPTEMBER 2025 / volume 42 / no. 9
Stone Column
SFA Italy Tour 2025
A group of fabricators from across North America set out to explore the materials, machinery, tooling and culture of Italy on this annual once-in-a-lifetime excursion
How Fabricators Are Embracing Automation in the Shop
From machinery brands and types of equipment to digital tools and software, there are many considerations when transitioning and staying current on automation for fabrication.
Technology Update
The Leica iCON: An AI-Powered Digital Templating System
Determining When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going NEED LEADERSHIP!
Leadership can be a company’s most valuable asset, which ironically, will never appear on any financial statement. While there have been countless books written on the subject, tackling it from as many angles, the one constant shows leadership is neither a given nor is it an option.
Brazilian Stone Industry Faces Tariff Pressures, Quartzite Remains Exempt
Speaking on the Stone World Podcast, Fabio Cruz of Centrorochas outlined how the tariffs are impacting exports and what fabricators should know.
Marmomac Reveals New Show Features for 2025 Edition
With over 1,400 exhibitors from more than 50 countries and a global community of over 50,000 industry professionals from 150 nations (as of 2024), the event solidifies its role as a strategic platform for the industry — a meeting point for businesses, designers, institutions and professionals from around the world.
About the Cover:
One of the stop’s on the 2025 Stone Fabricator’s Alliance’s Italy Tour was to GMM’s (Biesse) production facility where the fabricator’s had the opportunity to get up close with the machinery and speak with the technicians about their capabilities.
Photo by Jennifer Richinelli of Stone World
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