Engineered stone
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Engineered stone is a composite material comprising rock and resin. It is used primarily for kitchen countertops.
Engineered stone products are gaining in popularity and are sometimes preferred over granite products because engineered stone requires less maintenance and has better resistance to stains and bacterial contamination.[1]
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[edit] The Breton Process
Breton, an Italian company, is the dominant supplier of equipment for making engineered stone. A mixture of 93% quartz and 7% polyester resin is pressed into slabs (or larger blocks) using Breton's "vibrocompression vacuum process". After curing, the slabs are cut into sheets.
[edit] Links to Manufacturers
Silestone, CaesarStone, Zodiaq and OKITE, emirates Designer stone are five of the leading manufacturers.
techniboard is a laminate engineered stone.
[edit] References
- ^ Engineered Stone Deserves a Hard, Hard Look HGTV.com Retrieved November 2, 2007.
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