Breton Journal for MARMOMACC 2015

We are finalizing the new Breton Journal with all the news for MARMOMACC 2015. 

For those who want to receive a copy, please send the request to mail@breton.it with the subject: “Breton Journal for MARMOMACC 2015”.

Best regards,Sergio Prior

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10 Breton's machines at 50° Marmomacc 2015

Good morning,
You have less than one month left to visit 50°Marmomacc 2015, the most important fair in the stone-working sector that will be held in Verona, Italy (September 30 to October 3). 

Let's find out the 10 machines that Breton will exhibit in its stands

Come and see more closely:

1 - NEW PARAGON 2100
the perfect multiwire machine in a new version

2 - NEW FUEGO MULTIAXIS
the 10-axis shaping machine

3 - NEW LEVIBRETON XATURN
the polisher that breaks new grounds

4 - NEW SMARTCUT DUO
the cutting centre with 2 heads+2 beams

5 - NEW CONTOURFIVE NC 1200
5-axis working centre

6 - WORTHY
the bridge-saw that needs no foundations

7 - CONTOURBRETON NC 300 K19
the ideal machine to make kitchen tops

8 - COMBICUT DJ/NC 550
2 machines in 1: disk+Waterjet 

9 - WATERJET CLASSICA
5-axes water jet saw

10 - COMET Bellani for Breton

the edge polisher machine for straight edges.

You cannot miss the software house area, where you can test the Engineered Stone area, with the innovative Bretonstone Cement® slabs, and new types of Bretonstone® slabs.

We are waiting since Wednesday, September 30 at:
Pad. 4 - stand B6/C8  
and  
Pad. 5 - stand C5.
We’ll get back to you promptly.
Thank you for the attention and best regards.
Bye-bye
Sergio Prior

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BM for Breton - Diamond-bladed saw for marble with block raising

The “BM FOR BRETON”
diamond gangsaw for sawing blocks of marble or other limestones, with a system that lifts the block as it’s sawn.

Entirely  made and assembled in Italy with european  parts and first-rate international components. 

THE FAMOUS BM GANGSAW, CUSTOM-BUILT FOR BRETON:
A tried and tested BM gangsaw, custom built by BM to meet Breton’s own specifications.

DOUBLE WARRANTY:
The Warranty and After Sale Service are provided directly by Breton to the end user, with the back-up of BM.

THE MOST WIDELY-USED MARBLE GANGSAW IN THE WORLD:
Thousands of BM gangsaws have been built and it is without a doubt the most widely used gangsaw in the world.


UNBEATABLE RELIABILIT Y, IT NEEDS VERY LITTLE MAINTENANCE:
The BM gangsaw has made its name for unbeatable reliability and low maintenance as it adopts traditional and time tested mechanical solutions such as the kinematic blade frame traversing system, consisting of straight ar ticu- lated guides; a strong and simple solution.

FAST, PRECISE SAWING:
Precise sawing thanks to the rigidity and well sized steel frame with 4 columns that constantly guide the block lifter platform as it rises. Sawing is fast thanks to the 800 mm saw travel running at 90 strokes per minute and the high-mass, large diameter flywheel that adjusts the driving force.

THE BLOCK-LIFTER PLATFORM
The platform on which the block trolley rests during sawing is placed between four columns and is lifted by 4 x 90 mm diameter worm screws, with a 12 mm trapezoidal thread.
The four worm screws are fastened to the platform. The platform is lifted through the rotation of the lead screw nuts fitted on the top of the column, in a properly protected position. The nuts are turned by a system of bevel gears, drive shafts and inver ter motor

This special solutions extends the service life of the lead screw nuts. The platform moves precisely up on 4 slides (2 flat slides and 2 prismatic slides) fixed to the columns and plated with a thick coat of chrome to guarantee a long working life.

The horizontal level of the platform is constantly checked by a device that stops the gangsaw if the platform tilts.

  
SLIDING BLADE HOLDER
The blade holder is made of steel plates joined solidly together, each of which has a section of 800 x 600 mm, and slides on straight ar ticulated guides that are practi- cally maintenance free.

FLY WHEEL UNIT
The unit weighs 12 tons and consists of a cast iron flywheel, a 280 mm diameter flywheel drive shaft made of high tensile steel and two cast iron supports with adjustable roller bearings inside.

The 3,300 mm diameter flywheel weighs 8 tons, and guarantees a constant cutting speed, thanks to the high ratio between the inertia of the rotating masses and the inertia of the masses with an alternating movement.

The two bearings of the flywheel shaft are held by two carriers designed to make them easy to check, adjust or replace the bearings, without having to demolish the reinforced concrete foundations.
The 110 kW motor drives the unit through seven 480 mm belts with a low friction coefficient.
A hydraulic joint on the motor drive shaft, assists gangsaw start-up and reduces energy consumption.

THE MOST RELIABLE SYSTEM WITH TWO CONNECTING RODS
The two cranks on the flywheel drive two connecting rods which transfer the movement to the blade holder. The connecting rods are made out of a machined steel monobloc and are suppor ted by bearings running in an oil bath.

The system with two connecting rods provides clear and time tested advantages over a single connecting rod system:
• All the power and the mechanical thrust transferred to the blade holder are shared between two connecting rods instead of just one.
• The two connecting rods fixed to the ends of the blade holder help guarantee the movement, that remains per fectly rectilinear on the guides without any deviation.

SIMPLE  TO USE 
A circuit of steel gangways with railings and access steps makes it easy for operators to get around the machine. The control panel has a color touch-screen, which is used to program the machine and control the work phases.

ELECTRONIC PROGRAM:
An optional electronic program can also be supplied, which automatically adjusts the downfeed on the basis of the type of material being sawn. This system automatically regulates the downfeed speed according to the electrical power absorbed, allows the operator to set different downfeeds based on the block heights and also set the heights where the machine stops for preparing the wedges.

AUTOMATIC STOP SYSTEM AND SLAB BREAK SENSORS:
An automatic quick stop system is available as an optional feature. The system powers the motor with reverse current, slowing it down up to a standstill in 20 seconds.
The quick stop system is activated by the sensors which checks the slab hasn’t broken while being sawn.

For info and price of BM for Breton marble gang saw write to mail@breton.it.
We’ll get back to you promptly.
Well, that’s all for today, thanks for your attention.
Bye-bye 

Sergio Prior

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For the first time at Stone+Tec 2015: Fuego Multiaxis and Smartcut Duo.

From 13^th to 16^th May 2015, Breton will show for the first time at Stone+Tec exhibition in Nuremberg (Germany) two innovative machines: the high performance 10-axis shaping machine FUEGO MULTIAXIS and the optimized cutting center with two beams and two spindles SMARTCUT DUO.

You can see them live at our stand: Hall 3A - Stand 321

We are waiting for you!

Breton FUEGO Multiaxis the new shaping machine with 10-axis.FUEGO reflects the innovative and technological spirit of Breton, it's a machine for cutting blocks and billets with a diamond wire thanks to the interpolation of its 10 axis.

Read more about FUEGO MULTIAXIS >>

SMART-CUT DUO: CNC cutting centre with two heads with 5 interpolated axis capability, mounted on two opposed, independent beams. 

The SMART-CUT DUO is equipped with two pick-up unit with suction cups used to lift and space out the pieces for cut optimization, and move the pieces in order to work out the engravings for the rods.

The bench is supplied with a motorized conveyor belt for facilitating workpiece loading and unloading operations.

We are waiting for you at Breton stand:
Hall 3A - Stand 321
Bye-bye
Sergio Prior

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Antolini do Brasil takes particular care in the stone production process to ensure a high-quality end product

By Jennifer Adams (StoneWorld.com)

Antolini Luigi & C. is more than just a stone producer. The Verona, Italy-based stone manufacturer has become a brand name synonymous with luxury. This company is the setter for the stone industry. Well-known for its exotics, luxuries and precious material, Antolini Luigi & C. is a company that continually thinks outside the box, and always produces unique and high-quality stone products for markets worldwide. 

Always looking to expand upon its brand, the Italian stone manufacturer opened Antolini do Brasil outside of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, in 2008.

The alchemy between the Antolini brand and the true essence of the materials with which they work gives rise to unique products. The very roots of the company began and evolved with natural stone and the connection between this precious element to the Earth and its primordial history is the basis of the company’s philosophy, as well a means of creativity.

The company’s success is founded on certain vital key factors:
• Intuition, the ability to see the quality and uniqueness of a natural stone before others;
• Respect for the past, for the history contained within the materials, for the experience of previous generations who laid the foundations for the development of a major business organization;
• Passion for the Natural Stone;
• Openness to evolution and change that continuously drives the Antolini organization to seek out and blaze new trails in the processing of natural stone in order to obtain faultless products from the aesthetic and modeling point of view. 

Since its opening, the company continues to invest in its South American facility, which exports around 80% of its material to North America.

With approximately 100 workers, Antolini do Brasil runs two shifts — meaning production is non-stop. At the time of Stone World’s visit, thousands of blocks at the facility were ready for processing.

Apart from the six jumbo gangsaws and two mono-wire machines, Antolini do Brasil has one Italian multi-wire machine and has just purchased a new Ramos Universo one.

Antolini thinks that it is important to have two multi-wire machines to improve and increase their production of the exotic and high-end-exotic materials, for which they are very strong and famous.

Extreme care is taken during the production process to ensure that all the slabs are properly treated. Raw slabs of exotic stone are all automatically resined on a Levibreton resin line from Breton S.p.A. of Italy, then sent through a Breton vacuum line in order to suck in the high quantity of resin in the stone slabs. Then the slabs are polished on a Levibreton KG 3000 Ultrix polishing unit.

To ensure top-notch quality, a slab selector is stationed at the end of the production process to check each slab to make sure that the quality is right. The selector classifies each slab. Slabs are then bundled and ready for shipment.

Once a bundle is ready, a picture is taken of it and then the bundle is moved to the warehouse where according to Antolini, most of the bundles are pre-sold.

In keeping with the sophisticated brand Antolini has conjured, the warehouse has two main “avenues” — appropriately named Rodeo Drive and 5th Ave. — running through it.

Antolini has a tagging system where every bundle gets a label with the material’s name, block number, weight and a customer’s code. Each bundle is given its own “address,” making it easy to find it once it is placed in one of their warehouses. Everything is extremely organized, which is particularly impressive based on the large volume of containers that are loaded and shipped daily from Antolini do Brasil. Quality and customer service are top priorities of the company and the Antolini family really prides itself on excelling in this area.  

Thanks to Stone World and to Jennifer Adams.

Bye-bye

Sergio Prior

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