Abstract:
This document describes systems and processes manufacturing and distributing stone slabs, such as including distributing a stone slab and a slab image file associated with the stone slab. The slab image file may include an image and associated information to facilitate one or more operations related to the stone slab.
Abstract:
Systems and processes form improved synthetic molded slabs suitable for use in living or working spaces (e.g., along a countertop, table, floor, or the like). The synthetic molded slabs can be manufactured so as to have a similar appearance to one another that, unlike quarried stone slabs taken from a quarry, is generally repeatable and predefined as part of the manufacturing process. In those embodiments, however, the appearance of each synthetic molded slab can provide complex striations or other veining patterns that emulate a quarried stone slab. For example, each slab can be formed from a combination of differently pigmented particulate mineral mixes that are vertically dispensed according to predefined pattern into a vertically oriented mold (thereby facilitating the selected striations or other veining patterns), which is then shifted to a horizontally oriented position for subsequent compression molding and curing operations.
Abstract:
Stone slabs, and systems and methods of forming slabs, are described. Some example slabs include a first pattern defined by a first particulate mineral mix and a second pattern defined by a second particulate mineral mix different from the first particulate mineral mix. Locations of the first pattern have a first average thickness perpendicular to the slab width and the slab length, and locations of the second pattern have a second average thickness perpendicular to the slab width and the slab length that is different from the first average thickness.
Abstract:
This document describes systems and processes of manufacturing, visualizing, and distributing stone slabs. In an exemplary embodiment, a 3D scene may be generated that depicts a portion of a major surface of a stone slab at a target area of a slab installation environment.
Abstract:
This document describes systems and processes for forming synthetic molded slabs, which may be suitable for use in living or working spaces (e.g., along a countertop, table, floor, or the like).
Abstract:
Stone slabs, and systems and methods of forming slabs, are described. Some example slabs include a first pattern defined by a first particulate mineral mix and a second pattern defined by a second particulate mineral mix different from the first particulate mineral mix. The first particulate mix includes greater than 50 weight percent of first metallic particles.