Large-format sintered stone and porcelain slab — sink cut-outs, bevels and pattern-matched layouts, cut on a 5-axis waterjet platform.
Large-format sintered slabs are thin, wide and expensive, so handling and layout are half the job. A slab that size is difficult to move and unforgiving to re-cut: the opening has to be positioned correctly the first time, and the pattern on the surface usually has to line up across several pieces.
Abrasive waterjet cuts the slab cold with a narrow kerf, and the cutting parameters are set for the material rather than assumed from a nominal size. The outline, the openings and the edge profile are programmed as one job, so the layout is decided on the machine instead of on the shop floor.
Thickness figures are not quoted for sintered stone, porcelain slab or large-format engineered surface in our catalog. Send us the slab format and the build-up and we will confirm the machine configuration and the cutting parameters for your project.
Contour extraction and pattern matching: the actual slab is captured and the parts are placed on it.
For shops handling large formats on one table, with a flip platform for loading and positioning big pieces.
Bevels, angles and complex contours cut in one setup, including the edge detail on the finished piece.
With Intelligent Vision the workflow starts from the material, not from a blank rectangle. The system captures the actual slab contour and builds a WYSIWYG layout: you see the real slab on screen, then place the parts on it — countertop outlines, sink and hob openings, book-matched pairs — before anything is cut.
On large-format work that changes the decision. The veins and the pattern that is actually on the slab drive where the pieces go, offcuts are placed on the real available area, and the parts that have to match across a joint are laid out as a pair. The layout is confirmed on screen and then cut in one job.
Tell us the slab format, the openings and the matching you need. We will confirm the configuration and the cutting parameters for your project.
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