Technology continues to advance and play an important role in many of our daily lives. For fabricators in the stone business, each year there are more digital and automated products introduced to the marketplace, which can contribute to a shop’s overall efficiency and production. But understandably, some fabricators might be hesitant of new technology for a range of reasons, including not fully understanding it to know what products would best suit their business. Moreover, they might have concerns about cost or how their staff will respond to the change.

To address this subject, Stone World, along with the Natural Stone Institute, presented a two-part virtual workshop on Thursday, December 10, 2020, which was sponsored by Triton Stone Group, one of the largest importers of natural stone and other building products headquartered in New Orleans, LA. The Stone Summit, moderated by Tony Malisani of Malisani Inc., included speakers of leading machinery and software companies, as well as, an industry veteran who talked about his personal experiences.