Sintered stone Countertop is the "rising star" In the field of Home Decoration. What's sintered stone? What's the pros and cons? And how is the Sintered Stone Countertops be produced? There is a A Complete Guide for you.
What's Sintered Stone? And How is Sintered Stone Made?
Sintered Stone is made from silica, inorganic clay, quartz feldspar powder and other aggregates plus ceramic powder.
After being pressed by a press of more than 10,000 tons, its hardness is improved through the action of pressure. Fired in a kiln at a high temperature of 1200~1500C, it is a new type of super-large porcelain material that can withstand cutting, drilling, grinding and other processing processes.
The texture of sintered stone mainly imitates natural stone. Although the texture is close to natural stone, it is more practical.
Sintered Stone Countertops Pros and Cons
Pros:
1. Environmentally friendly and healthy
Sintered Stone is made from natural materials, and the production process does not release any poisonous or polluting substances.
It can be simply crushed and recycled, 100% recyclable, and completely follows the green and environmentally friendly concept of sustainable development.
2. Fireproof and high temperature resistant
Sintered Stone is resistant to high temperatures.
It's fireproof and high-temperature resistance has passed the A1 level fireproof standard. It means, the surface of the sintered stone cabinet can directly contact high-temperature objects.
3. High hardness and scratch resistance
The sintered stone, the surface of which can be made into pure colors, wood grains and leather grains has extremely high hardness. Its Mohs hardness even reaches level 6. It's also scratch-resistant. It's not easily Scratched even tested by a steel knife.
4. Big, light and thin
"Big" means that the size of the sintered stone is larger.
"Light" means that the weight of the sintered stone is relatively light, making it easy to transport and pave.
"Thin" means that the thickness of the rock slab can be very thin.
5. More design possibility
It's thin, and has good flexibility, high strength, so capable of edge grinding, chamfering, milling, and arc shapes. Various sizes are available. So it makes more designs possible.
6. Various textures and colors
Sintered Stone has many colors and styles, it's visually modern, luxurious and fashionable. It's surface can be made into pure color, wood pattern, leather pattern etc.
Cons:
1. Easy to chip
When cutting, it is easy to cause edge chipping, which places high demands on the stone processing machinery.
2. Expensive
The production process of sintered stone is complicated and difficult, which makes it much more expensive than other materials.
4.Easy to fade
Without proper maintenance, sintered stone is east to fade.
How to Produce Sintered Stone Countertops with CNC Bridge Saw?
How to produce Sintered Stone Countertops? There's a good solution with Automatic 5+1 Axis CNC Bridge Saw.
①Use Hollow Drill to drill holes, 1/2/3/4/5
(5+1 Axis Bridge Saw can be put a hollow drill on working head. It can drill holes without edge chipping during production)
②Use Milling Cutter to mill part 14.15.16.17
(5+1 Axis Bridge Saw has an electric spindle with 24000rpm rotating speed. It can mill stone edge with fast speed.)
③Use Saw Blade to Cut stone edge 6/7/8/9/10/11/12
(5+1 Axis Bridge Saw has a 22-KW permanent magnet motor. It can automatically adjust the output power and strength along with the cutting thickness.It makes our machine power-saving and environment-protective.)
Final product:
