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  2. Bretonstone - Wikipedia

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    Bretonstone, also known as vibro-compression under vacuum, is a formerly-patented technology [2] [3] invented in the early-1970s [citation needed] by Breton S.p.A. [4]Nowadays most manufacturers of engineered stone use similar technology, typically involving quartz and a resin binder combined under vacuum, and compressed under heat into a desired form such as a countertop slab.

  3. Breton (company) - Wikipedia

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    Breton S.p.A. is an Italian, privately held company established in 1963 [1] that produces machines and plants for engineered stone [2] and metalworking.Machines and plants by Breton can be used in diverse sectors such as die-making, aerospace, automotive, racing cars, energy, gears, general mechanics, stone processing and kitchen top manufacturing.

  4. Engineered stone - Wikipedia

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    Breton S.P.A., a privately held company of Treviso, Italy, that developed the large-scale Breton method in 1960s, [1] is the dominant supplier of equipment for making engineered stone. [ citation needed ] Although Breton was the original manufacturer of moulding equipment and still holds multiple international patents on the process, there are ...

  5. Engineered stone counter tops are killing workers at high ...

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    Engineered stone is a manufactured composite material made up of crushed stone that contains more than 90% silica, according to the California Department of Industrial Relations.

  6. ESCO Group - Wikipedia

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    ESCO Group LLC is a manufacturer of engineered metal wear parts and components for industrial applications—including mining and construction. Since 1913, the company, which is a division of Weir Group PLC, has been headquartered in Portland, Oregon , USA.

  7. Tensioned stone - Wikipedia

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    Tensioned stone is a high-performance composite construction material: stone held in compression with tension elements. The tension elements can be connected to the outside of the stone, but more typically tendons are threaded internally through a drilled duct.

  8. CoorsTek - Wikipedia

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    Keystone Holdings LLC, a trust of the Coors family that owned 27% of CoorsTek stock, bought the remaining 73% it did not already own, and took the company private once again in 2003. [ 68 ] John Coors had been the president of Golden Genesis Corp. (GGC), a manufacturer of photovoltaic devices for solar power collection in Scottsdale, Arizona .

  9. Google Patents - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Wikipedia entry for Google Patents.Google Patents is a search engine from Google that indexes patents and patent applications from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.