9.00 – 10.30  am

Seminar 1

Part I – Apuan marble varieties: uniqueness of geological genesis, commercial names and product types.

Speaker: Marco Antonio Ragone, Archictect

Part II: – Book-match pattern installation: examination of the ornamental decoration, cutting techniques and combination for the symmetry of the design.

Speaker: Stefano Storti, Engineer

Addressed to: stone material operators, architects

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Seminar 2

Sustainability in stone materials mining: quarry management and measures to be adopted for a better integration between production and environment.

Speaker: Piero Primavori, Geologist

Seminar addressed to:  stone technologies operators

11:00 am  – 12:30 pm

Seminar 1

The behaviour of marble varieties once installed : preliminary analysis and installation methods for their best performance

Speaker:  Piero Primavori, geologist

Addressed to:  stone material operators, architects

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

Seminar 2

Minimasing marble waste:

Part I: The waste from the excavation of marble; management and recycling hypothesis

Speaker: Cooperative Apuana Vagli + Kerakoll

Part II: The reinforcement and resining of marble blocks: new techniques to optimise quarry production

Speaker: Carlo Daniele Cenderelli – Reblock Srl

Seminar addressed to: technology operators

9.00 – 10.30 am

Seminar 1

On the reduction of stone processing waste: slabs reinforcement, semi-finished products scanning and cuts optimisation

Speaker:  Prometec & Mapascan teams

Addressed to:  stone technology operators

9.00 – 10.30 am

Seminar 2

Laboratory tests on stone materials; main standards that govern the execution and evaluation of the data expressed.

Speaker:  Marco Mazzoni, Geologist

Seminar addressed to: stone materials operators, architects

9.00 – 10.30 am

Seminar 3:

Thin stone in laminates; processes and production systems for complex products

Speaker:  Stefano Hoffmann, Engineer

Seminar addressed to: stone material operators, architects