Engineered stone is a composite material consisting of rock & resin. Engineering stone is specially used in kitchen. The main use in kichten for engineering stone is as countertops.
Engineered stone article are becoming popular and are often recommemded over granite finished products as engineered stone needs very less maintenance and has better resistance to stains and bacterial contamination. The Breton Process - Breton S.P.A, is a privately held company of Treviso Italy, is the monopoly supplier of equipment for making engineered stone.
Don't think of engineered stone as a rock only. It consists mainly of real rock which are often called as stone aggregate and which neccessarily accounts for 90 percent of its total mass. Engineering stone has special characteristics which set it apart from aother nature's prodcuts. Engineered stone is made by combining the aggregate with resin and pigments, in a vibro-compaction process that binds the medium permanently. Because the mix is uniform, engineered stone has no fissures, veins, or other imperfections that could compromise the strength of natural stone, or make it hard to match seams. That also means that your counter will match the sample exactly -- no need to travel to the stone yard and sort through slabs.
Engineered stone comes in a lot of of colors -- some of them actually supplement the real thing; others are pastel hues straight off a designer's palette.
Its important to know what you're buying: The toughest engineered stones, including Silestone, Cambria, and Dupont's Zodiaq line, are made from quartz. They won't scratch or stain. Others, derived from marble and other stones, are softer, and may need sealing.
I'm a stone researcher and analyst from Canada working with the stone research institute since 1986 and has done a lot of research on Engineering stone and Composite Stone
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