I have observed the following machinery in Factory:-

Wire saw machine High speed gang saw machine Epoxy machine Resin Line Automatic Line polishing machine Edge Cutting machine Flaming machine Hoists

It is an Integrated Granite Plant with all the facilities to process granite block into a finished product. Through Company Booklet and website I could know that the plant was setup in 2004 in Hosur in 30 acres of land. It was great to learn that all the machinery was imported from Italy, Germany & France. Granite:- Granite is formed by solidification of liquid magma under the pressure of earths crust. It is composed of Feldspar, Mica, Quartz and other minerals making it one of the hardest stone in the world. Granite resists wear & tear applications remarkably well, making it ideal for interior and exterior flooring. Manufacturing Process:Rough Blocks from the quarries are transported to factory with block number painted on the block, which is actual serial no of block from the respective quarry. We have around 19 own quarries at different locations in India. S. No Own Quarries 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Absolute Black Galaxy Ice Sparkle Brown Labrador Colonial Cream Ivory Fantasy Golden Oak Ivory Gold Imperial Gold S. No Own Quarries 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Colonial Gold Blue Pearl Geo Giblee Black Pearl Vizag Blue Merina Brown Lady Brown Bash Exotica Multi Classic S. No 19 Own Quarries Brown Teak

I hope, I have listed all our own quarries, if anything is missing, kindly update me about the same. After Taking gross measurement at factory, blocks are inspected for any natural defects like patches, cracks and are then marked for dressing. Depending upon the block size and gang saw trolley size, block are dressed either 2 sides or 4 sides as per the requirement, so that it can properly sit in the trolley. These blocks should not have any movement in the gang saw trolley for which they are properly cemented at the bottom otherwise there is chance of blades getting damaged or slab my break. Blades without seam are adjusted in Tierods and griped. According to the requirement of thickness either 2 cm, 3 cm spacers of corresponding size are placed in between the blades and are stiffed/tightened with hydraulic pressure. We import grit from Italy which is actually used for cutting the block as the same is mixed in liquid and water jet is sprayed over the cutting surface. After the Gang saw, slabs are moved out using hoist and are inspected for Bow and Step. These slabs are then sent for Grinding so that the front surface is even with textures. We use water as lubricant while grinding activity. After the slab is grinded then it is moved to resin line dossing machine and temperature is raised to 35 to 47 degree centigrades for a period of 45 minutes to 2 Hrs depending upon slab thickness. By raising temperature we are actually drying our slab and making it ready for epoxy coating. As a dry slab can actually have a good bond with epoxy, otherwise we may not have a good adhesive epoxy layer over the slab. After the slab is completely dry we lay epoxy on the slab. Temperature would be maintained for 45 Minutes to 2 hours depending upon the slab thickness. Then we wait for 24 hrs so that the slab with epoxy layer is placed outside and allowed to cool with room temperature. Now the slab has good strength and hardness with epoxy and also it actually fills all the pours and gaps with itself and making it more even surface. These slabs are placed in Line polishing machine and so that we may have even gloss and flat surface. And later the uneven edges are cut using edge cutting machine. After the slabs are polished & edges are even then they are inspected for various defects and flaws in the Granite as mentioned in the below list. Abbreviations TL WL Defect Thick line White Line

HL CB VL DL CH DC BL PT FV MP BP FC BS VS DP DH

Horizontal Line Corner Broken Vertical Line Diagonal Line Chip out Double Colour Black/Brown Line Patches Flower variation Mico Patch Black/Brown Patch Fissure Crack Brick Scratches Vertical Scratches Dull Polish Drill Hole

After Inspection we further segregate slabs into following classes based on length, height and defects as mentioned below:Grade of slab A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B P C CT R RP RW Description of Defect Free Defects Free Defects Free Defects Free Defects Thick Visible Line Natural Variation Process Problem Commercial Cutters Middle Crack Dull Polish & Brick Scratches Pit Holes & Chipping Length Minimum 107 Inch 107 Inch 104 Inch 103 Inch Any Length Any Length Any Length Any Length 150 CMS Any Length Any Length Any Length Height Minimum 65 Inch 59 Inch 49 Inch 49 Inch Any Length Any Length Any Length Any Length 60 CMS Any Length Any Length Any Length Tolerance Thickness .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM .+/- 1MM For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale For Sale Repolish Rework Action

A is 1st Choice Material B is Standard Material C is Commercial Material

Note: Thickness variation is +0.5 MM to 1 MM depending upon slab. We provide some allowance to slabs which are exported and do not provide any allowance for slabs sold locally. S. No 1 2 3 4 Colours Black Imported Colours Other Colours Any colour Export/Local Export Export Export Local Sale % of allowance 1 Inch 1 Inch 2 Inch No Allowance

We apply Ager to certain colours to cover-up minute cracks or porus and to match the same with colour or pattern. For colonial cream After Grinding we lay the same outside and wire mesh/net is placed and epoxy is applied so that it enhances its strength. And later on the process is same as for rest of Granites. Conversions:It is very important for us to convert Inches to cms, feet to meters and vice versa as per customer requirement. Feet 66 Meters 20.12 Inches 4 CMS 10.16 Sq Mts 100 Sq Feet 1076.39 Sq feet 100 Sq mts 9.29

Packing & Despatch Thickness 2 CM 3 Cm Min/ Crate 8 slabs 6 slabs Max/ Crate 12 Slabs 8 Slabs weight / Sq Feet 5.5 to 6 Kgs 8.5 to 9 kgs

We have four different options to pack the crates with slab in the container. Very hardly we use rare option but mostly prefer 7/6/8 crates per container. Container Dimensions: Length 20 Feet Height 89.6 Inches Width 2.5 meters

Rare Option

7 crates

6 crates

8 Crates

1 2 3 4

6 7 8 9

10

I thank all the staff at the factory who have cooperated to me to clarify my doubts on the product, process and system

Employee Deepak Vadivel Srinivas Rama Krishna Vijay Gopal Suban Ravi M
Thanks & best regards, Anil Kumar,

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