I want to hear from YOU! What types of other construction related materials or products would you be interested in seeing the manufacturing process of?
Well done Caesarstone for allowing us to come behind the scenes. This is a great marketing tool, and lets us better understand the link between the final price, and all the expensive equipment that is needed to make the product. Very interesting also that the QR code allows for a reproduction to be ordered if there is damage at home, or an extension is being done. I hope more manufacturers of home related things allow behind the scenes videos
Right?! After seeing everything that goes into the process of making these countertops I now understand the price tag haha. Thanks so much for watching and all the support.
12k in 23 hours man! your channel growed a lot! great to see you doing other projects like the quiet channel and video's. greetings from a fan since day one, esteban :)
Interesting fact these engineered stone countertops have now been banned in Australia and will be removed from sale on 1st of July due to silicosis from cutting them
@cameronbarber3768 oh? Employees responsible for fabrication of the quartz slabs getting emphysema like systems in their late 20's and 30's, sure seems serious to me.
Did they talk about any plans going forward since Australia and othwrs are banning manufacturing of these slabs (silicosis)? Very cool video to see how these are made
I asked about this issue on the last video - too late for him to have raised the issue on his visit. I haven't heard of anywhere else that is looking to ban these engineered stone bench-tops, besides here in Australia. Maybe other places take OH&S more seriously than the "She'll be right" attitudes often seen here. It is sad that even with so much exposure about the risks, that you can still find so many trades still not taking proper precautions, not just for these materials, bu anything that generates dust when cutting (MDF, concrete, etc).
I'm assuming that they are specifically concerned about the workers who handle the manufacturing process due to the sanding air particulate and not people that have quartz countertops at home, correct? Caesarstone definitely took masking up seriously. Thanks for watching and all the support.
@@Justins_shedplus also cutting by the small workshops that don’t have the money or inclination to work cleanly. They often hire new immigrants or illegal immigrants and don’t help them on the OH&S front.
That was a cool video to watch. Manufacturing process is always cool to see. I work in a bigbox store where we sell those, and I won't look at them the same way knowing all that effort that went into making them. Thanks for this amazing tour! 🙂
Great video! Always wondered myself and always doing research on pretty much everything we have around us. Absolutely, I would love to see more videos like these. BTW, I don’t think you mentioned where the warehouse was but saw palm trees around you. For a 4 hour ride to the Carolinas, it must be southern Georgia or Northern Florida. Although palm trees aren’t common in those areas… 🤔💭
Here we have a promo commercial for a manufacturer appearing to try and explain away the lethal aspects of their profit source. Los Angeles is now in the process of banning the production of these quartz countertops as well. After finding that so many workers are dying / have already died from silicosis, they have determined that there is no amount of ventilation / mask wearing that prevents the tiny particles from ending up in the lungs of workers. The video clearly showed the white powder dust simply everywhere in the factory. Every nook and cranny on the floors and machines. Then on to your shoes and clothes… and into your home for your family and pets to breathe as well. Evidently this type of “manufactured stone ” slab dust is far for likely to become inhaled than that from natural solid slab stone such as marble, granite or quartzite. Suddenly it becomes sad to sit at your kitchen island and think about the tragic lives lost in its manufacturing. And the now parentless children. Which must explain why the various manufacturers of quartz slabs are now suddenly moving into the production of other types of surfaces such as porcelain. Much as we see the oil industry moving into wind and solar. If you eventually kill all your potential customers, then you go out of business.
I don't expect you to know this but this collaboration has been YEARS in the making. I've been wanting to produce a "How Its Made" video series and was the one that presented the opportunity to Caesarstone originally. This is the first of many "How It's Made" videos. I don't know what Caesarstone's intentions are behind closed doors about the access that they provided but am very grateful for the opportunity. In all honesty never heard anything about quartz countertops being banned until I posted the kitchen makeover video last week. Air and lung health are obviously serious matters that need to be addressed but based on my understanding the only danger is to the workers in the facility if they are not using proper PPE. Nothing about quartz countertops are dangerous to the home owner once installed, correct?
It's actually pretty common to have that degree of stone craftmanship since almost all the kitchen/bathroom countertops are in marble or natural granite here in Italy