A method for manufacturing an engineered stone, the method including: providing a mixture comprising at least a stone or stone like material and a binder; compacting the mixture; curing the binder; and further comprising printing a printed pattern on at least a top surface of the engineered stone.

A method for manufacturing an engineered stone, the method including: providing a mixture comprising at least a stone or stone like material and a binder; compacting the mixture; curing the binder; and further comprising printing a printed pattern on at least a top surface of the engineered stone.

A reactive resin composition is described, with a resin component, which contains a radical-polymerizable compound, and an initiator system, which contains an α-halocarboxylic acid and a catalyst system, which comprises a nitrogen-containing ligand and Cu(0) or an inorganic Cu(I) compound, as is the use of the same for construction purposes.

A reactive resin composition is described, with a resin component, which contains a radical-polymerizable compound, and an initiator system, which contains an α-halocarboxylic acid and a catalyst system, which comprises a nitrogen-containing ligand and Cu(0) or an inorganic Cu(I) compound, as is the use of the same for construction purposes.

A reactive resin composition is described, with a resin component, which contains a radical-polymerizable compound, and an initiator system, which contains an α-halocarboxylic acid and a catalyst system, which comprises a nitrogen-containing ligand and Cu(0) or an inorganic Cu(I) compound, as is the use of the same for construction purposes.

The present disclosure is related to a method for manufacturing slabs of artificial agglomerated stone comprising: depositing a first layer (1.1) of a first mixture (M.sub.1) onto a surface (2), wherein the first layer having a first thickness h.sub.1, creating at least one cavity (3), having a width w.sub.i and a length L.sub.i, in the first layer (1.1) of first mixture (M.sub.1), depositing a second mixture (M.sub.2) into the at least one cavity (3) of the first layer (1.1), forming a second layer (1.2) by depositing the first and second mixtures, and the second layer having a second thickness h.sub.2, compacting and hardening the second layer (1.2), wherein the method further comprises after step c) and before step d), inserting a first tool (5) at least partially into the second thickness h.sub.2 of the second layer (1.2), and actuating the first tool (5) wherein the first tool (5) is configured to stir the first wall portion (4.1) while not stirring the second wall portion (4.2).

The present disclosure is related to a method for manufacturing slabs of artificial agglomerated stone comprising: depositing a first layer (1.1) of a first mixture (M.sub.1) onto a surface (2), wherein the first layer having a first thickness h.sub.1, creating at least one cavity (3), having a width w.sub.i and a length L.sub.i, in the first layer (1.1) of first mixture (M.sub.1), depositing a second mixture (M.sub.2) into the at least one cavity (3) of the first layer (1.1), forming a second layer (1.2) by depositing the first and second mixtures, and the second layer having a second thickness h.sub.2, compacting and hardening the second layer (1.2), wherein the method further comprises after step c) and before step d), inserting a first tool (5) at least partially into the second thickness h.sub.2 of the second layer (1.2), and actuating the first tool (5) wherein the first tool (5) is configured to stir the first wall portion (4.1) while not stirring the second wall portion (4.2).

The present invention provides a fast response method and system wherein one or more comb-type polycarboxylate ether (PCE) polymers, having a cumulative absorptivity coefficient in the range of 40%-75%, are employed as fluidizing admixtures dosed into concrete by and in automated slump monitoring and control systems which iteratively monitors and adjusts the slump of the concrete mix.

The present invention provides a fast response method and system wherein one or more comb-type polycarboxylate ether (PCE) polymers, having a cumulative absorptivity coefficient in the range of 40%-75%, are employed as fluidizing admixtures dosed into concrete by and in automated slump monitoring and control systems which iteratively monitors and adjusts the slump of the concrete mix.

A low-dust composite building product is provided. The low-dust composite building product includes a binder system comprising one or more of a thermoset resin, a diluent, and a hardener; and a low-dust filler material comprising filler particles that have been pre-coated with a coating agent comprising one or more of the thermoset resin, the diluent, and the hardener from the binder system.