Granite Bridge Saws, Granite and Stone Machinery Granite Bridge Saws and Granite Countertops tools specifically designed for the granite countertop fabricator, and large machinery for cutting and splitting large granite slabs are now available from several sources. These tools include large granite saws that have diamond coated saw blades for long wear, (sometimes referred to as diamond saws), , diamond wire saws that use long continuous feeds of diamond coated wire to cut slabs or make specialty cuts, diamond drills or diamond bits for drilling granite, granite polishers that polish large slabs of granite for granite countertops, granite countertop routers and profiling tools routing decorative edges on granite countertops or sink cutouts, and other hand tools and accessories for all these countertop tools and large machinery. Sludge Processing with hydraulic Plate Filter press For Stone Industry New plate filter press systems are now available to improve the stone industry’s ability to more efficiently and effectively meet the environmental challenge of processing sludge during mining and stone manufacturing. A new plate filter press system from Diaco Innovations is now available to improve the stone industry’s ability to more efficiently and effectively process sludge during mining and manufacturing of stone products.   Bridge Saws & Granite Countertop Saws Granite Bridge Saws & Granite Countertop Saws are made in the United States in Elberton, Georgia and imported.  Most of the imported granite bridge saws come from China. Both the domestic and imported bridge saws are of excellent quality and provide the granite countertop fabricator the ability to produce excellent granite countertops, bath vanities and commercial counters. Diaco Innovations now has new granite bridge saws starting at $39,500. The DIACO Innovations WLDQQ PLC Infrared Bridge Saw is controlled by microcomputer for fully automatic operations, and has a liquid crystal touch screen for easy operator interface. The inverter controlled main shaft has a powerful 25 HP motor that gives the machine the versatility to use blades as small as 14" for countertop production or as large as 40" for cutting  building materials or tombstone products. This versatility gives the DIACO WLDQQ bridge saw the broadest range of uses of any other machine in the market.  See this bridge saw and other granite saws here.   Large Granite Machiner & Stone Machinery Large granite machinery for use in the quarry and the granite fabrication shop are available from a variety of manufacturers from the United States, Italy and China. These machines include large granite diamond tipped slab saws up to 12 feet in diameter, continuous feed diamond wire saws, multiple block cutting saws, drill steels and bits, large granite slab polishers, CNC operated profiling machines, hydraulic granite spitting machines and other large granite and stone working machinery. Click here for photos and detailed information about large granite and stone machinery. Granite Quarry Machinery & Equipment Georgia Granite Association Companies manufacture and supply granite quarry and stone quarry tools for the granite industry. Granite wire saws, diamond belt saws, hydraulic drilling equipment, drill steels and other machinery used in granite quarry and stone quarry operations.  Click here for photos and detailed information about quarry machinery.   Large Granite and Stone Saws Most of the large granite saws (also referred to as diamond saws) made in the United States are manufactured in Elberton, Georgia by Georgia Granite Asscoiation (GGA) companies. From giant diamond tipped granite saws up to 14 feet in diameter, to precision wire saws, GGA Companies  can provide the machinery you need to do any granite cutting, quarrying, or polishing job.   GGA Companies can design, build and install any equipment to meet your requirements.  Click here for photos and detailed information about quarry machinery.