Shanthari Exports Pvt. Ltd., located in southern part of India, has been in the business of 100 percent export of Indian Slates and Stones since 1991. SEPL has been catering to the needs of customers of far flung segments across the world with premium quality slates and stones tested and inspected by the stringent quality control methods. The entire fleet with blocks or slabs moves from quarry to our processing plant and therefrom to the port for shipment onwards to the destination point of the consignees only after rigorous checking at control points.It goes without saying that SEPL has proven the Quality of Products and Services Par Excellence with the world wide importing countries like United States of America, Belgium, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, Spain and Japan.In coming years, SEPL will have on cards a slew of innovative projects on differentiation to delight the high end customers and nurture their passion for stones.INFRASTRUCTUREPolishing at Shanthari is done through 8 Stage process using different abrasives with skilled and trained personnel to meet World standards with right facility and atmosphere. Honing and Brushing is also done at the same bay using different abrasives and tooling imported from Italy. Double Edge Cutting machine is used at Shanthari to bring out precision and perfect corners on the products 90 degrees. Tumbling machine To bring out rolled, eased and battered edges giving the surface an antique look. Machine itself is imported from reputed manufacturer KROMAS of TURKEY and different imported media from Italy are used to bring out different surface and edge finishes during the tumbling process. Flaming for stones at Shanthari is done by highly skilled operators and equipment imported from world famous manufacturer PELLIGRINI of Italy. Bush Hammering for stones at Shanthari is done by highly skilled personnel and equipment imported from world famous manufacturer PELLIGRINI of Italy using precise carbide tools, that too are imported from Italy. Corner Cutting machine Special cutting machine to cut corner pieces from small stone blocks, unlike regular flat dimension stone. The product is an angular piece normally 90 degrees which are used on corners of the building for cladding. Sand Blasting Impact surface finishing with a dotted pattern, the rock is blasted at high pressure and speed by a mixture using sand based abrasives material, corundum, metal shots, glass beads, etc or a combination of suitably dosed abrasives, in both cases with or without water as media, using sand blasting machine of reputed brand. Calibration Machine Mechanical removal of material from the surface of a semi finished product to ensure the absolute flatness uniform thickness within pre defined tolerance limits. Single Edge Cutting Machine Machine with a diamond disc used for dimension sawing and cutting to size for semi finished and finished stone products. Gang saw machine The gang saw machines imported from Italy work on the rectilinear long run motion for cutting and sizing large rough blocks of granite. The blades slice their way through the squared blocks resulting in granite slabs of standard thickness of 2 cms and 3 cms, accepted internationally. Polishing Line In the Granite Processing Complex at shanthari is our 16 head granite polishing machine used for polishing granite slabs immaculately. The end products are large and sparkling slabs of granite in all the natural colours. PROCESSPolished stone enhances the colour and markings of the material and leaves the stone with a smooth and reflective surface. Polished stone is ideal for floors, kitchens, fireplaces, backsplash, bathrooms and entryways.Brushed It is a term for finish which is obtained by brushing the stone with a coarse rotary type wire brush. Brushed stone has a slightly dimpled satin surface and gives a smooth high quality finish.