$120-Per-Square-Foot Cuts by Hand
By Globe PR Wire 10/03/2026 No Comments 4 Mins Read
A granite slab costs up to $120 per square foot. In most fabrication shops, someone lays cardboard templates on it by hand to plan the cuts. Alex Rinaldi built SlabWise in Los Angeles to replace that process with AI — and to stop the waste that manual planning routinely produces.
The waste problem is specific and quantifiable. Inefficient nesting leaves remnants that pile up in storage, representing material the shop paid for and cannot recover. Natural stone — granite, quartzite, marble — runs between