All stones used in the construction field in Lebanon were manually cut
K. Nahas, SNIC’s founder, together with A. Moukarzel manufactured the first stone cutting machine with a 200 cm diamond blade in the Middle East, thus making stone an affordable construction material. The imported marble initially chosen to cover the Lebanese Central Bank was replaced by local stone cut on this machine
SNIC manufactured the first automatic stone-hammering machine
SNIC assembled the first programmable stone cutting machine designed to operate 8 hours unattended
Started its ongoing investment in information technology
SNIC’s new factory manufactured 100 hydraulic presses for mosaic tiles per year instead of 12 presses originally planned and exported 95% of its production
SNIC launched its production of overhead travelling cranes
SNIC delivered to the German contractor, Polanski & Zollner, the most powerful stone cutting machine ever manufactured with 8 diamond blades (200 cm) and 350 hp output
SNIC installed in its factory the first CNC lathe in the Middle East, and manufactured the first block cutter with an automatic slab removal system
SNIC manufactured the first wire-steering and cutting machine in Lebanon
SNIC manufactured the first CNC waterjet cutting machine in Lebanon
SNIC expands furthermore and its new factory is the most modern and rationalized mechanical construction factory in the Middle East with its CNC unmanned robotized flexible manufacturing system
SNIC manufactured the first 2 axis CNC Diamond Wire Stone Cutting Machine
SNIC manufactured the first 40 blades Stone & Marble Gangsaw
SNIC manufactured the first Stone Center with 14 automatic tool changer
SNIC manufactured the first 6 axis CNC Diamond Wire stone cutting machine
SNIC manufactured the first 80 blades Stone & Marble Gangsaw
SNIC manufactured the first 5 axis waterjet cutting machine
SNIC manufactured the first 4 axis CNC monobloc cutting machine