Tiffany Marble Manufacturing

The Manufacturing Process

The Tiffany manufacturing process is based on the technology developed by Tiffany Marble Molds International, Inc. T.M.M.I. will obviously not release the confidential details of the process or their formulation for the manufacturing of Tiffany Marble and other formulations until the potential manufacturers have been approved, purchased their mold package, and have completed their training. However, to assist you in understanding this industry, a few of the basic raw materials for our ten basic formulas are as follows:

Polyester Resin (casting)
Ground Calcium Carbonate Filler (marble dust or limestone in aggregate sizes from 20 to 200 mesh or grit)
Peroxide Catalyst (MEKP)
Titanium Dioxide Pigment (a whitening agent)
Assorted Paint Pigments (dry or wet)
Gel Coat (A type of material used in fiberglass manufacturing)

With Tiffany Marble, seventy to eighty percent of the raw materials used is calcium-based filler (marble powder or ground limestone). Twenty to thirty percent of the materials are resins, coating, pigments and waxes, all of which are produced in the industrially developed countries, and are readily available in most every country worldwide. Factories producing elegant Tiffany Marble in the various countries of China, The Philippines, Europe and Africa actually import less that 5% of their materials from the US.

After you have completed training, Tiffany Marble Molds Int’l, Inc. will provide the name and nearest source of the supplier for these materials in your area or country. Limestone or marble fillers have an infinite shelf life and can be purchased from rock quarries and companies that grind gravel and other stones for roads and cement. Actually, the filler you need is their waste material. In Florida, limestone costs $150 per ton. In California, about $100 per ton or 5 cents per pound. Yet in some countries overseas we have seen it as low as $40 per ton or 2 cents per pound. It really does not matter, as a ton of limestone will produce a tremendous amount of Tiffany Marble.

Important! Color of limestone or rock filler can vary from medium gray or brown to almost white. We will train you how to whiten any color. However, your filler must be dry, not wet. Size of ground rock or limestone can vary from 20 mesh (or grit) to 200 mesh or grit.

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