La flaking of stratified stones is an activity that is performed manually all over the world. Skilled hands with the help of sledgehammers and wedges know how to locate the right vein in the stones to exfoliate the layers and make regular slabs. An activity that requires considerable physical effort on the part of the workers who manually flake several tons of stone per day. Thanks to its research department, Steinex now has the honor of being the first company to find a way to Mechanize this process. With the Igloo SFD system, you can. Flaking blocks up to a height of 800 mm, while with the Menhir SFD plant, blocks up to 1,600 mm in height can be flaked. All operations of Handling and flaking, conveyor, manipulator and machine movements are conveniently handled with the consoles and joysticks without any physical effort By the operator.