Method of manufacturing material display system

1 . A method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems using a robotic water jet and an indexing table having a plurality of fixture cavities in first and second locations on the table, the method comprising:

loading a rigid building material having a density greater than 1300 kg/m 3 into each of a plurality of fixture cavities in said first location of said indexing table;

rotating said indexing table to place said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities in said first location on said indexing table within a range of said robotic water jet;

water jet cutting a hole in said rigid building material in each fixture cavity in said first location in said indexing table;

loading a rigid building material having a density greater than 1300 kg/m 3 into each of a plurality of fixture cavities in said second location of said indexing table;

rotating said indexing table to place said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities in said second location on said indexing table within a range of said robotic water jet;

water jet cutting a hole in said rigid building materials in each fixture cavity in said second location in said indexing table;

removing said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities in said first location in said indexing table;

connecting a rigid building material carrier to each rigid building material removed from said plurality of cavities in said first location using the hole cut in said rigid building material, wherein said rigid building material carrier comprises:

a structural member with an I-shaped cross-section;

a back support member extending from a rear side of a bottom of said structural member onto a back face of said rigid building material, said back support having a hole for receiving a pin, said hole in said back support being aligned with said hole in said rigid building material;

a front support connected to said back support, said front support having a front support member extending from a front side of a bottom of said front support onto a front face of said rigid building material;

and

a connector having a head on a front side of said rigid building material and a pin extending from said head on said front face of said rigid building material, through said hole in said rigid building material and secured in said hole in said back support member.

2 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said rigid building material carrier further comprises a handle extending from a top side of said structural member.

3 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 2 wherein said handle has an opening ergonomically shaped to receive three or four fingers.

4 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said rigid building material comprises one of ceramic, porcelain, or stone.

5 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said rigid building material comprises one of ceramic tile, porcelain tile, glass tile, granite tile, travertine, quartzite, sandstone, stone, concrete, Cementous siding, slate, and pavers.

6 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said structural member, said front support, and said back support comprise injection-molded plastic.

7 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said structural member, said front support member, and said back support member comprise aluminium.

8 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said back support member has a front side facing said rigid building material and a backside having printed matter.

9 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein printed matter on said backside of said back support member comprises a label.

10 . The method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems of claim 1 wherein said hole is within three inches of a side of said rigid building material.

11 . A method for displaying monolithic building materials, the method comprising:

(a) making a hole in a monolithic building material with a water jet;

(b) connecting an I-beam support member to the monolithic building material with a male/female connector through the hole in the monolithic building material; and

(c) sliding the I-beam support connected to the building material into a receiver in a slot in a display stand.

12 . The method for displaying monolithic building materials according to claim 11 further comprising:

repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) for a second monolithic building material to create a single display of a plurality of monolithic building materials.

13 . The method for displaying monolithic building materials according to claim 12 wherein the display stand comprises one of a vertical display, a horizontal display, and a display integral with a workstation.

14 . A method for manufacturing monolithic build material display systems using a robotic water jet and an indexing table having a plurality of fixture cavities on the table, wherein said indexing table has an operator side and a cutting side, the method comprising:

loading a rigid building material having a density greater than 1300 kg/m 3 into each of a plurality of fixture cavities on said operator side of said indexing table;

rotating said indexing table to place said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities on said indexing table to said cutting side so they are within a range of said robotic water jet;

a water jet cutting a hole in said rigid building material in each fixture cavity in said indexing table;

rotating said indexing table to place said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities on said indexing table to said operator side of said indexing table;

removing said rigid building materials in said plurality of fixture cavities;

connecting a rigid building material carrier to each rigid building material removed from said plurality of cavities using the hole cut in said rigid building material, wherein said rigid building material carrier comprises:

a structural member with an I-shaped cross-section;

a back support member extending from a rear side of a bottom of said structural member onto a back face of said rigid building material, said back support having a hole for receiving a pin, said hole in said back support being aligned with said hole in said rigid building material;

a front support connected to said back support, said front support having a front support member extending from a front side of a bottom of said front support onto a front face of said rigid building material;

and

a connector having a head on a front side of said rigid building material and a pin extending from said head on said front face of said rigid building material, through said hole in said rigid building material and secured in said hole in said back support member.