THIN TILE –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– sponsored by Tile Geeks go to Florida On November 16th-19th, 2016, MAPEI hosted two groups of install- ers interested in learning more about thin porcelain panels (now officially called gauged porcelain tile panels) and how to work with them. The first training was a tradi- tional outreach to local distributors and installers. The second session was made available to installers who are active on the Tile Geeks Facebook page. Both sessions were held in con- junction with Crossville, which provided its Laminam gauged porcelain panels in 3.5mm and 5.6mm thicknesses for the event. Also attending were MLT (man- ufacturers of a popular lippage control system) and Raimondi (a leading tool supplier). In all, 22 installers worked with 12 manu- facturing reps to learn the basics of installing tiles that are 3 feet wide and 10 feet long. By Dan Marvin, director of Technical Services, MAPEI Group photo in front of MAPEI headquarters 86 TileLetter | July 2017