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Class Tour of Structural Glued-Laminated Timber Manufacturing Plant

Structural Wood Systems, Inc. - Greenville, AL

Intro to plant - laminating lumber inventoryTension lamination stock sorted and ready for finger jointingFinger jointing machine centerGlue being applied to finger joints

Radio Frequency tunnel to cure glue in finger jointsInline planer to surface finger joints after RF tunnelFinished laminations leave flying saw and are prepared for gluingStudents observe shop drawings in preparation for making full sized pattern

Laying out full size pattern on shop floorWorkers use full-sized pattern to position steel forms for glulam archBeams in forms letting face bond glue cureClose-up of beams in forms

8-ft wide planer for surfacing finished beams and archesBeams after gluing and surfacing - awaiting final fabricationWayne Lee discusses final fabrication and connections with studentsDiscussion of shear plates versus split rings

Students discuss beam fabricationStudents discuss timber connectorsFinal fabricationMore fabrication

Custom steel connectors ready for shipment

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