ISO standards for timber grading
It’s worth keeping an eye on what is happening with ISO (International Organization for Standardization) standards for timber grading. This is covered by ISO TC 165 “timber […]
machine grading
Update on EN14081-1
If you have been following the saga of Harmonized European Standards that have not yet been cited in the Official Journal of the European Union you […]
Free seminar / research update
Fri, November 17, 2017 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM General audience 1:30 PM – 16:00 PM SIRT sponsors only Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) 3 […]
New machine grading standard…
The results of the (second) CEN Enquiry for prEN 14081-2 (the standard that governs machine grading settings) are out. Approval was by 85% of the […]
Do not trust this blog (fully)
You will often find things written in books, webpages, information sheets, course notes, and webpages (including this blog) – which tells you what is written […]
“Wood Props” announced
We are delighted to be partner in the WoodProps project – which aims to maximise the value and use of Irish timber as their forests double production in […]
Job – Wood Props for Ireland project
NUIG 086-17 Postdoctoral Researcher 1 (WoodProps Project) College of Engineering & Informatics, National University of Ireland Galway. Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for […]
Re-grading of timber
Can you visually grade timber rejected by a grading machine? We know that it happens – is it allowed? More importantly – does it correctly […]
Grading machines and their speeds
The strength grading of timber by machine has seen many technological developments in the last few years. The first type of machine, developed back in […]
Machine or visual grading? – read this!
The European Standard for machine grading (EN 14081-2) will go to second enquiry (public comment) next year. It will contain a proposal for what happens […]