FMI combined with X-Ray / Presorting

Institutenweg 15, 7521 PH Enschede Postbus 11, 7500 AA Enschede Tel: +31 53 480 3636 Fax: +31 53 430 3646

Timber Quality, Grading and Scanning

Ing. Pieter Rozema Cost E53 Training School 17 October 2006

Overview
Pin-Less moisture meters
Product range

Pin type moisture meters

Product range

In-Line moisture meters

Product range

Research & Development

FMPA approvals Pre-sorting Stress Grading

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Brookhuis pinpin-less moisture meters

Measures the moisture content of wood and construction material with a smooth surface, by holding the instrument on the material for about half a second. Density setting for wood ranging between 250 and 1100 kg/m3 for accurate measurement. Measures through paint layers or plastic film wrap. Ideal for quick checks and final inspections.

Product range pinpin-Less moisture meters

FMW-T

FMW-B

PinPin-type moisture meters

Measures the moisture content of wood, construction material and paper with a probe. Most accurate and reliable measuring method. Individual calibration lines for:
Wood Building & construction material Paper User definable products

Versatile measurement system for all kind of applications.

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Product range pinpin-type moisture meters

FMD6

FME

FMC

Product range pinpin-type moisture meters

FMI inin-line moisture meters

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FMI inin-line Sensors

Longitudinal
MC measurement between 10 and 200mm thickness

Transversal
MC measurement between 5 and 150mm thickness

FMI inin-line applications

Transversal
200 planks per minute Measurement over 400mm or 600mm

Applications
Sorting of wood Analyzing of kiln loads Optimizing kilns

FMI inin-line applications

Longitudinal
600 meter / minute Measurement over entire wood length

Applications
Grading of wood Quality control

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FMI Quality Control by marking

FMI Quality Control by reporting

FMPA approvals
In-Line
Binder (Austria)
Spruce / Fir Glue laminated construction timber Spruce / Fir / Pine All types of construction timber

Klenk (Germany)

Handheld
MPA (Germany)
Spruce / Pine / Fir / Douglas fir / Larch

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FMI system setup at Binder

FMI boards for testing at Binder

Research
3 MC ranges
7 % / 12 % / 17 %

2 Dimensions
33 x 100 mm 45 x 200 mm

150 boards per type 900 boards in total

Approval
15 boards per type 90 boards in total

FMI MC measurements at Binder

Description
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Board number Dimension MC range Position of dry-oven sample MC by dry-oven test MC by FMI system

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FMI board at Binder

Description
1. 2. 3.

Board number 1094 Board length 400 cm Dry-Oven samples at

45 cm 155 cm 267 cm 366 cm

4.

FMI measurement from 35 ~ 365 cm

FMI density range at Binder

FMI result at Binder

Description
Difference between the integral average of FMI system compared with dryoven test for each board

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FMI result at Binder

Result
93 out of 107 boards (= 87%) were measured with the FMI system with an accuracy better then 1%

FMI result at Binder

FMI system set up at Klenk

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FMI wood used for testing at Klenk

FMI preparing drydry-oven test at Klenk

FMI MC measurements at Klenk

Description
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Board number Density FMI Average FMI Minimum FMI Maximum Dry-Oven Surface Dry-Oven Core

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FMI MC profile at Klenk

FMI MC results at Klenk

FMI applications with approvals

Moisture measurements according to
EN 386 DIN 4074

Moisture measurement approved by Otto Graph Institute MPA / FMPA for glue laminated applications Moisture measurement for non-contact stress grading according to EN 14081 in combination with MiCROTEC Golden Eye Density calculations according to EN 384

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PinPin-type measurements at MPA

Description
1. 2. 3. 4. Board number Climate Sample conditioned MC measurement on calibration line 196 (Spruce) Dry-Oven measurement Difference between dry-oven and moisture meter

5. 6.

PinPin-type results at MPA

PinPin-type applications with approvals

Moisture measurements according to
EN13181-1 EN 386 DIN 4074

Moisture measurement approved by Otto Graph Institute MPA / FMPA for glue laminated applications

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Presorting EU Project Straight

Test
20 boards Spruce, Central Europe 53 x 105 mm 4000 mm length Samples every 200mm

Presorting EU Project Straight

Boards, not planed FMI system Presorting wet boards

Dry

Wet

Dry-kilns

FMI system Sorting dry boards Sorted boards by moisture content

Presorting applications
Presorting
Green lumber Sorting on different levels of high MC

Benefits
Less deviation in MC after drying Lower energy costs Shorter drying time Economic use of the kilns

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Summary
If your problems are MC related, dont be angry!

Choose the right tools, work with proven methods and think about why you were here today!

Good day, and thank you for listening

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