Plywood

For years, judging the quality of the as-cast concrete was really a guessing game. Often “good enough” translated to “only a few bugholes” and walls that weren’t too curvy. The subcontractors who followed the concrete placement were expected to patch any honeycombed areas and adjust their framing work to the dimensions left after formwork removal.  But in the last few …

Clean and apply release agents. Soon after removal, plywood forms should be inspected for wear, cleaned, and repaired, spot-primed, refinished

Lately the mega plywood factories have been sneaking unusual plies into the cores and creating havoc for custom cabinets. The use of dense tropical hardwood is being used to make the cores in some plywood I have bought at Home Depot recently. This makes an inferior product as demonstrated in this discussion video.

Plywood is one of the commonly used materials for furniture and one of the three major wood-based panels. It can also be used for aircraft, ships, trains, automobiles, buildings and packaging boxes. (1) The bonding strength of plywood is lower than the specified value of the standard. The reason is that the quality of adhesive is poor; The hot pressing …

China’s plywood production and export volume is very large. The value of plywood is inseparable in practice. Therefore, it is necessary to further develop and study these issues. Unqualified materials exist in plywood due to material, manufacturing and other problems. Proactive measures need to be taken to solve this problem. Common defects such as lamination, parting, debonding and penetration are …

AND CANFER: ARE YOU READY FOR THE NEXT BIG SHIFT IN COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCT FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS REGULATIONS?Josh Hosen • Jul 08, 2022The scope of composite wood product manufacturers requiring formaldehyde emissions certification is about to drastically change. U.S. EPA TSCA TITLE VI In 2019, the U.S. EPA TSCA Title VI Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products regulation went into …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES GL VENEER TO EPA TSCA TITLE VIJosh Hosen • Jun 13, 2019Capital Testing® has awarded EPA TSCA Title VI Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the GL Veneer, Co. hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Huntington Park, CA. GL Veneer’s veneer core (HWPW-VC) and composite core (HWPW-CC) hardwood plywood is certified to meet all requirements established in the EPA’s …

NEW EPA FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION RULES BEGIN; HUD ALIGNS WITH EPAHPVA Laboratories • Apr 03, 2019 As of March 22nd, 2019, composite wood products (CWPs) offered for sale in the U.S. must now be labeled TSCA Title VI compliant. Any seller, supplier, manufacturer, or importer of CWPs (or component parts/finished goods made with CWPs, such as flooring or kitchen cabinets) must …

CAPITAL TESTING® CERTIFIES AMERICAN OEM WOOD FLOORS’ NEW HDF CORE PRODUCT TO ANSI/HPVA EF 2012Josh Hosen • Oct 26, 2018Capital Testing, an ISO/IEC 17065 accredited product certification agency, has updated American OEM Wood Floors’ ANSI/Capital Testing EF Engineered Wood Flooring certification to include their new engineered wood flooring product made with an HDF core. American OEM demonstrated its commitment to …

MANTHEI VENEER OBTAINS CARB CERTIFICATION, IS NOW TSCA COMPLIANTJosh Hosen • Aug 21, 2018HPVA Laboratories®has awarded CARB Certification for Formaldehyde Emissions to the Manthei Veneer (d.b.a Techniply, d.b.a Plankwise) hardwood plywood manufacturing facility in Petoskey, MI. Manthei’s hardwood plywood products are certified to meet all requirements established in the CARB 93120 Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from …