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Precision Testing Equipment for Wood |
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Why "Stress Tested Lumber"
Stress Tested Lumber ~~~ Every piece of lumber that gets a certified grade stamp after qualifying with the Metriguard Model 7200 has been subjected to a design-level bending stress that removes the kind of low stiffness and low strength pieces from the grade that cause problems for you and your customers.
Stress Tested Lumber -- You can rely on it
Number
1 in Machine Lumber Grading - Worldwide
Structural Property Scanner
for Lumber
Model 7200 HCLT High Capacity Lumber Tester
Metriguard produces the finest line of equipment in the world for producing MSR
(Machine Stress Rated Lumber), MEL (Machine Evaluated Lumber), MGP (Machine Graded Pine),
MSG (Machine Stress Graded Lumber) and E-rated lumber grades. Metriguard's full line of MSR products include production
equipment, off-line quality control equipment, mounting hardware, accessories, parts and
supplies. Check the News page to see how our customers
profit from producing MSR lumber using Metriguard equipment. for the fastest MSR in the world, contact Metriguard.
Features
- Fastest MSR grading at more than 3,600 ft/min speeds
- Fastest installation/calibration/certification -- up in 11 days after installation typical
- Fastest delivery with in-stock equipment ready to go
- Fastest route to profit with MSR lumber grades for all operating speeds
- Unmatched r2 = 0.98+ with offline E
- Best in-control MSR grade recovery
- ALSC approved since 1962
- Windows graphic user interface with touch-screen controls
- Versatile data logging capabilities
- Easy convenient adjustments
- Low ownership cost
- Correct response to specific gravity, moisture content, temperature, slope-of-grain and microfibril angle in juvenile wood
- Backed by world-wide dedicated expert field service & FREE 24/7 phone support
- In-Control shift after shift after shift...
- World's most successful MSR lumber grading system
- More than 150 units delivered world-wide
- Reliable -- World-wide fleet is serviced by just FOUR service technicians
- New symmetric bar calibration system eases fleet calibration
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Computer data collection system for
Metriguard
Model 312 Bending Proof Tester
Load and deflection are simultaneously measured and displayed as the bending E test is performed. Peak load at failure is measured and recorded. This new system provides rapid setup along with stored data and calibration records and all the bells and whistles that go with having a network capable PC helping the operator to run the tests. This new data collection system offered on new equipment and for upgrade of existing machines.
- More lumber cross section combinations including metric lumber sizes
- Stores lumber configuration settings, including size, grade and proof load target for any lumber size you produce
- Multi-point E measurement (versus traditional 2-point measurement)
- Simplified operation for combined E and proof load measurements
- Measurement results stored in SQL database for reports and record keeping
- Add comments to individual measurement results
- Load cell force measurement and encoder deflection measurement (No more dial indicator for E measurement)
- Runs on standard windows PC with ethernet connection
- Notebook PC included
~~ New ~~
Computer data collection system for
Metriguard Tension Proof Testers
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For Metriguard models 401, 403, 412 & 422
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More lumber cross section combinations including metric lumber sizes
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Stores lumber configuration settings, including size, grade and proof load target for any lumber size you produce
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Simplified operation for proof load measurements
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Measurement results stored in SQL database for reports and record keeping
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Add comments to individual measurement results
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Load cell force measurement
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Runs on standard windows PC with ethernet connection
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Notebook PC included
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Now producing more
than 2 Billion board feet of MSR annually
Metriguard has delivered more than 150 machine stress rating systems. In 1988 Metriguard equipment was used to produce more than 2 billion board feet of
lumber in MSR, MEL, MGP, MSG and E-rated Lumber grades in North American and metric lumber
sizes.
Metriguard’s testing equipment has been
installed in many countries including the US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Australia, New
Zealand, Japan, China, Korea, Finland, Sweden, Germany and Austria.
Need more information? Find out what Metriguard MSR can do for you with Metriguard's mobile MSR system.
Metriguard's Model
7200 High Capacity Lumber Tester is the most profitable equipment you will find
anywhere in the world for grading lumber at planer-line speeds. Off
line testing equipment includes the Metriguard Model 312 Bending Proof
Tester and a full range of Tension Proof Testers to meet your every need. The
versatile Model 403 Tension Proof Tester is the most popular tensile
proof testing machine.
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~~ New ~~
Metriguard Model 330 Finger Joint Tester
This new bench top tester is designed to provide a low-cost test for finger-jointed test specimens in 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" cross section. For lowest cost and simplest operation, load is applied with a hand-operated hydraulic jack, and ultimate test load is recorded with a peak-reading hydraulic pressure gauge. Contact Metriguard for further details, price and delivery.
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Panel Testing Products
New for 2008, Metriguard has acquired a line of panel testing equipment from TECO and will be manufacturing and servicing this equipment under license from TECO.
Metriguard 830 Panel Bending Tester |
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Metriguard 820 Panel Performance Tester |
Structural Property Scanner for Veneer
Number 1 in Veneer
Testers -- Worldwide
The Metriguard Model 2600 FX (2650) ultrasonic veneer tester is the industry
standard for sorting veneer for Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL). New
models include 2650 DFX with digital processing and temperature compensation, 2700 VITKA
high-speed density and moisture content, and the Model 2800 DME which
enhances measurement of ultrasonic velocity with compensation for moisture content,
temperature and wood density to compute Modulus of Elasticity.
Metriguard Model 2800 DME
Veneer Tester
Dry-weight basis density, Modulus of
Elasticity, ultrasonic velocity
Wood temperature compensation, width, thickness (opt)
New for 2008 Model 2805 DME
Veneer Tester, now faster than ever
Now with Windows ®
graphical user interface, USB ports, Ethernet, Touch Screen Controls
All the capabilities of the 2800 DME at 600
ft/min production speeds.
All models delivered after 1994 can be field upgraded to full 2805 specifications.
New in 2007, the Metriguard Model 2805
DME offers even faster performance with full grading capabilities to 600 ft/minute
line speeds to keep up with the fastest veneer dryer lines. Please check the veneer tester products pages (links at the top of this page) or give us a call.
Designed for demanding production line use,
this equipment computes modulus of elasticity from measured ultrasonic velocity and
specific gravity measurements. Includes digital data processor, ultrasonic velocity
measurement, wood density (specific gravity) measurement, MC measurement and infrared
temperature measurement / compensation.
Installation in belt conveyor lines is made simple by the split-frame design that allows
the top of the machine to be removed. The lower transport mechanism is then
installed under the conveyor flights and the top sensor package is then replaced.
Drive speed is automatically matched by routing the return flight of the conveyor around
the large drive pulley under the machine.
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Slope of Grain
- Metriguard's Slope-of-Grain measurement system is in use in a number of wood research facilities to obtain a direct and accurate grain angle measurement in wood specimens of a very wide variety of species. See the Slope-of-Grain link at the top of this page or contact Metriguard for more details.
Metriguard Inc
2465 NE Hopkins Court
Pullman WA 99163
PH 509-332-7526
FX 509-332-0485
www.metriguard.com
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