Facilities

Under Construction (April 7^th, 2024)

The Department of Wood Science & Engineering and TallWood Design Institute are equipped with a variety of equipment to assist in material characterization, prototype development, and mechanical and physical property testing. We are able to conduct a wide variety of standard test methods - see https://owic.oregonstate.edu/standard-tests for a list of some of the more common tests we conduct.

Equipment is located in several buildings on the OSU campus in Corvallis including: Richardson Hall (RH), the Oak Creek Building (OCB), and the A.A. Emmerson Advanced Wood Products Lab (EMME).

Environmental Conditioning/Accelerated Weathering

Chambers at Constant Conditions:
- Hot-dry (RH 178): 30°C/30% RH (wood EMC of 6%), 8' x 13'
- ASTM/Standards Room (RH 184): 20°C/65% RH (wood EMC of 12%), 20' x 25'
- Hot-humid (RH 180): 30°C/90% RH (wood EMC of 20%), 8' x 13'
- Cold (RH 144): 5°C, 11' x 15'
Programmable Chambers (conditions can vary during testing) - Multi-Chamber Modular Environmental Conditioning (MCMEC; OCB) chambers:
- 3 chambers 8'x8'x8', adjustable to one chamber 8'x8'x24', or one 8'x8'x16' and one 8'x8'x8'
- Dual environment testing for panels/walls with differing conditions on either side
- Temperature Range: -30°C to +40°C
- Humidity Range: 10% to 95% RH
- UV (4 arrays, 4000W Metal Halide bulbs)
- Water spray
Soak tank (RH 193): 4' x 4' x 8.75" deep; small heater and pump to circulate water
Accelerated Weathering Tester (RH 173): Q Lab QUV/Spray, can accommodate up to 48 test specimens (19 mm thick x 75 mm wide x 150 mm long); temperature (45-80°C), water spray, UV
Automatic Boil Tester (RH 197): for conducting ASTM D3434 (Multiple Cycle Accelerated Aging Test [Automatic Boil Test] for Exterior Wet Use Wood Adhesives)


MCMEC - vertical yellow lines indicate removable partitions (video tour)	QUV Accelerated Weathering Tester

Automatic Boil Tester	Soak tank

Drying

Dry kiln (RH 197): Wellons Model 8846, approx. 2 MBF - max. unit size 4'x4'x16'; maximum temperature 300°F
Ovens (RH 174): 55°C and 103°C
Oven (RH 193): max. temp 250°C; interior dimensions 18" wide x 13" deep

Dry kiln
(video tour)

Mechanical & Physical Property Testing

Universal Testing Machines:
- Instron Model 5582 (RH 170): 100 kN max capacity
- Instron Model 5988 (RH 147): 400 kN max capacity
Dynamic tester (RH 173): Instron ElectroPuls model E1000 (static capacity ±710 N; dynamic capacity ±1000 N)
Impact tester (RH 173): Instron Dynatup Model 8200
RH 147 equipment
Emmerson lab equipment
X-ray densitometer (RH 166): Quintek Measurement Systems (QMS) QDP-01X
Colorimeter (RH 171): Minolta Chroma Meter CR-5
Digital Image Correlation (DIC) equipment (RH 173): Correlated Solutions, macro- and micro-scale capacity
Computer-controlled imaging systems:
- Linear track positioning system (RH 173): Parker Daedel 204000 Series motor; Parker Compumotor SX-6 Drive; platform 3' wide by 20' long; position accuracy within 0.006 mm
- X-Y computer-controlled camera system (RH 173): can image area 6' x 6'
X-Y laser scanning table (RH 166): Melles Griot HeNe Laser

Microscopy, Misc.

FTIR Microscope (RH 166): Thermo Scientific iS50
Laser Scanning Microscope (RH 169): Keyence Model VK-X1050; 5 nm to 5 mm dual mode
Microscopes (RH 169): Olympus stereo microscope SZX9, Olympus BH-2, Nikon Eclipse E400 fluorescence, Nikon Eclipse Ni, and others


FTIR microscope	Laser scanning microscope

Composites/Mass Timber Manufacturing

Hot presses (RH 191):
- Hydraulic press: platen dimensions 3'x3' (max temp 225°C, 800,000 lbf)
- Electric press (RH 191): Carver Auto Series Plus, platen dimensions 1'x1'
Cold press (RH 147): Baileigh, 2'x2', 100 Ton
Rotary drum blender (RH 191): 6' diameter
Glue spreader/roll coater for veneer (RH 191): Quick Machinery Company, 2'
Moisture Analyzers: Computrax MAX 1000 (OCB); Ohaus MB 90 (RH 191)
Minda Press (EMME): Timber Press X 225, 8'x10'
VTC press (OCB): 10"x24" platens inside sealed chamber (max temp 180°C saturated steam, 600,000 lbf)


2' veneer glue spreader	3'x3' hot press

1'x1' hot press	2'x2' Cold press

Rotary drum blender	Moisture analyzers

VTC press	Press for mass timber Virtual tour of Emmerson Lab

Wood Durability/Pressure-Treating


17"x47" treating cylinder	8"x32" treating cylinder

Wood Machining

Chippers/grinders/hammermill (OCB): Appleton Machine Company chipper (24"); hammermill; Wylie Mill Model 1 (OCB); Wylie Mill Model 4 (RH 197)
Drum Sander (RH 197): Grizzly G0450 (37")
Bandsaw (RH 197): Grizzly 0640X (17")
Table saw (RH 197): Sawstop
5-axis CNC (EMME) - Biesse Uniteam UT-9; can machine panels up to 10' wide by 29' long
Kuka Robot (EMME): model KRC4 KR120 R2700 Extra_HA\Floor
Planer (EMME): Leadermac LMC 460 Planermac
Table saw (EMME): Martin T65
Chop saw (EMME): Cantek PCS24, 24"
Veneer slicer (OCB): 29" wide x 5" high
Oak Creek Wood Shop (OCB)
- Planer: Powermatic 201HH (22")
- Bandsaws: Laguna LT 24 (24"); Laguna LT14BX220-250 (14")
- Jointer: Powermatic 1285-3 (12")
- Sanders: Jet oscillating drum sander (22-44 OSC); Jet oscillating spindle sander (JOVS-10); Jet belt sander (6"x89")
- Router table: Kreg model
- Lathes: Jet JWL-1015VS, 10"x15" Variable Speed (Qty. 5)
- Drill press: Powermatic 2800B (18")
- Table saw: Sawstop
Wood turning studio (OCB)
- Lathes: Jet JWL-1221VS 12"x21" Variable Speed; Nova Galaxi dvr; Vega 2600 bowl lathe; Laguna Revo 24|36
- Bandsaw: Laguna LT14BX220-250 (14")
Digital fabrication lab (OCB)
- Small CNCs: Pocket NC, ShopBot Desktop Max D3624 (36"x24")
- 3D printers: MakerBot Replicator+; Delta Wasp 20x40
- Laser engraver: Epilog Zing 16


3' drum sander	Kuka robot

Planer & jointer	Nova Galaxi dvr lathe

24" bandsaw	veneer slicer (knife in inset image, lower right)

hammermill (input/output images)	chipper (input/output images)

Wiley Mill 4 (left, closed); Wiley Mill 1 (right, open) [input/output images]	Martin T65 table saw

Cantek chop saw	Biesse CNC