Glued laminated timber (glulam) (MLE)
Egoin produces annually a total of 15,000 m3 of glulam for structures in construction projects (integral engineering and construction process), in the form of assembly kits that allow its distribution in timber warehouses.
What is MLE?
Glulam is a system of of boards or sheets of wood at the ends, edges or faces. It is a system that arranges its fibers in the same direction, allows unlimited lengths and squareness, and functions as a single structural unit.
This joining of parts is carried out with adhesive systems adhesion based on two-component, cold-curing solutions (formaldehyde, urea resorcinol and urea melamine).
The thickness of the wood sheets ranges from 20 to 45 mm. To provide the greatest stability and prevent shrinkage and expansion of the wood, the lamellas are joined in such a way that the growth rings form opposing angles to the surface.
Areas of Application
Construction with large spans or special geometries
Thanks to its great stability and versatility, and its good weight/mechanical strength ratio, it is used in constructions requiring large working spans or special geometries such as walkways, industrial buildings, sports facilities, warehouses, pergolas, etc.
Advantages
High stability and versatility
Manufacture of parts of any length, width and thickness
Optimum weight/strength ratio
Easy drying
Formats
Laminated beams
Contouring and machining by numerical control machining to create wood-wood assembly joints, such as pockets, dowels, half-timbers, drilled and pre-drilled holes for the joint, using wood nails or screws. Precise measuring system with topography to prefabricate the structures and allow a quick assembly and covering of the roof structures, so that the building remains exposed to the weather for the shortest possible time.
Glulam kit
Tailoring of the material supply service and timber structure kit to each customer. This process includes the supply of standard beams and list beams with lengths and sections according to the customer's needs.
Glulam for traditional structures
Construction solution for roofs and rehabilitation of floors in residential buildings.
Glulam with large spans and special geometries
Structures for large roofs in public facilities, with lengths of up to 38 meters and a maximum width of 240 mm, with edges of up to 2,450 mm.