Never before has TS3 technology been used to glue such a large wooden panel

With the new TW-Agil 3000 Flück Holzbau AG in Wangen near Dübendorf has installed a joinery center with an has an inlet width of 3000 millimeters. "This is so far unique in Switzerland," the company writes on its homepage about the new facility, which can thus carry out orders with special dimensions.

In order to be able to process the freshly cut to size, the company also needed a new work platform of sufficient size. platform of sufficient size: 15 meters long and 7.5 meters wide. be 15 meters long and 7.5 meters wide. This corresponds to an area of around 110 square meters. The Zurich-based timber construction company turned to Timbatec with its request. It quickly became clear that the new TS3 technology was ideal for such a large worktop. technology from TS3 was ideal for such a large worktop.

For the first time, TS3 glues a 36 thick panel
Three CLT panels were used for the new of Flück Holzbau AG, three CLT panels, each almost 15 meters long and a good 2.5 meters wide were glued together. What is special about it is that the panel has thickness of 36 centimeters to be able to carry the heavy loads. This platform represents a novelty, because TS3 has never before cast a slab of such has ever cast a slab that is so thick.

Great interest on the part of the ETH
During the work in Wangen not only representatives of TS3 and Timbatec were present, but also Professor Andrea Andrea Frangi, who is involved in the joint research project between the ETH Institute of Structural Analysis and Design and TS3. and TS3. The ETH professor did not miss the opportunity to observe the grouting work together with some doctoral students.

More about the challenges, which the construction of the platform posed to Timbatec and TS3, can be found here.