The GELO quality timber finishing

The way to the perfect timber product

Impregnation

In order to be able to offer a ready-made, customer oriented product, the possibility of applying a finish to our timber is an important aspect of our production process. First of all, “finishing” means the impregnation of the timber, making it more durable and more resistant to external influences such as weather conditions and parasites.
In order to achieve this effect, the timber is immersed in special chemical solutions that are nontoxic to humans. We use the product “IMPRALIT TSK 10” of the company Rüttgers Organics during the dipping impregnation.

IMPRALIT TSK 10 Download the certificate in the service section

Impregnation of construction timber

Impregnation of laths

Drying

Another method of timber finishing is drying. The timber can be dried either in certified fresh air/exhaust air chambers or in the vacuum to a final moisture content of 18 percent. The advantages of the vacuum dry kiln in comparison to regular drying are speed and superior results, because vacuum-dried timber clearly exhibits less cracking.
Naturally, we dry timber to any moisture content our customers need.

Drying chambers

Measuring the moisture content

Heat treatment according to SIREX

As a further refinement, GELO Timber Industries, being one of the first sawmills that is IPPC-certified, offers the so called “heat treatment." This new standard, replacing the former Australian SIREX-certificate, has only been in existence for a short time. Such a treatment is particularly desired in the production of export packings and packaging means.

Planing works

Apart from drying and impregnation, timber can also be improved by planing its surface. We have a modern planing works that - comparable to our sawline - is able to fully flexible process the different kinds of timber. The planer individually adapts to each size of the work pieces, thus making a time-consuming changeover between single work pieces no longer necessary.
For fast mass-produced goods, there is also another planing line available: With the so called Hydromat, the usual export products, for example German rough-planed timber, can be manufactured.

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Construction timber

GELO german construction timber is top-quality timber for the construction of all imaginable kinds of buildings. GELO german construction timber is to be found worldwide.

Even our wood residuals are a sought-after resource.

To harvest a tree does not mean to destroy it. It rather means using it to create a quality of life for people who live ecologically and aim at leaving a healthy environment to their children.