SLM would like to introduce a newcomer to their product range: Glulam - engineered wood products.

Glued Laminated Wood (Glulam) is a structural material manufactured through the union of individual wood segments. When glued with industrial adhesives (usually Melamine or Polyurethane resin adhesives), this type of wood is highly durable and moisture resistant, capable of generating large pieces and unique shapes and is known as lamintaes.

Suitable for use on beams, pillars, ceilings, stairs, panels, and cladding, one of the great advantages of this type of structural wood is the ease with which it can produce arched shapes or curves in beams or pillars. Another interesting feature is its diversity of tones, since there are a multitude of wood species available. SLM only spesialize in the manufacturing of pine Glulam products.The connections between different elements can be made with steel connectors.

Advantages

Unique dimensions: Thanks to its high load capacity and low weight, Glulam allows you to cover large areas with small components. It can cover sections of up to 100 meters without intermediate support.

Resistance: Successfully resists various chemicals. It also resists transformations caused by moisture, such as deformations and/or torsions. Flexibility: Curved, arched, and folded shapes are reproduced quite easily. Pieces also don't necessarily need to follow the geometry of the tree trunk.

High fire resistance: Structures made of glued laminated wood are safer than unprotected steel in fire. This is because a carbonized layer forms around the Glulam's core, decreasing oxygen consumption and retarding Dimensional stability: Glulam has a humidity of 12%, which corresponds to an equilibrium humidity of 20°C and 65% relative humidity. Contraction and swelling behavior is therefore minimized.

Less need for connections: These structures may require a smaller number of joints when covering large openings without intermediate supports.

Lightness: This feature eases maintenance and assembly/disassembly. Studies show that a Glulam beam has the same strength as a concrete beam of the same volume, yet the weight of the piece of wood is approximately five times less. Sustainability: Serious suppliers operate primarily with reforestation wood. We recommend reviewing this information by looking into the specific type of wood in your projects.

Reliability: Glulam is manufactured to strict quality requirements from stress- graded timber of known structural capacity according to SATAS standards.

Increased strength due to the laminating process: Glulam is stronger than solid timber as it has fewer natural defects and a wider distribution. It is also comparable to steel in strength but is much lighter.

About the manufacturing process

The manufacture of Glulam brings together two very old techniques:

1) the gluing technique and
2) the lamination technique.
Therefore, when talking about "glued laminated wood", we talk about a wood composed of pieces glued and bonded together with parallel fibers.

Glulam is the future!

• Glulam sets no limits on the potential for wood construction techniques.
• The glued laminates make glulam both strong and stiff.
• Glulam is one of the strongest construction materials in relation to its weight. This means that glulam beams can freely span large distances.
• Architects, structural engineers and users have great freedom to create their own shapes using glulam, whether for the structure of a house, a roof for a public building or a wooden bridge.
• Glulam is a construction material that optimises the technical properties of the renewable raw material – wood.
• Glulam is made from individual laminates of construction timber and ensures efficient use of material.
• The laminates are finger-jointed to produce long lengths and then bonded together to create the desired dimension.

SLM products

Currently SLM manufactures only two sizes and will expand their range of options as soon as the product sales starts taking momentum.

SLM’s Glulam is not an off the shelf product and is only manufactured on demand and the availability of the raw material.

• Glulam
• 50 X 76 X 6000/6600
• 50 X 114 X 6000/6600