Calculators, Tools & Technology | Wood Industry Resources

Select below to view information on calculators, tools and technology.  Designed for sawmills, planer mills, remanufacturing facilities, mass timber factories and equipment suppliers. Explore Online Expos visual resources machine capacity and constraint calculators. Browse interactive graphics and technical guides.

Information on systems and equipment for dust collecting for air quality control and pollution control. Cyclones, multiclones, baghouses, spark detection and abort gates.

Calculate production requirements for Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT), Glue-Laminated Timber (Glulam) and other engineered wood products.  Production capacities, demand calculations and other useful information. 

Engineering calculators for band saw, circular saws, chipping knives, planer knives and cutting tools. Calculate feed speed, horsepower, knife data and machine performance to improve recovery and productivity.

Wood properties and characteristics that impact lumber quality and manufacturing performance. Graphical examples of knots, seasoning defects, machine defects, natural defects and other wood characteristics.

Functional Description:

The Calculators, Tools & Technology section of Online Expos provides calculators for saws, knives, horsepower requirements, machine centre capacities and constraints, etc.  There is technical information on equipment, processes, wood characteristics, and other useful categories – ideal for technical research.

Industries Served by Online Expos/Calculators, Tools & Technology:

The Calculators, Tools & Technology section of Online Expos serves the solid wood sector (sawmills, planermills, remanufacturing) and the mass timber sector (cross laminated timber [CLT], glue laminated timber [GLT]).

Types of Wood Products Equipment and Resources Available to View on Online Expos: