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TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes) (2018)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. (2018). TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). Ljubljana: WoodProps for Ireland project

Grading machines
MTG 960
mtgBATCH 962 mtgBATCH 966
MTG 920
mtgBATCH 922
mtgBATCH 926

Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
(PSMN)

Permitted timber sizes
Thickness: 33 mm to 84 mm
Width: 68 mm to 248 mm

C35/16
C27/16,
C24/C16, C24/14... Read More about TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

Home grown timber now and in the future. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, November). Home grown timber now and in the future. Presented at WTS British Timber Seminar

Presentation to the wood technology society "British Timber Seminar" at IOM3, November 2017

Timber grading update (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, November). Timber grading update. Presented at SIRT update seminar

The latest news on timber grading standards and how they effect structural timber production in UK and IE

Assessing timber quality (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at Royal Forestry Society Future Technology Conference, Moulton College, Northants

The use of technology for assessing and monitoring timber quality in the forest and at harvesting

Assessing timber quality. (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, October). Assessing timber quality. Presented at 1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference, Moulton College, Moulton, Northamptonshire

Presentation about technology for assessing timber quality, at the Royal Forestry Society Future Foresters Technology Day (1st National Forestry and Aboriculture Student Conference)

Bringing new species to the market place (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, May). Bringing new species to the market place. Presented at EFIATLANTIC AND IEFC ANNUAL MEETING The Role of Alternative Tree Species in the Forests of Atlantic Europe

Timber grading (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2017, May). Timber grading. Presented at Tree Breeding and Forest Products - An update on current research

Making the grade and maximising the opportunities. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2016, April). Making the grade and maximising the opportunities. Presented at Institute of Chartered Foresters 2016 National Conference “The Timber Supply Chain – Dynamics and Opportunities”

Institute of Chartered Foresters National Conference 2016

Invited presentation covering:
A quick explanation of key properties of wood, relevant to construction
The extent of variation in these properties, between and within species – and the... Read More about Making the grade and maximising the opportunities..

TG1 201810 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for British Spruce tiling battens
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D. TG1 201810 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for British Spruce tiling battens. Coillte

In this report, settings for ‘British Spruce’ (WPCS: Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis] and Norway spruce [Picea abies]) are derived for the United Kingdom (GB) and Ireland (IE) for the following strength class combinations:
C14 / reject
batten14 / re... Read More about TG1 201810 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for British Spruce tiling battens.

TG1/201804/13rev2 Derivation of Goldeneye 706 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. TG1/201804/13rev2 Derivation of Goldeneye 706 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). NUI Galway

In this report, settings for Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), PSMN, are derived for the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the following strength class combinations:
C40/C30/C16, C40/C27/C16, C40/C24/C16, C35/18, C35/1... Read More about TG1/201804/13rev2 Derivation of Goldeneye 706 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

TG1 201804 14rev1 Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. TG1 201804 14rev1 Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). NUI Galway

In this report, settings for Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), PSMN, are derived for the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the following strength class combinations:
C40/C30/C16, C40/C27/C16, C40/C24/C16, C35/C18, C35/... Read More about TG1 201804 14rev1 Derivation of Viscan Compact and Viscan portable with balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

TG1 201804 15rev1 Derivation of Viscan Plus machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. TG1 201804 15rev1 Derivation of Viscan Plus machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). NUI Galway

In this report, settings for Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), PSMN, are derived for the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the following strength class combinations:
C40/C30/C16, C40/C27/C16, C40/C24/C16, C35/C18, C35/... Read More about TG1 201804 15rev1 Derivation of Viscan Plus machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

TG1 201804 17 Rev2 Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. TG1 201804 17 Rev2 Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). NUI Galway

In this report, settings for Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), PSMN, are derived for the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the following strength class combinations:
C30/C16, C27/C16, C24/C16, C24/C14, C22/C14, C20/C14... Read More about TG1 201804 17 Rev2 Derivation of Viscan and Viscan portable without balance grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

TG1 201804 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes)
Report
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. TG1 201804 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). NUI Galway

In this report, settings for Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), PSMN, are derived for the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the following strength class combinations:
C35/C18, C35/C16, C30/C16, C27/C16, C24/C16, C24/C14... Read More about TG1 201804 16 Derivation of Goldeneye 702 grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).