Technology
Built with precision.
Our press is being built from first principles — dowels at 12 in on centre, force-verified hydraulic insertion, and a complete record of every dowel in every panel.
Quality
Verified, not assumed.
Each hardwood dowel is driven into an undersized hole, then swells as it takes up moisture from the surrounding lamella, locking the panel permanently without glue or metal. Every insertion is measured against the pass band for that panel, and one outside it fails the panel. Moisture in the lamella and the dowels is measured, monitored, controlled and recorded to industry standard, so the fit performs as designed.
We are pursuing CCMC evaluation, Canada’s national code-acceptance pathway for construction materials.
Monitoring & Traceability
Every panel will ship with its birth certificate.
Each panel is laser-etched with a unique QR code linking to its complete manufacturing record — the full force–displacement trace for every dowel, material provenance, and certifications, captured live on the press.
Panel ID
EN-2027-0615-A17
Sample record. On every production panel, this code opens the full force–displacement record for every dowel.
Dowel insertion
Force-verified · out-of-band fails the panel
Peak insertion force
Logged per dowel
Lamella
Moisture measured, monitored, controlled and recorded to industry standard
Dowels
Hardwood · lot and conditioning record on file
Provenance
Lot recorded at intake
Fire rating
Up to 2 hr by calculation · depth-dependent
The DLT Process
Eight steps, one continuous line.
01
Dry and grade
SPF dimensional lumber arrives kiln-dried and graded No.2 & Better, to published structural design values.
02
Remove defects
Defects are cut out so only quality lumber moves forward.
03
Profile
Each lamella is milled for full board-to-board contact and the chosen surface profile.
04
Align and clamp
Lamella are aligned face-to-face and clamped square into a true, continuous panel.
05
Drill
Holes are bored through the panel to a tight interference-fit tolerance.
06
Insert dowels
Hardwood dowels are driven under controlled force, with displacement recorded on every insertion.
07
Machine and finish
Assembled panels are machined to the project specification — openings and penetrations cut in the shop, not on site. Openings are engineered per project. Finishes are arranged per project.
08
Confirm
Finished panel dimensions are verified against the project specification before release.
Panel Specifications
The numbers, in full.
60′ 0″
Max length · 18,288 mm
12′ 0″
Max width · 3,660 mm
2×12
Max depth · 286 mm
¾ in
Dowel diameter · 20 mm nominal
12″ OC
Dowel spacing · 305 mm
SPF
Lamella species · No.2 & Better
Hard maple
Dowel species
Custom
Your project spec
Most of our panels are custom.
Talk to us early in design development and we’ll size DLT to your project.