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Pilodyn Wood Tester
Pilodyn Wood Density Meter
PILODYN wood density meter tester, was developed to determine the density and strength of dead and living wood. Invisible soft rot can be detected rapidly and objectively in an easy non-destructive way and the reduction in strength associated with it can be determined. This can be of vital importance in the case of wooden playground structures, climbing frames and telephone masts.
With PILODYN FBK, the density of the wood is determined on living trees. The damage is so little that the tree suffers no harm and the testing method is regarded as non-destructive.
Testing procedure: The testing procedure is very simple: The tester is loaded with the ramrod and then pressed firmly onto the test surface. The impact pin is shot into the wood by pressing the trigger cover. The depth of penetration can be read straightaway in mm on the scale mounted on the tester.
Typical applications of PILODYN wood density testing meter:
- Testing the stability of wooden structures on playgrounds, detection of soft rot
- Testing the strength on wooden telephone masts, detection of soft rot
- When thinning out: sorting out trees with undesirable density of the wood
- Early detection of diseases: periodic measurement detects unnatural changes in the wood density
- Comparison of the location-dependent density to determine the optimal location for the respective tree species
- Establishing productivity with respect to density for the same tree species and similar location properties for culture purposes
- Testing and sorting of cut wood into timber classes
Description
Pilodyn Wood Density Meter
Pilodyn is an easy-to use wood testing instrument. It makes it possible to assess the extent of decay objectively, and to determine the amount of strength loss it has caused! But it can also be used as a generel testing instrument for all kind of timber!
The Pilodyn operates by shooting a blunt steelpin ( Ø 2,5 mm. or Ø 2,0 mm.) into wood by an exact amount of energy. The penetration depth is read on a scale!
We originally developed the Pilodyn for testing of utility poles, as we had found out, that poles infested with softrot (ascomycetes), were very difficult to detect using our normal testing methods! What was invisible for the pole-inspectors eyes, was made “visible” with the Pilodyn. As softrot infested poles were dangerous (several linesmen were crippled after having fallen down together with the broken poles), Pilodyn very fast was made “the instrument” in the Scandinavian area, to test if poles were dangerous to climb because of softrot.
Other uses of Polidyn:
Today the PILODYN is used on a lot of different wooden objects for testing of as well rate of decay as for wood quality in generel, e.g.: Testing of railway sleepers, timber constructions in houses, wooden bridges, fence poles.
For testing of wood quality in new timbers, e.g. wood imported for making floors! For the testing of living trees, we have developed a special Pilodyn for foresters, so they can test the density of the wood in plantations!
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