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 Line #1 Finger Jointer Line #1 is Fillerking's custom line. This line is capable of making finger jointed lams of various lengths and thicknesses. Lams up to 12" nominal widths can be ran on this line. The lams are glued together using a melamine adhesive and a Radio Frequency Generator is used to cure the joints.  Line #1 Lam Staging Area After lams have been finger-jointed and cut to length they are placed into individual lock-up's.  Line #1 Cold Set Lay-up Adhesive is extruded onto individual lams. The lams are manually placed into racks to complete a lockup. Next, air impact guns are used to tighten clamps that are placed on each lockup. The clamps will remain on the lockup for 12 hours once proper pressure is applied and verified with a torque wrench.  Line #1 Finish Beams individually pass through a 60" planer. The beams are stamped and hand puttied to enhance aesthetics.  Line #1 Finish Beams are taged and sent to the sander. All rough sawn and special fabricated beams are made in this area.  Line #2 Finger Jointer Line #2 is Fillerking's stock line. Lams ranging from 4" to 8" nominal widths and 44', 48' and 60' lengths are manufactured on line #2. Melamine adhesive is applied to each joint and a Radio Frequency Generator is used to cure the finger joints.  Line #2 Lay-up Finger jointed lams are fed through a glue extruder and are mechanically stacked into a specified lay-up.  Line #2 Radio Frequency Press Lams are placed onto a 60' infeed table and fed into a 20' Radio Frequency Batch Press. The press is capable of manufacturing a 20' batch in about 200 seconds.  Line #2 Finish Department After the cured beam exits the RF press the individual beams are planed and sanded to width, trimed to length and packaged for delivery.  Beam Storage/Staging Area Beams are staged and packaged to customer requests and shipped throughout the U.S.  Gradeline Inbound lumber is visually graded, trimed and sorted based on the lams quality.  Deck Plant Decking material is placed on an infeed table to be endmatched.  Deck Plant This is the final stage of the process. Here each board is sanded and packaged for shipment. |