May 2-4, 2023 – Wisconsin Center - Milwaukee, WI


 

NC State University- Department of Forest Biomaterials

Raleigh,  NC 
United States
https://cnr.ncsu.edu/fb/
  • Booth: 743

The Hodges Wood Products Lab is the industry’s premier testing & technical service facility. The facility is outfitted with the latest woodworking tools, small-scale industrial equipment, testing machines and instrumentation for investigating the properties of wood, forest biomaterials and energy products.


NCSU Hodges Tech Service is the flooring industry's expert.

The Hodges Wood Products Lab offers testing services including ASTM testing of solid and engineered wood products, NALFA testing of laminate flooring, kiln drying, and evaluation of environmental effects on wood products.  We also provide assistance in evaluating product failure and production problems such as gluing and machining. The Hodges Wood Products Lab also houses the WMTRP (Wood Machining and Tooling Research Program) as well as the Biomass-Pellet Characterization Center.

 Products

  • ANSI/HPVA HP
    Testing services for hardwood and decorative plywood....

    • ANSI/HPVA HP 2016

    • 4.3 Dry Shear Test
    • 4.4 Cyclic Boil Shear Test
    • 4.5 Two-Cycle Boil Test
    • 4.6 Three-Cycle Soak Test
    • 4.7 Moisture Content Test

  • ANSI/HPVA EF
    Testing services for engineered wood flooring products...

    • ANSI/HPVA EF 2020

    • 4.2 Bond Line/Three Cycle Soak Test
    • 4.3 Determination of Moisture Content 
    • 4.4 Flooring Characteristics Evaluation 
      • Width Tolerance 
      • Overwood
      • Crook
      • End Alignment or Squareness
      • Flatness
      • Uniformity of Thickness
      • Product Coverage Area
  • ISO/NALFA/NEMA/KCMA
    KCMA services - tests for factory assembled, kitchen and vanity cabinets.
    ISO services - tests for to high-pressure decorative laminates
    NALFA services - tests for laminate flooring.
    NEMA services - tests for high-pressure decorative laminates.
    ...

    • KCMA

    • Chemical Resistance

    ISO

    • Thickness Swelling
    • Assessment of Appearence
    • Determination of Thickness
    • Determination of Length and Width
    • Determination of Edge and Straightness
    • Determination of Edge Squareness
    • Determination of Flatness
    • Resistance to Surface Wear
    • Resistance to Abrasion
    • Resistance to Immersion in Boiling Water
    • Substrate Protection Against Water Vapour
    • Resistance to Water Vapour
    • Resistance to Wet Conditions
    • Resistance to Dry Heat
    • Resistance to Dry Heat (Method B)
    • Dimensional Stability at Elevated Temperature
    • Dimensional Stability at Elevated Temperature (Method B)
    • Dimensional Stability at Ambient Temperature 
    • Dimensional Stability at Ambient Temperature (Method B)
    • Resistance to Climactic Shock
    • Resistance to Impact by Small Diameter Ball
    • Resistance to Impact by Large Diameter Ball 
    • Resistance to Impact by Large Diameter Ball (Flooring Grade Laminates)
    • Resistance to Cracking Under Stress
    • Resistance to Crazing
    • Resistance to Scratching
    • Reisistance to Staining (Method A)
    • Reisistance to Staining  (Method B)
    • LightFastness (Xenon Arc) (Method A)
    • LightFastness (Xenon Arc) (Method B)
    • Resistance to UV Light (Exterior Grade Laminates)
    • Resistance to Artificial Weathering
    • Resistance to Radiant Heat
    • Formability (Method A)
    • Formability (Method B)
    • Resistance to Blistering (Method A)
    • Resistance to BListering (Method B)
    • Resistance to Wet Heat
    • Determination of Micro Scratch Resistance

    NALFA

    • Static Load
    • Thickness and Swell
    • Light Resistance
    • Cleanability and Stain Resistance
    • Large Ball Impact Resistance
    • Small Ball Impact Resistance
    • Wear Resistance
    • Dimensional Tolerances
    • Castor Chair Resistance
    • Surface Bond
    • Formaldehyde
    • Flatness
    • Openings
    • Ledgings

    NEMA

    • Appearence
    • Surafce Finish
    • Light Resistance
    • Cleanability and Stain Resistance
    • Boiling Water Resistance
    • High Temperature Resistance
    • Scratch Resistance (Glass)
    • Scratch Resistance (Diamond)
    • Ball Impact Resistance
    • Dart Impact Resistance
    • Radiant Heat Resistance (coil)
    • Radient Heat Resistance (Strip Element Method)
    • Dimensional Change
    • Room Temperature Dimensional Stability
    • Wear Resistance
    • Formability
    • Blister Resistance

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