WISA-Birch Maxi is a high quality scarf jointed panel for applications where an excellent strength to weight ratio is needed along with large seamless surface. Strong standard construction can be optimised even further by using strength oriented construction when needed. Due to its light, smooth and even surface WISA-Birch Maxi offers an optimal base for different overlaying methods.
WISA-Birch Maxi
Properties
- Excellent strength/weight ratio
- Possibility to customise according to your needs
- Light, smooth and hard surface
- Wide size and thickness range available with strict tolerances
End-uses
- Vehicle floors
- trailers
- buses
- railway wagons
Surface typre
Panels have clean sanded wooden surfaces. Maxi panels are produced by scarf jointing normal sized birch plywood together. The scarf joint can be seen as a brown line on the plywood surface.
Surface and edges
Available surface qualities BB(III) or WG(IV)
For detailed info see document about surface qualities.
Generally, panels have different appearance on each surface,
eg. quality is defined BB/WG.
Panel size
1800 x 3000 mm
2000 x 3000 mm
The largest scarf-jointed size 12300 x 2700 mm
CNC-machined components according to customer drawings and designed strength properties available on request.
Thicknesses and technical properties
| Nominal thickness (mm) |
Number of plies | Tolerance | Weight about kg/m2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| min. - max. | |||
| 9 | 7 | 8.3 - 9.1 | 6 |
| 12 | 9 | 11.0 - 12.0 | 8 |
| 15 | 11 | 13.8 - 14.8 | 10 |
| 18 | 13 | 16.6 - 17.6 | 12 |
| 21 | 15 | 19.5 - 20.5 | 14 |
| 24 | 17 | 22.3 - 23.3 | 16 |
| 27 | 19 | 24.7 - 26.3 | 18 |
| 30 | 21 | 27.6 - 29.4 | 20 |
Moisture content 8 - 12%.