Research, develop, create something new
Wood is tradition and wood has more to offer than we know. It is one of the oldest materials with which mankind works. However, in order for us to use wood today with all the possibilities it offers us, we still have to get to know it better. Because that’s the exciting thing about wood for us: Although it has been known and proven for thousands of years, we still don’t know everything about this material that nature gives us.
Getting to know wood better, means nothing more than research. That’s why we enthusiastically participate in research projects, contribute our expertise and experience, provide our technical and personnel possibilities and are always curious to see what new things the wood reveals about itself.
Active for the future
As a research and development partner, we have already participated in various projects, including projects with universities, forestry colleges and others research institutions.
Cross-laminated timber made of beech as dimensionally accurate as softwood
As a project partner of the Rottenburg University of Forestry, we have contributed our know-how with beech wood as a material on the one hand, but on the other hand we have also played a very practical role through saw cutting, wood drying and dimension cutting. The project investigated whether newly developed cross-laminated timber elements made of modified beech wood can be used in the same way as the softwood used so far. As a result, it has been shown that this is possible and that modified beech wood is stable over a long period of time. In particular, an optimized drying process has improved the overall result.
Material and energy-efficient timber construction system
As a project partner of the Technical University of Munich, we worked on the development of a material and energy-efficient wooden construction system and contributed our know-how as well as practical support with saw cuts.
Cross-laminated timber is in high demand and is made almost entirely from high-quality softwood. Because this coniferous wood is becoming increasingly scarce, alternatives made of hardwoods are in demand. The project has successfully investigated how softwood can be systematically replaced by hardwood. The project has shown that residual and damaged wood, which could previously only be used thermally, can be reused here. This further utilises the existing CO² storage potential of woods.
In addition to our daily, reliable and customer-oriented work with wood, we are proud to keep an eye on development and the future and to actively shape it. Wood and high-tech is standard for us and we live it every day. From day one, Keck has shown that the use of the most modern machines of the time is the engine of healthy development, efficient quality work and constant renewal. In this way, we always stay technically up to date and often even one step ahead. Wherever we can, we translate this into even higher quality for your wooden goods. You should be sure: Where it says Keck on the outside, there is a future in it.
