Wood, a fine material par excellence since immemorial times, is currently going through a clearly expansive period when applied to Glued Plywood structures.

At CARAMES we use conifer timber from sustainable forests, this is why the wood we use has an unbeatable quality, being hygroscopically drained and stabilised, going through strict quality checks at all the stages of the manufacturing process.

It is the main component of the glued plywood, in order to guarantee it, at our factory we only use last-generation glues. They are Melamine glues (Melamine-Urea-Formaldehyde Resin, MUF), which are automatically applied. The process is computer monitored, checking the sheet's weight and speed of entry into the machine applying the glue.

The glue used in our production process has been developed for glued plywood structures and toothed joints, being officially approved and certified by the German institute OTTO-GRAF.

The wooden pieces' finish is carried out by calibrating the sides by means of a high-capacity plane, which provides flat and homogeneous surfaces.

Within the final finishing process, the protective treatment in its fungicide and insecticide modalities is regarded as the key stage, which will permit to preserve the product unalterable with the passage of time. At CARAMES we perform the wood's protection by means of a high-quality FUNGICIDE/INSECTICIDE treatment.

The finish is completed with the setting of the joints, iron fittings and screws; the iron fittings are specifically studied for each case, manufactured in standardised steel and protected according to each project's demands.

Finally, a finished product of a great aesthetic value is presented, with endless possibilities of harmonisation with other complementary materials. To sum up, a comfortable and extremely beautiful unit that, together with its high versatility and functionality, have turned CARAMES Glued Plywood structures into the material of the future.

We cannot fail to mention the behaviour of Glued Plywood towards fire, above all in the structures CARAMES offers, which reach a huge resistance. This fact, known since long ago, comes from a property wood has versus other building materials; the coal formed at its external layer when burning prevents the passage of oxygen into the wooden piece, restraining combustion.

CARAMES Glued Plywood structures are highly resistant to fire, a feature that expands the thicker the pieces are, causing an average 0.7 mm/min advance of fire, quite the reverse from what occurs with other materials which easily transmit heat causing changes and deformities that rapidly damage the structures.

After many studies that have been conducted, we could assert that wood behaves better towards fire than concrete, steel or aluminium. These lose resistance and rigidity with heat, rapidly deteriorating, whilst it takes wood, a bad heat conductor, much longer to heat up and, in turn, when it dehydrates, its resistance to compression and flexion increases, ensuring the structures' stability for a long time.