A cloud-based system network for managing the supply chain management operations associated with shipping clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) totes from a chemical factory or warehouse to a network of lumber factories producing Class-A fire-protected lumber, and/or wood-framed building construction job sites with interior wood surfaces being spray-treated with Class-A fire protection during the construction phase. The system network includes a data center with web, application and database servers for supporting one or more mobile applications running on mobile computing devices (e.g. smart-phones and tablet computers). The mobile applications were configured for (i) scanning barcode symbols and/or RFID-tags on CFIC totes, measuring the weight of such CFIC totes at the chemical factory and/or warehouse, capturing GPS coordinates of the CFIC totes and recording such data within the centralized supply chain management database, and also for (ii) scanning barcode symbols and/or RFID-tags on CFIC totes at the destination factory, warehouse and/or construction job site, measuring the weight of such CFIC totes, detecting GPS coordinates, comparing recorded weights, and enabling automated inventory replenishment.

Prefabricated Class-A fire-protected mass timber building components are first sprayed or curtain-coated with clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid, in an automated prefabricated wood building factory environment, to provide Class-A fire-protection under the ASTM 84E test standard. Thereafter, the prefabricated Class-A fire-protected mass timber building components are sprayed or coated again with a different chemical liquid so as to provide added UV-light, moisture and termite protection to the Class-A fire-protected CLT building components. Preferably, a multi-axis robotic spray system is used for spraying CFIC liquid over all of the surfaces of the prefabricated mass timber. Machine vision systems can be used to collect video data of the spraying operations, analyzing the collected video data against preconstructed reference models, and providing guidance as required to achieve predetermined standards of quality control (QC) along the production line.

A cloud-based system network for verifying and documenting prefabricating Class-A fire-protected wood-framed buildings produced from a prefabricated Class-A fire-protected wood-framed building factory system supporting multiple production lines for producing Class-A fire-protected wood-framed components including wall panels, floor panels, stair panels, floor trusses, and roof trusses for use in constructing custom and pre-specified prefabricated Class-A fire-protected wood-framed buildings. The system network includes (i) a data center with web, application and database servers for supporting a web-based site for hosting digital images of barcoded/RFID-tagged certificates attached to prefabricated Class-A fire-protected wood-framed building components, and other certification documents, and (ii) mobile smart-phones used to capture digital photographs and video recordings of Class-A fire-protected wood-framed building sections, and upload the captured digital images to the data center, for each prefabricated wood-framed building project, so that building purchasers, insurance companies, builders, architects and other stakeholders can review such certifications and documentations during the prefabrication of wood-framed buildings from the factory system.

A cloud-based system for verifying and documenting Class-A fire-protection treatment of a wood-framed building using on-site spraying of a clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid. The system includes (i) a data center with web, application and database servers for supporting a web-based site for hosting images of certificates stamped on spray-treated wood surfaces, and other certification documents, and (ii) mobile smart-phones used to capture digital photographs and video recording of spray-treated wood-framed building sections during the on-site fire-protection spray process, and upload the captured digital images to the data center, for each spray treatment project, so that insurance companies, builders, and other stakeholders can review such on-site spray completion certifications during the building construction phase of the wood-framed building.

An Internet-based system network for supporting the delivery, certification and remote inspection of fire-protection provided to wood-framed and mass-timber building construction sites, as well as prefabricated wood-framed and mass timber buildings and components within a prefabricated building factory. The system network also manages the supply of clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) totes from a chemical factory or warehouse to (i) wood-framed building construction job sites, as well as (ii) factories manufacturing prefabricated fire-protected wood-framed and mass-timber buildings and components (e.g. modules and panels) using data centers and a network of wireless mobile computing devices.

A cloud-based system for verifying and documenting Class-A fire-protection treatment of a wood-framed building using on-site spraying of a clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) liquid. The system includes (i) a data center with web, application and database servers for supporting a web-based site for hosting images of certificates stamped on spray-treated wood surfaces, and other certification documents, and (ii) mobile smart-phones used to capture digital photographs and video recording of spray-treated wood-framed building sections during the on-site fire-protection spray process, and upload the captured digital images to the data center, for each spray treatment project, so that insurance companies, builders, and other stakeholders can review such on-site spray completion certifications during the building construction phase of the wood-framed building.

A cloud-based system network for managing the supply chain management operations associated with shipping clean fire inhibiting chemical (CFIC) totes from a chemical factory or warehouse to a network of lumber factories producing Class-A fire-protected lumber, and/or wood-framed building construction job sites with interior wood surfaces being spray-treated with Class-A fire protection during the construction phase. The system network includes a data center with web, application and database servers for supporting one or more mobile applications running on mobile computing devices (e.g. smart-phones and tablet computers). The mobile applications were configured for (i) scanning barcode symbols and/or RFID-tags on CFIC totes, measuring the weight of such CFIC totes at the chemical factory and/or warehouse, capturing GPS coordinates of the CFIC totes and recording such data within the centralized supply chain management database, and also for (ii) scanning barcode symbols and/or RFID-tags on CFIC totes at the destination factory, warehouse and/or construction job site, measuring the weight of such CFIC totes, detecting GPS coordinates, comparing recorded weights, and enabling automated inventory replenishment.

The invention is a process including the steps of manufacturing of compreg laminated wood and transforming the wood thus obtained to ornamental and utility products, including steps of quality checking, veneer selection, Impregnation of veneer with solution of dye and thermosetting resin, drying in kiln, glue spreading followed by bunching, followed by cooling resulting in creation of slab, followed by trimming & cutting of slabs into strips of small sizes, shaping drawing on the sheet as per the profile required, shaping and profiling by CNC Router Machines, grinding and shaping by expert craftsman to bring out the color patterns, end rounding for smooth edges, grinding using various grits of emery wheels for surface finish, polishing/buffing for mirror like surface finish.

The present invention relates to a new and improved method for coating wood-based materials, which comprises treating the surface of a wood-based material with 0.05 to 50 g/m.sup.2, preferably 0.1 to 20 g/m.sup.2, more preferably 0.3 to 10 g/m.sup.2 of a surface-active substance, preferably as 0.1 to 60 wt %, preferably 0.5 to 50 wt %, more preferably 1 to 40 wt %, more particularly 2.5 to 30 wt % solutions, more particularly a solution of a surfactant.

A system and process for producing a factory-finished engineered wood-based siding, cladding or panel (e.g., manufactured with wood veneer, strands or fibers). An overlay with a finish coating, not a primer coating, is applied to the engineered wood strand mat prior to applying heat and pressure in a press. The post-press product is cut to form panels, with an edge coating applied to color match the finish coating. The factory-finished product avoids the need to apply a final finish coating of paint on the panel face at the job site after installation, or at a separate, secondary facility post-press.