History

Our technical story: The Beginnings

1995

Material properties of low-grade hardwoods and their application in high strength engineered wood products.

2001

EMTEK wood composite development with fracture mechanics theory. Leads to patent linking lamination thickness to strength.

2003
EMTEK Access Solutions

Application of EMTEK billets into a mat. Leads to patent for engineered wood composites in matting.

2005

Beam on elastic foundation engineering methodology.

Our technical story: Product Development

2006

Insert solid elastometric bearing pads (SBR) between billets to allow for expansion and contraction.

2009

Miconized Copper pressure treatment to impede biodegredation. Leachability studies conducted on product to ensure use in sensitive wetlands.

2011

Application of steel edge protection with sufficiently short sections to eliminate induced movements.

Our technical story: Moving Beyond The "Mat"

2015

Patent for EMTEK "Type" system design in development road network for semi-permanent access.

2017

Steel edge geometry switched from tube to custom corrugated profile to allow for connectivity between mats.

2019

Flow Studies through Darling Marine Center.

2021

Site Survey App and outsourced Inundation Studies

2023

Finite element analysis and beam on non-homogenous elastic foundation methodology for modeling varying subgrade conditions.

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