KilnDrying.org: Un foro sobre productos forestales primarios

There’s more information online today than ever before, but reliable answers are harder to find for lumber professionals because the subject is so technical. And lumber moisture is one of the most important issues in lumber manufacturing.

The Kiln Drying Forum Archive

Wagner Meters sponsored the Foro de secado en horno at kilndrying.org to match members’ questions about wood secado al horno with expert answers. The forum is now closed, but its archive of kiln drying discussions is still available to read.

Members posted threads in wood drying topic areas, including Dry Kiln Maintenance, Stacking/Sorting Wood, Impact on Planing, Dry Kiln Control, Moisture Variability, Drying Defects, Mold & Stain Issues, Training/Events, and General Discussion.

The Forum’s Experts

Kiln drying covers a wide range of methods and processes, depending on the dimension and species of lumber being dried. That’s why Wagner Meters chose experts from a cross-section of industry and education to answer forum questions. Their bios below are from when the forum launched in 2013.

Dr. Mike Milota: Professor, Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University

Dr. Milota works on projects related to drying lumber and biomass. At OSU, he teaches a graduate course in wood science and an undergraduate class in manufacturing with renewable materials. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Iowa State University and his master’s and Ph.D. from Oregon State. He has more than 25 years of forest products industry experience. He is a registered professional engineer in Oregon and coordinates OSU’s annual Lumber Drying Workshop, held in December.

Dr. Phil Mitchell: Professor, North Carolina State University

Dr. Phil Mitchell, Wood Products Extension Specialist and Associate Professor in the Forest Biomaterials Department at NC State University, has both industrial and academic drying research experience. For more than 30 years, he has championed industry education and taught industry-oriented workshops on topics such as lumber drying, lumber cut-up optimization, wood gluing, lean implementation, and CNC manufacturing processes. He holds a BS in wood science and technology from NC State and an MS and Ph.D. in forest products from Virginia Tech.

Pierre Asselin, Ing.f.: Expert and French Forum Facilitator Pierre Asselin specializes in wood science technology and has a bachelor’s degree in applied science and forest engineering. Over the previous 10 years, he had focused on hardwood mills, wood flooring, and appearance-grade products. He has provided kiln drying consulting and training to lumber mills developing new lumber products. His work focuses on kiln drying start-up operations, on-site training of mill personnel, quality control strategies and programs, and product development for appearance and value-added products such as flooring, decking, and sideboards. His processing work, from tree to finished product, focuses on introducing less common species into high-value appearance products. Pierre has also taken part in European missions to identify and analyze the best vacuum drying technology for the Eastern Canadian lumber industry.

Dr. Stavros Avramidis: Professor, University of British Columbia

Stavros Avramidis, Professor in the Wood Science Department of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, works on wood-water relationships and on drying wood with conventional and dielectric methods. He teaches wood physics and drying to undergraduate and graduate students. He holds MS and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of New York and has extensive experience working with national and international research, funding, and production organizations.

Timothy Duncan: Manager, Engineering and Research and Development, Wagner Meters

Tim is primarily responsible for research and development of moisture measurement systems at Wagner Meters. He earned his BA in physics from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MBA from Capella University. Tim spent seven years as a programmer/analyst with UC Berkeley’s Electronics Research Laboratory before joining Wagner in 2006. He also developed a core metrology statistical software suite for the start-up OnWafer Technologies.

Compre medidores de humedad para madera industrial.

Ron Smith

Como Gerente de Ventas de Wagner Meters, Ron cuenta con más de 35 años de experiencia en instrumentación y sistemas de medición en diversas industrias. Anteriormente, se desempeñó como Gerente Regional de Ventas, Gerente de Producto y Proyectos, y Gerente de Ventas para fabricantes de instrumentación de medición.

Última actualización el 9 de octubre de 2026