Products — Structural Health Monitoring
The Smart Skin Sensor applied to timber and glulam: a multi-parameter sensor that continuously measures strain, temperature, inclination and wood moisture at the same point, on the surface or embedded between the lamellas (thermoset version).
±5 %
Measuring Strain Range
thermoplastic version
< 10 min
Installation time, surface application
With a dedicated two-component adhesive
0.25 mm
Smart Skin Sensor thickness
Embedded between the lamellae during production (thermoset version)
2
Installation methods
On the surface or embedded in the glulam
The system
Xylos is an evolution of SuperMicron, developed specifically for wood monitoring and enhanced with a parameter that is critical for this material: moisture. The unit transmits data remotely and enables continuous monitoring, with no external integration required. It requires no scheduled maintenance: a multi-parameter sensor that combines in a single device quantities that usually require several instruments, at a competitive cost.
The sensor matrix, thermoset or thermoplastic, is selected based on the structure's material. The thermoset version can be surface applied or embedded directly within the glulam during production, becoming a permanent part of the structure. The thermoplastic version is applied to the surface.
A single installation pairs the strain sensor with an electronic unit with integrated transmission module. The moisture electrodes, inserted directly into the wood, measure the material's internal moisture content. Strain sensor, thermometer, moisture sensor, and accelerometer together provide a complete picture of the wood structure's health.
The system is available in LoRaWAN, NB-IoT, or Wireless versions, depending on site requirements, with BLE interfacing available. Communication is bidirectional.
01 / The two sensor versions
Same system, same platform: the Smart Skin Sensor matrix changes, and with it the installation options.
Thermoset version
3% Measuring Strain Range
The version that can be embedded during production. The Smart Skin Sensor in thermoset matrix is applied to the surface of existing structures, or embedded directly between the lamellae during glulam production, becoming a permanent part of the structure.
Thermoplastic version
±5% Measuring Strain Range
The version for large deformations. The thermoplastic matrix extends the measuring range up to ±5%, a range inaccessible to traditional strain gauges, always surface applied.
02 / Monitored quantities
03 / Installation methods and materials
Surface application with two-component adhesive, or direct integration between the lamellae during production. Even the thermoset version, while maintaining linear behavior, retains enough flexibility to be embedded in the laminate during production, as well as surface-applied.
04 / Technical specifications
05 / Typical applications
Patents Proprietary, multi-patented technology; the list of titles is available on request
Tell us about the structure to monitor: we will propose the best-suited configuration.
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