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Welcome to the Engineered
Wood Technology Association

Who We Are and What We Do

The Engineered Wood Technology Association (EWTA) is a related nonprofit corporation of APA—The Engineered Wood Association, the leading North American association of engineered wood product manufacturers. Products represented by APA include softwood plywood, oriented strand board, glulam timber, wood I-joists, laminated veneer lumber and other structural engineered wood products.

EWTA was founded in 1945 as the Plywood Research Foundation (PRF) for the purpose of advancing processing and technology research of benefit to the plywood industry. With the advent of new engineered wood products, industry consolidation, and more companies doing their own proprietary research, EWTA’s primary purpose has shifted to serving as a vehicle for the exchange of research results, technical data, market intelligence, market development ideas, and industry trends and development information among engineered wood product manufacturers and their industry product, equipment and service providers.

All APA members are automatically members of EWTA. In addition, associate membership is open to industry supliers of machinery, equipment, adhesives, engineering and consulting services, safety equipment, and other products and services required by engineered wood product manufacturers.

EWTA is governed by the APA Board of Trustees and by an industry Advisory Committee comprised of APA and associate member company representatives. The advisory committee identifies, plans, authorizes and funds activities and programs. EWTA activities include sponsorship of research projects of benefit to the APA membership; management of the annual Info Fair supplier exhibition held in conjunction with the APA annual meeting; sponsorship of forums, meetings and networking events; and other information transfer efforts.

Join Us

For more information about the benefits of membership and a membership application, click here. Or contact Terry Kerwood, Managing Director, 253-620-7237, terry.kerwood@apawood.org.