Case Studies
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Fiberboard Provides for Eco-Friendly 'Shelter in a Day'
Updated: 03/14/2013 11:38:00 AM
Eco-friendly furniture designer Frank Schooley has developed the "Shelter in a Day" to provide housing for people in disaster-ravaged areas.
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Proof Wood Eyewear Enters the "Shark Tank"
By Michaelle Bradford | Updated: 03/12/2013 1:27:00 PM
Grandsons of ID-based Woodgrain Millwork founder Bud Dame take on ABC's "Shark Tank" to gain funding for Proof Eyewear, their popular wood sunglasses.
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Synthetic Wood Venture Launched by Universal Forest Products
By Bill Esler | Updated: 03/09/2013 4:07:00 PM
A synthetic wood technology, Eovations, creates an oriented, fiberized composite with wood-like performance for carpentry, but with durability and other properties beyond wood itself. An affiliate of Universal Forest Products, Eovations uses a patented extrusion process.
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Wood Products Council, Hiring To Push Large-Scale Wood Building
By Bill Esler | Updated: 03/06/2013 5:51:00 PM
WoodWorks, a wood construction promotional effort by the Wood Products Council, makes the case for large-scale wood construction with road shows, Wood Design Awards, resources for mass-timber building.
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Ways to Improve Transfer Efficiency in Wood Finishing
By Wendy Hartley | Updated: 03/06/2013 11:24:00 AM
A big concern for many wood finishing companies is saving material. Generally when purchasing a spray gun, the transfer efficiency of the gun is a major consideration.
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3D Laminating: A Primer of Available Systems
By Bill Formella | Updated: 03/06/2013 10:16:00 AM
Although it is true that every press technology has its place, there is no doubt that the three-chamber membrane press has become the system of choice for high production.
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Smooth Cutting Results with Ripple Technology
By Mark Alster | Updated: 03/05/2013 3:48:00 PM
In 2009, an engineering team led by Andreas Kisselbach, Leitz GmbH, began testing rippled knives to reduce cutting pressure and preserve the wood grain.
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