Processing
The Processing category covers research projects such as hardwood and softwood sawmilling and processing; increasing the performance and yield of solid wood, engineered wood and pulp and paper products; and maximising product yields and values from current resources.
Topics covered include improved efficiency of the use of wood resources through improved methods of timber drying, grading and enhancing timber properties such as durability.
A key goal is to create greater value in wood products by developing knowledge and technology to improve existing production and utilisation processes, which leads to maximising value recovery.
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The effect of thinning on wood quality and solid wood product recovery of regrowth forests: E. regnans from central highlands
The objective of this research was to determine if, after the application of conventional processing methods, there were differences in solid wood quality, recovery and board defects between E... Read More -
Assessing the ability of a large-scale fire test to predict the performance of wood poles exposed to severe bushfires and the ability of fire retardant treatments to reduce the loss of wood poles expo
There are approximately five million wood power poles in Australia, and their loss in severe bushfires has become a matter of increasing concern to the Electricity Supply industry. Observation... Read More -
Locating resin defects in slash pine billets using microwave imaging - A laboratory scale trial
This study investigated the potential of microwave imaging and acoustic tomography to detect the presence and location of resin shakes and/or resin streaks in Slash pine billets. Two approach... Read More -
Variable retention harvesting in Victorian mountain ash forest
The study examined the efficacy of the Variable Retention Harvesting System (VRHS). It focused on 1939 regrowth Mountain Ash (Eucalyptus regnans) forest in the Central Highlands of Victoria. T... Read More -
Sorting plantation Eucalyptus nitens logs with acoustic wave velocity
This project evaluated Acoustic wave velocity (AWV) as a direct measure of wood stiffness using two age classes (8 years and 13–15 years) of Eucalyptus nitens. Standing trees and felled logs w... Read More -
Mitigation of the UV-driven discolouration of reconstituted and dyed veneers
This project investigated discolouration of selected veneers exposed to UV light and effectiveness of various coatings currently used by the industry in maintaining colour stability. The repo... Read More -
Determining the economics of processing plantation eucalypts for solid timber products
This project assessed the economics of processing plantation eucalypts of known origin using current industry-standard equipment and procedures and identified the factors most directly affecti... Read More -
Opportunities for using sawmill residues in Australia 2007
This project examined options for producing revenues from sawmill residues, predominantly focusing on hardwood mills.. Revenue sources include: Combustion—using the heat, via a heat transfer m... Read More -
Wood/water relationships during kiln drying and reconditioning of softwoods
This project identified and characterized the bonding states of water in softwoods during kiln drying, subsequent high humidity and/or steam treatment and later stabilization or storage period... Read More -
Modelling of business processes in the adaptation of microwave wood bending technology in the furniture industry - Summary
The CRC Wood Innovations has developed technology for the manufacture of furniture components involving the use of microwave softening of wood to enable bending it to a wide range of shapes.Th... Read More
