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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"wood flooring"”.
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Study of the physical mechanical properties of capirona wood (Calycophyllum spruceanum (bentham)Hooker f.ex.schumann) as potential for solid wood flooring production
… as "capirona" in Peru, due to its potential in wood flooring production. Samples were taken from six trees in a plantation in Curimaná-Ucayali, Peru, and tests were conducted according to ASTM standards (ASTM D 143-94 – 2 000). The results revealed that capirona has a basic density of 0.68 …
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Adhesive Bonding of Low Moisture Hickory Veneer with Soy-based Adhesive
Low moisture veneer and regions of sapwood within hickory engineered wood flooring bonded with soy-flour adhesive are thought to be factors leading to potential performance deficiencies. The goal of this research was to gain a broader understanding of bonding low moisture hickory veneer with …
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Implementation of a Mathematical Approach to Rip Saw Arbor Design and Scheduling
… efforts to improve the margin profile of a hard wood flooring plant through reduction of wood waste using mathematical optimization techniques. This investigation focuses on the first step in the flooring manufacturing process: the rip saw. This step is one of the largest sources of waste in the …
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Preliminary Examination of Factors Affecting Manufacture of Value Added Products From Recycled Pallet Parts
Pallets are the single largest consumer of hardwood lumber in the United States. While the pallet industry has effectively adopted widespread pallet recycling, many pallets still go into landfills with little or no value gained from their material. Recovered pallet lumber has been proposed as a …