InImpact: The Journal of Innovation Impact |
| Publisher |
Future Technology Press |
| Vol. 7 No. 2 |
KES Transactions on SDM I - Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2014 |
| Volume Editors |
KES International |
| Journal ISSN |
2051-6002 |
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| Article Title | Potential for waste reduction when planing wood |
| Primary Author | Ann Axelsson, Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) |
| Other Author(s) |
Magnus Fredriksson
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| Pages |
18 - 25
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| Article ID |
sdm14-021 |
| Publication Date |
01-May-16 |
| Abstract | In Swedish sawmills, only half of the raw material becomes the planks and boards that is their main products. The rest turn into wood chips, saw dust and shavings. This study has investigated the potential to reduce waste simply by reducing the green target dimensions for the centre yield planks that are to be planed. It turned out that there are possibilities to reduce the green target thickness with 2.6 mm and the green target width with 3.8 mm for planks. The reduction would increase the volume yield with 0.5 % which roughly corresponds to 20,000 m3 timber in Sweden per year.
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