Course Overview
Veneer - Panel Manufacturing expands on Wood 1035 (Panels/Engineered Wood Products Fundamentals) with a focus on rotary peeled veneer, plywood, and composite panel production. Detailed plywood production methods and equipment will be explored including log preparation, veneer peeling and drying, panel lay-up, and pressing and finishing. Also discussed is the production of composite panel products (OSB, particleboard, MDF), including thorough investigations of wood furnish preparation, screening, blending, mat formation, pressing, and finishing processes.
Prerequisite(s)
- WOOD1035 and completion of all Tier 2 courses.
Credits
5.0
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Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify and describe processes and equipment used in veneer/plywood/composite panel manufacture.
- Evaluate plywood/composite panel processing practices.
- Identify problems in plywood/composite panel processing procedures and recommend corrective action.
- Describe testing standards used for plywood/composite panel manufacture.
- Evaluate procedures for testing strength characteristics of plywood/composite panel products.
- Compare the various structural and non-structural properties of plywood/composite panel products and recommend appropriate products for specific uses.
Effective as of Winter 2007
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