Operations Management in the Forest Products Industry

Science & Math

Baldwin, Richard F.

Technology

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Book has five parts, with subchapters under each parts. The major parts are: An Overview; Managing for Results; Predictive Maintenance: Tools an Techniques; Budgets and Cost Controls; and Maintenance Support Systems.

Managing Mill Maintenance: The Emerging Realities

Richard F. Baldwin

Reference

This is the only complete manual on all types of saws and sawing. It includes over 150 pages of new material covering the latest technology in saws. This edition responds to current business concerns, such as maximizing lumber value recovery to get the most out of costly raw materials. The new technologies and improved methods that have changed sawmilling are explained in detail: computerized analysis of saw design, setout, v-belt hookup and lumber recovery; improved tooth wear resistance; thinner kerf saws; and increased automation in the sawmill and filing room. Saws is a comprehensive guide to the design, selection, installation, operation, and maintenance of band and circular headsaws, frame and gangsaws, edgers and resaws, circular ripsaws, and feedworks.

Saws: Design, Selection, Operation, Maintenance

Williston, Ed M.

This classic brings you practical information on particleboard and other composite wood products. Accessible to the novice and valuable to the manufacturing professional, this book covers manufacturing practices, processing systems, product standards, and material properties. It presents information ranging from an overview of the industry and definition of terms to technical factors governing production.  A chapter focuses on the range of composite panels and lumber products, including plywood, MDF, fiberboard, OSB/Waferboard, and lumber or timber composities. New composite products and materials have created problems and opportunities, and the author takes a hard look at ongoing developments, current standards and up-to-date research in all aspects of composite production.

Modern Particle Board and Dry Process Fiberboard Manufacturing

Maloney, Thomas M.

Now in a fully updated, revised and expanded THIRD EDITION, this authoritative dictionary contains 6,750 specialized words and phrases used in the worldwide pulp and paper industry. Providing clear and concise definitions, the book clarifies terms for every facet of pulp and paper manufacturing, including: finishing, process control, pulping, material handling, converting, paper manufacturing, testing, research and development, recycling, and wood processing. This easy-to-use book features a brief overview and history of pulp treatment and papermaking, with individual sections on wood preparation, pulping (mechanical, chemical, and semichemical), and paper manufacturing, including stock preparation, the paper machine, and finishing.

Pulp & Paper Dictionary (3rd Ed.)

Lavigne, John R.

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Looks to lessons of the past and present to identify opportunities for global industry renewal in the future. Suggests that making changes in response to consumers' and environmentalists' concerns may help forest product companies remain profitable, and reveals how and why innovation is essential in how mills work, in creating new products, and in finding new raw material sources. Includes b&w photos of manufacturing processes, plus a glossary. The author has some 40 years of experience in the global forest products industry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Maximizing Forest Product Resources for the 21st Century

Nature & Ecology

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