Online seminars

Wood is a greatly heterogeneous material that is difficult to understand. Often, the development of new products and innovative processes or applications in wood science involves complex phenomena that are difficult to describe and analyze.

Formaldehyde-free adhesives form the focal point of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI’s 18th Webinar on 17.12.2013 at 15:00.

The opportunities offered by the utilisation of secondary raw materials resulting from the recycling of waste wood are the subject of the 17th Webinar from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI on 22nd October, 2013 at 15:00.

That’s just how it is. Beginning with 1st of July we have to work according the new Construction Product Regulation. This also has influences to the wood-based panel industry. Especially CE-marking and the declaration of performance will have some changes. And many things are not clear until now.

Numerical simulation is an exceptionally important method for comprehending and understanding processes and conditions which are otherwise not visible.

In this Fraunhofer WKI Online Seminar, you can find out how the bonding strength and water resistance of amino resins as adhesives in the manufacture of wood-based materials can be improved.

In 1974, Ib Andersen, Gunnar R. Lundqvist and Lars Mølhave publicized in their article »Liberation of formaldehyde from particleboard. A mathematical model« (Ugeskr. Læg. 1974: 136: 2145-2150) a mathematical model for the calculation of the formaldehyde release from particle boards into interior room air.

Polylactide (PLA) is currently the most important biopolymer on the market for packaging, due to its high production capacity at a competitive price as well as its transparence, low migration levels and mechanical characteristics which are similar to PET. Due to the quantities, which have greatly increased in recent years, the end-of-life management of biopolymers – in particular PLA – is becoming increasingly important.

The Fraunhofer WKI’s current Webinar on 21.1.2014 provides an overview of the current research status and the projects being carried out at the Application Center for Wood Fiber Research into surface modification. The Online Seminar is primarily directed at participants from the fields of automotive manufacture, construction and the furniture industry.

Principally, WPC are marketed as recyclable products because, due to the utilized thermoplastic polymers, they can be materially recycled, i.e. ground, melted and re-extruded.