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Staff Writer
Snowflakes and baubles
Dr Morwenna Spear of the BioComposites Centre explores laser cutting of panels
Customer-Focused Future
Siempelkamp has been pooling its expertise in the area of service for a while now into its Service Excellence Initiative, which is designed to provide the group’s customers with even faster, more reliable and more targeted support
Italian economic update
The Italian Federation of Woodworking and Furniture industries provides WBPI with a broad economic snapshot of the Italian economy, and the wood, furniture and panels sectors
Driving The Bio-Resin Revolution
Evertree is a French company active in the bio resin sector, with applications in the wood-based panels sector. Its CEO Pierre Tabbagh told WBPI about its operations and latest developments
AI: The intelligence path
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the wood-based panel industry is growing in momentum. Constanze Hasterok and Henrike Stephani of German research organization Fraunhofer provide an applied research perspective.
The future of formaldehyde
Tuomo Heikkinen, vice-president, head of biochemicals and lignin applications at Stora Enso, makes the case for formaldehyde-free materials for health and environmental reasons, and how that can be achieved through a bio-based binder in panel boards
Resins: The Next Era
The next era of resin innovation is adaptive chemistry informed by real-time mill data, writes Michael Lefenfeld, President and CEO, Hexion.
Hotcoating Powers On
WBPI’s Focus on Germany tour visited Kleiberit’s Weingarten base to hear the latest company developments and progress on the innovative HotCoating technology. Stephen Powney reports from Kleiberit
Raising The Level
Fusoni is a leading manufacturer of release agents and flame retardants for the wood-based panels sector. WBPI asked Monica Bobes, of Fusoni’s Sales & Service Department, some questions about its operations and developments
Wemhöner reaches landmark
Market leader in mechanical and plant engineering for wood-based material finishing, Wemhöner provides solutions and technologies for the surface finishing industry. Stephen Powney visited the company’s Herford HQ in Germany