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Tafisa Canada, which operates North America’s largest integrated manufacturing facility for particleboard and decorative panels, will exhibit at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo ...
The process of spinning angora rabbit fiber to create yarn for knitting a vintage 1960s hat pattern.
Explore why small teak wood with intricate batik patterns remains a favorite choice for furniture making among the Javanese. Teak wood, known for its strength, beauty, and durability, combined ...
While sustainably-grown wood can be an economical and eco-friendly building material, its relatively low tensile strength limits its potential applications. That could soon change, however, thanks ...
Using components from readily abundant renewable wood and corn, researchers have created an eco-friendly natural detergent that cleans stains from dishes and clothes.
Metsä Group (Helsinki, Finland) has begun the pre-engineering process for its first commercial Kuura textile fiber mill, with the plan to prepare for the fiber’s eventual industrial production. Kuura ...
They each have their own pros and cons. Water-Based These wood fillers combine water with other materials such as wood fibers, cellulose, and gypsum.
Looking at either stream of production in isolation has advantages and disadvantages, but the combination of new, fresh fibers and recycled fibers maximizes fiber reuse and enables circularity. By ...
A ground-breaking study presents non-wood cellulose as a sustainable alternative for textile fiber production, offering solutions to environmental concerns and paving the way for a circular ...
Discover Wabash National's innovative patent for a composite structure combining fiber-reinforced plastic and wood, enhancing strength and adhesion with advanced co-cure technology.
The University of Maine is swapping concrete for wood materials to print houses using what it calls the largest polymer 3D printer in the world.
After combing through 30 years of data, a team of scientists may have found evidence of repeatable evolution in stick insects. The findings are described in a study published May 24 in the journal ...