Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to:
- describe the manufacturing processes of plywood and LVL board products
- know the main end uses of both board type
- define the technical properties of both board types
- know the further processing possibilities of both board types
- produce plywood in laboratory environment and make standard quality tests

Implementation and methods of teaching

The course introduces:
- The Finnish plywood industry and its history
- The Finnish LVL industry and its history
- learn the manufacturing processes of plywood and LVL
- understand the applications of plywood and LVL
- know the technical properties of plywood and LVL products
- plywood is produced in the laboratory
- be able to test the manufactured boards according to the standards
- possible excursion to a plywood or LVL mill

Learning material and recommended literature

- Wood-Based Panels Industry. Varis 2017.
- ePUB: Wood-Based Panels Industry
- lectures

Contents

• Raw material in the plywood and LVL industry
• Plywood industry
• LVL industry

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Basic knowledge of wood technology and the forest industry is useful but not essential

Assessment criteria

All weekly assignments must be completed satisfactorily
• All laboratory work must be completed (reports and seminar presentation completed)
• All tests must be performed
• Each exam is graded 0-100%
• The course grade base is the average of all exams
• <50% = 0
• 50-59% = 1
• 60-69% = 2
• 70-79% = 3
• 80-89% = 4
• 90-100% = 5
• Laboratory work: plywood production

Assessment scale

1-5