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Proceedings of SawTech 2001The Seventh International Conference
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| Message from the Conference Chairman | i |
| Conference Organizing Committee | ii |
| Biographical Information About the Speakers and Moderators | iii |
| SESSION I. SAWMILL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS |
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| Satisfying Consumer Demand - A Comprehensive View on the Sawmill Economy by Simulation Techniques. Urban Nordmark and Sorin Chiorescu, Division of Wood Technology, Skellefteå Campus, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. | 3 |
| Profiling Capability in Shape Sawing Systems. Mike Dockter, Mechanical Engineering Manager, USNR, Woodland Division, Washington. | 11 |
| Quality Yield Capability of Band and Circular Sawing Machines. Jaakko Vuorilehto, inX Systems, Kerava, Finland. | 21 |
| Dimensioning and Tolerancing when Sawing Logs into Lumber. Louw van Wyk, New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Roturua, New Zealand. | 37 |
| Optimized Bandsaw Feed. Warren L. Myrfield, Process Control Consultants, Olympia, Washington, USA. | 47 |
| Bandsaw Production Requirements. Dave Macey, Pacific/Hoe Saw and Knife Co., Portland, Oregon, USA. | 59 |
| Measuring Top Wheel Damping. Louw van Wyk and Peter Bayne, New Zealand Forest Research Institute, Roturua, Zealand. | 67 |
| New Design Developments for Circular Saw Arbors And Saw Centering Devices for Saw Grinding Machines. Jim Mantei, General Manager, Vancouver Gear Works, Ltd., Richmond BC, Canada. | 79 |
| A Comparison of Saw Arbor Performance. Mike Boudreau, General Manager, Delta Drive Systems, Salmon Arm, B.C., Canada. | 91 |
| A Comparison of Two Approaches to Sawing Slats. John Schultz, Super Thin Saws, Waterbury, Vermont, USA, and Franz Haas, Wintersteiger GmbH, Austria. | 109 |
| Health and Safety in the Sawmilling Industry. Rolf Birkeland, Professor, Department of Forest Sciences, Agricultural University of Norway, Aas, Norway. | 119 |
| SESSION II. NEW MATERIALS FOR SAW BLADES |
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| The Effects of Heating and Cooling of Circular Saws. Bruce Lehmann, General Manager, Cal Saw Canada, Langley, BC, Canada. | 123 |
| The Effect of Material Properties on Circular Saw Performance: Comparing Stainless and Conventional Alloy Steels. Warren Bird, President, California Saw & Knife Works, San Francisco, California, USA. | 135 |
| Advances in Saw Tooth Tipping Materials. Margaret Ziomek-Moroz1, Ryszard Szymani2, Joe Tylczak1 , Jeffrey Hawk1, James B.C. Wu3, Louw DeJong3, 1Albany Research Center, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Albany, Oregon, 2Wood Machining Institute, Berkeley, California, 3Deloro Stellite Group, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. | 143 |
| SESSION III. SAW DESIGN AND OPERATION |
153 |
| Super-critical Speed Sawing Revisited. John Taylor, Group Leader, Forintek Canada Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada. | 155 |
| Self-Tensioning Circular Saw Blades. Anthony Renshaw, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA. | 161 |
| Unconventional Approaches For Reducing Circular Saw Guide Wear. Leonard Valadez, Vice President, California Saw & Knife Works, Tacoma, Washington, USA. | 169 |
| Effect of Side Clearance on Guided Saw Cutting Accuracy. Gary S. Schajer and S. Udupi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada. | 179 |
| Quality Assurance For The Saw Tooth Geometry and Sharpness. Jim Turner, Circular Innovations, A Division of California Cedar Products, Stockton, California, USA. | 193 |
The Proceedings of SawTech 2001 are
vailable for U.S. $79 prepaid (California residents must add 8.25% sales tax)
plus handling and shipping charges; $10 in USA, $14 to Canada, $20 to Europe,
$25 to Australia and Japan. To order the proceedings, contact:
Wood Machining Institute
420 N. Civic Drive, #406
Walnut Creek, CA 94596, USA
Tel & Fax: 1-925-943-5240
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