ROMI-RIP: An analysis tool for rip-first roughmill operations

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 57-60

  Thomas, R Edward ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MACHINING; SAWING; SAWMILLS;

WOOD CUTTING;

WOOD;

EID: 0029748921     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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