The abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis): An industrial perspective

Holz als Roh - und Werkstoff

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-196

  Ratnasingam, J ^a   Reid, H F ^b   Perkins, M C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b Buckinghamshire College   (United Kingdom)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE BELTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; WOOD;

ABRASIVE SANDING; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; RUBBERWOOD;

WOOD PRODUCTS;

OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SANDING; WOOD; WOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0036624261     PISSN: 00183768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00107-002-0285-1     Document Type: Article

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