Even if the Italian wood industry is very developed, the production of timber at national level is inadequate and approximately 80% of the raw material is imported. In addition, the amount of small dimension and low quality Italian timber is increasing. IVALSA, in collaboration with local administrations and Italian companies, promoted some studies in order to provide new products to the wood industry. The investigated productive fields were: Solid Wood Panel (SWP) production and their utilization for indoor furniture; solid wood flooring; outdoor furniture by innovative design of park benches; noise barriers. All the experimentations followed common principles: - the use of raw material characterised by low dimensions and low quality; - the development of prototypes characterized by innovative design; - the evaluation of customers liking on the finished products. The studies show that it is possible to find one, or more, innovative solutions to add value to low quality wood. The wood properties should be exalted with a correct and careful design; this represents a real chance to add value to national timber and to improve the use of secondary wood species.
Product development with Italian underutilized hardwood species
BERTI S;BRUNETTI M;
2007
Abstract
Even if the Italian wood industry is very developed, the production of timber at national level is inadequate and approximately 80% of the raw material is imported. In addition, the amount of small dimension and low quality Italian timber is increasing. IVALSA, in collaboration with local administrations and Italian companies, promoted some studies in order to provide new products to the wood industry. The investigated productive fields were: Solid Wood Panel (SWP) production and their utilization for indoor furniture; solid wood flooring; outdoor furniture by innovative design of park benches; noise barriers. All the experimentations followed common principles: - the use of raw material characterised by low dimensions and low quality; - the development of prototypes characterized by innovative design; - the evaluation of customers liking on the finished products. The studies show that it is possible to find one, or more, innovative solutions to add value to low quality wood. The wood properties should be exalted with a correct and careful design; this represents a real chance to add value to national timber and to improve the use of secondary wood species.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
