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Technology Marketing Unit
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Madison, WI 53726

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Publications

Publications available online are Portable Document Format (PDF) (Adobe Acrobat) files and may be accessed by following the highlighted link. These files may be downloaded (for viewing or printing) by clicking on the linked titles. The Adobe Acrobat Reader (preferably version 3.0 or later) must be installed on your system to view or print a PDF document. The Acrobat Reader may be part of your Web browser, or you may download it from Adobe free of charge. 
 
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You may also search the full-text database of online FPL publications for documents containing specific words or phrases. The following publications are only a small part of the publications available at FPL.

General Explanations

Techlines

These 1- to 2-page summary sheets describe an array of concepts, emerging technologies, recent developments, and state-of-the-art knowledge of results wood utilization research efforts. They are intended to facilitate the transfer of USDA Forest Service research and technology to State and local governments and to the private sector. Techlines are separated by subject matter into the following categories:

  • New Releases
  • Biodiversity and Biosystematics of Fungi
  • Decay Processes and Bioprocessing
  • Durability
  • General
  • Papermaking and Paper Recycling
  • Properties and Use of Wood, Composites, and Fiber Products
  • Recycling of Wood Products
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Timber and Fiber Demand and Technology Assessment
  • Wood Anatomy and Identification
  • Wood Chemistry

Publications

The publications available here are of a general nature pertaining to wood utilization and marketing efforts and are only a small part of the database of FPL publications. They are grouped by general category and then broken into specific subject areas as follows:


  • Log Yards, Log Grading, Defects, and Scaling
  • Sawmilling
    • Sawing, Saws, and Saw Design
    • Improved Efficiency and Lumber Recovery
  • Quality Control and Statistical Process Control
  • Lumber Drying, Storage, and Handling
  • Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing
  • Residues
  • Special Forest Products
  • Forest Products Recycling
  • Forest Products Business Management
  • Forest Products Marketing

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 FPL Techlines

Recent Releases

Properties and Use of Wood, Composites, and Fiber Products

Surface Chemistry

Timber & Fiber Demand and Technology Assessment


Publications

Log Grading and Scaling

Sawmilling

Sawing, Saws, and Saw Design

Improved Sawmill Efficiency and Lumber Recovery


    Quality Improvement and Statistical Process Control (SPC)


    Results-Driven Approach to Improving Quality and Productivity

    Statistical Process Control and Other Tools for Continuous Improvement 

    Quality Control Troubleshooting Tools for the Mill Floor  

Secondary Wood Products Manufacturing

Special Forest Products

Forest Products Recycling

Forest Products Business Management

Forest Products Marketing

For information on individual State primary and secondary forest products industries, contact the appropriate State Forester

Technology Marketing Unit Special Reports

 

Small Diameter and Underutilized Material

Small Diameter Utilization Issues and Opportunities

Biomass Energy

Wood Technology Handbooks & Reference Materials

Forest Products Laboratory Publications

Dividends (Semiannual Listing of New Publications)

Topical Publication Lists

Special Reports

Wood Technology

Nondestructive Evaluation of Wood

Internal Defect Detection Success Story

Economics and Resource Assessment

Wood Preservation

Treatability of Native Softwood Species of the Northeastern United States

Panels and Wood Composites

Engineered Wood Products

Tropical Woods

Paints and Finishes

Painting and Finishing Factsheets

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