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Yield improvement in Rubberwood sawmilling through the saw, dry and rip (SDR) technique

Verbesserung der Ausbeute beim Einschnitt von Gummibaumholz mittels dem SDR-Verfahren

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The volume recovery, product quality and process economics of Rubberwood sawmilling using the conventional live sawing process and the saw dry and rip (SDR) process is described. The results showed that the SDR process, together with high temperature drying resulted in higher volume recovery and product quality compared to the conventional live sawing process.

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  1. Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    J. Ratnasingam

  2. Faculty of Wood Technology, Hochschule Rosenheim, 83024, Rosenheim, Germany

    F. Scholz

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Ratnasingam, J., Scholz, F. Yield improvement in Rubberwood sawmilling through the saw, dry and rip (SDR) technique. Eur. J. Wood Prod. 70, 525–526 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-011-0556-9

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