Research & Development Centre for Wood-Based Panels Ltd. in Czarna Woda
OB-RPPD Ltd. in Czarna Woda was established by merging the Plywood, Fibeeboard and Chipboard Industry Laboratories and it continues conducting their activities. The oldest of them, the Fibreboard Industry Laboratory, started its activity in 1957. The aim of the Centre is to inspire and stimulate technical and technological progress in the wood-based panel industry, in particular through:
- developing new technologies for manufacturing wood-based panels,
- conducting research in the field of technological development, modernization of machines and equipment with regard to improvement of product properties, but also protecting natural environment and saving such resources as: energy, materials and water,
- developing technical and technological expertise on production processes, machines and equipment,
- identification and counteracting the harmful effects of industry on the environment and working conditions,
- testing finished products and providing assistance in obtaining certificates, technical approvals and patents,
- making forecasts for the production volumes of particular types of wood-based panels and forecasting demand for raw and auxiliary materials,
- doing analyses of trends in the production and demand for particular types of wood-based panels both in Poland and Europe,
- participating and assisting in the dissemination of new technical and technological solutions in the wood-based panel industry, including the design and manufacture of non-standard components and installations,
- providing scientific, technical, economic and patent information as well as giving advice on industrial property protection,
- giving opportunity for experimental, pilot and semi-technical production of panel materials
Representatives of the Research and Development Centre participate in standardization works of such Technical Committees:
- No. 100 - for products made of wood and wood-based materials,
- No. 215 – for design and construction of wood-based materials and structures,
- No. 308 – for evaluation of hazardous substances in construction products.
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