Plywood & Panel Products Technology
About the Division
PPPT DDIVISION’S thrust area is conservation of natural forests through efficient utilization of existing wood resources and development and adoption of technologies for manufacturing wood alternates and panel products from plantation timber and bamboo including renewable fibers to meet the vital needs of our developing society.
The activity of the division includes research on all aspects of production of sawn timber, manufacturing plywood and other allied engineered and reconstituted wood and lignocellulosic products, including improvement of materials, manufacturing processes, machines and appliances and conditions of work standard of factories.
Development of suitable adhesives for bonding all the kinds of woods and wood based materials continues to be an important R&D activity of the division. The division has greater contirubtion in formulating Bio-adhesives using various renewable materials of natural origin viz., cardanol, lignin, black liquor, tannin, soya defatted chunks as a partial replacement for phenol in phenolic resins. Has also developed amino resins with low formaldehyde emissions to address the global concerns of green house gas emissions.
Training in connection with forest product utilization for plywood industry and trade and allied industries in technology of agro and forests products, adhesives and laminates, and/or synthetic finishing and manufacturing machinery.
Standardization and testing of all forest products viz. plywood, wood, timber, hardboard, particleboard, chipboard, furniture, glue-lam, compreg, doors, block board, flush doors, veneered panels, veneers, laminated panels, composite boards, and the products of allied trade and industry.
Mandate
Processing engineering of raw materials for developming panel products including Saw Doctoring and Saw Milling
Manufacturing plywood and other allied reconstituted and lignocellulosic products
Development of synthetic resin and adhesive composition including bio-adhesives
evaluation of resin charecteristics and testing of resin including preservative chemical retention
Product designing, development and Quality assessment
Development and evaluation of fire rated door and panel products
Formulation/revision/amendement of National Standards for panel products
Analysis and testing of chemicals and emission of volatile compunds from wood composites
Research Activities
Study on process optimization and the performance of cross laminated timber (CLT)using plantation species.
Development of medium and high density plywood using plantation species of eucalyptus and poplar (IP/188/CHEM/DS/HDP/2020)
Comparative study on Formaldehyde emission level in wood-based panels using different test methods (IP/207/Chem/MBS/FE/2021)
Investigating the performance of resins made using glyoxal. (IP/200/Chem/MBS/GlyoxalResin/2021)
Establish Centre Of Excellence On Coir Composites (CECC) for utilization of coir fibres for transforming into high value added coir composites
Evaluation of lignin for its suitability in the manufacture of Phenol Lignin Formaldehyde Resin/Adhesive for Boiling Water Resistance grade Plywood
Ongoing Researh Programmes
Establish Centre Of Excellence On Coir Composites (CECC) for utilization of coir fibres for transforming into high value added coir composites
Evaluation of lignin for its suitability in the manufacture of Phenol Lignin Formaldehyde Resin/Adhesive for Boiling Water Resistance grade Plywood.
Evaluation of suitability of currency briquettes replacement with wood particles for the manufacture of particle board
Design of fabrication techniques for construction of Bamboo Composite Houses using modular panel system
Establish Centre of Excellence On Coir Composites (CECC) for utilization of coir fibres for transforming into high value added coir composites.
Suitability of plantation grown timber species received from Tamil Nadu for manufacture of Plywood and Particle Board.
Completed Research Projects
Development of bio- adhesives from renewable materials
Development of flattened bamboo composites and Laminated Bamboo lumber (LBL) for housing compounds
Development of technology for the manufacture of corrugated roofing sheets from coir non-woven felt
Life Cycle Assessment of Wood and Bamboo Composite Products
Energy auditing and carbon footing in manufacture of bamboo mat corrugated sheet (BMCS) and bamboo mat ridge cap (BMRC)
To Study the Techno-Economic Feasibility for the Development and Commercialization of Particle Board from Jute Stickss
Study on the Suitability of pith and wood dust for the manufacturing of particle composite and core plugs
To establish centre of excellence on coir composites (CECC)for utilization of coir fibres for transforming into high value added coir composites for various end use applications
Evaluation of lignin for its suitability for the manufacture of lignin formaldehyde resin/adhesive for boiling water resistance grade plywood
Services Rendered
Consultancies
Facilities and Equipments
Plywood Plant
Saw Mill
Finger-Jointing and Edge Lamination
Sawdoctoring
Centre for Bamboo Development (CBD)
Maintenance Workshop and Carpentry Shop
Wood Preservation Lab
Adhesive Technology Lab
Mechanical Testing Lab (CENTEC)
Particle Board Plant
Formaldehyde Emission Test Chamber
Peeling lathe for processing plantation timbers
Ultra filtration equipment
Microscope with software analysis system
Research & Support Staff
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Smt. Sudhamani
Senior Stenographer
12
Shri. Palla Goutham Yadav
Junior Stenographer
13
Smt. M. Salma
Junior Stenographer
14
Shri. K.B. Basavarajaiah
Technical Officer
15
Shri. H.H. Thippeshappa
Technical Officer
16
Shri. N. Prakash
Technical Officer
17
Shri. D. Ravi
Technical Officer
18
Shri. Kalyan Chakravarthy
Technical Officer
19
Shri. Ramesh Karri
Technical Officer
20
Shri. S. Muthukumaran
Senior Technical Assistant
21
Shri. K.S. Prabhakara
Senior Technical Assistant
22
Shri. Jagadeesha
Senior Technical Assistant
23
Shri Arjun
Senior Technical Assistant
24
Shri. B.R. Chandrashekar
Technical Assistant
25
Shri. G.B. Mahadevaiah
Technical Assistant
26
Shri. R. Srinivas Murthy
Technical Assistant
27
Shri. K. Mahesh
Technical Assistant
28
Shri. D. Harshavardhan
Technician
29
Shri. K. Srinivasa
Technical Assistant
30
Shri. P. Ravichandra
MTS
31
Shri. Munikrishnappa
MTS
32
Shri. O. Nagabhshan
MTS
33
Shri. S. Ajithmarshal
MTS
34
Shri. Praveen
MTS
35
Shri. S. Muthuraj
MTS
"Internationally recognized center of expertise with an exhaustive source of data and information in the area of wood science and technology with particular reference to wood based panels"
IWST, Bengaluru
The Government of Mysore had set up a Forest Research Laboratory (FRL) at Bangalore in 1938. In the initial years, work was carried out mainly on properties and uses of different timber species.!
