FMMC Funded Research Projects for 1998-99

The following projects were selected by the Center Advisory Committee for the 1998-99 fiscal year. Associate Center Members can be involved directly with any of the projects by having a company representative on the Technical Monitors Group and/or by providing direct assistance in the research. If you are interested in participating with any of these projects, please contact the individuals in charge of the various projects or the Center.
- Parametric Feature-based CAD/CAM Resource

- Experimental Modeling of the Sanding Process in the Furniture Industry

- Engineering Solutions to Ergonomic Problems

- High-speed Surface Assessment of Wood Components

- Supply Chain Scheduling and Analysis

- Computer Aided Product Concept Development for Manufacturable Geometry Generation

- CAD/PDM Strategies in the Furniture Industry: Application of Research

- Furniture Panels from Recycled Nonwovens Materials

- Decoupling Strategies for Lumber Conversion