Tuesday, June 12, 2018 12:00 AM - Wednesday, June 13, 2018 1:00 AM

Sponsored by IUFRO Working Party 5.04.13 - Industrial Engineering, Operation Analysis and Logistics

(and yes, sorry the time is correct - midnight on June 12th for those in the U.S. Pacific Time - the lecturer is presenting at 3pm Malaysia time)

Presented by Judith Gisip, Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Bio-Composite Technology Program. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

In wood-based machining operations, tool wear is the one critical factor that needs to be addressed and overcome. Vast studies on tool wear have indicated that the two pressing issues related to tool wear are on methods to reduce and to measure it. This webinar will introduce the subject in tool wear in terms of its mechanisms and effects among others, followed by a promising method on how to increase tool life of tungsten carbide tools.

Instructions to access WebEx

1. Go to https://virginiatech.webex.com
2. Enter WebEx session number 648 885 702
3. If this is your first time using WebEx, the platform will ask you to install the WebEx client. It will take a couple of minutes
4. Once you are logged-in, please adjust your microphone and speakers preferences.

This event appears on the following calendars:

• Oregon Wood Innovation Center*