Forestcluster Ltd

Forestcluster Ltd - Paving the way for a biosociety of sustainable development

Forest cluster aims at doubling the value of the industry's products and services by the year 2030 when compared to 2006. The goal is to ensure that at least 50 per cent of production value is based on new and innovative world-class products and services.

As one of Finland's six Strategic Centres for science, technology and innovation, Forestcluster Ltd's strategic goal is to develop industry expertise by facilitating and providing opportunities for networking among companies and research organizations; and channeling financing to goal-oriented research.

Material Technology Invention Prize awarded to inventors of a new direct dissolving method of cellulose30.01.2012

In the awarded method, the cellulose is treated with enzymes and subsequently mixed with an alkali, frozen and then melted. The result is an alkali cellulose solution. The process is environmentally friendly and does not require hazardous chemicals.The invention may have a significant national impact as it has direct relevance to the forest industry.

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Researcher of the month: Sami Lamminen 01.02.2012

Intelligent Operator Tutoring Systems for Wood Harvesting increases productivity

Researcher Sami Lamminen takes part in a research program EffFibre (Value Through Intensive and Efficient Fibre supply) WP3 of Forestcluster Ltd. The work package focuses on intelligent operator tutoring systems for wood harvesting. The goal is to bring exact information about the distribution of the trees, the topography, the trafficability of strip roads and the location of timber on harvesting site which eases the forest machine operator’s decision making process for wood harvesting. The project is led by Jarmo Hämäläinen from Metsäteho Oy.

 

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