ChallengesWhat are the problems faced by the industry in this area?Fibre supply, cost, and raw material qualityDemographic changes and shortage of labour with skills needed for evolving manufacturing technologiesLack of automation/robotization and other disruptive technologies and processesProfit margins erosion, and limited manufacturing flexibility and agilityActionsWhat does FPInnovations do to address the challenges?Develop economically viable engineered wood products (EWP) from low-value wood and forestry and sawmill residuesDemonstrate value of digitalization and modelling, and decision-support tools for EWPDemonstrate technologies to replace physical aspects of selected strenuous jobsDemonstrate new process/technology to minimize finesDevelop next generation of fibre-based and multi-application engineered panelsMaximize performance of key EWP manufacturing processesGoals & ImpactsWhat are the goals to reach and what are the impacts on members?By 2023, demonstrate technologies for five non-traditional productsImprove manufacturing efficiency and leverage existing processing dataNNImprove resin efficiency; reduce panel density while maintaining panel performance
