The Action aims at the improvement of existing and the development of novel methods and techniques for fast and accurate quality assessment along the forestry wood chain. Special attention is given to a) scanning of round wood for inherent wood properties, b) determination of moisture content and distortions, and c) assessment of strength, stiffness and visual appearance of timber and wood products.
European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research
Quality control for wood and wood products
Action E53
COST is an intergovernmental European framework for international co-operation between nationally funded
research activities. COST creates scientific networks and enables scientists to collaborate in a wide spectrum of
activities in research and technology. COST activities are administered by the COST Office.
Chairman: Robert Kliger
Duration: 2006 – 2010
Countries participating in COST Action E53:
AT, BE, BG, CH, HR, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, HU, IE, IT, LV, LT,
NL, NO, PL, PT, SE, SI, SR, SK, UK
Management Committee Members from BULGARIA:Julia MIHAILOVA
The principal aim of the COST Action E53 is toimprove methods of quality control in processing
round wood and timber to ensure that timberproducts and components meet the requirements of
the users. The Action will also promote theimprovement of specifications for timber products
and contribute to the economic optimisation ofproduction so that the full environmental and
sustainability benefits of the forestry wood chaincan be realised.
Participations from Bulgaria:
Working Group 1: Working Group 2: Working Group 3:
Scanning for for wood properties Moisture content and distortion Strength, stiffness and appearance grading
Neno Tritchkov Veselin Brezin, Victor Savov Julia Mihailova
Publications:
- Mihailova J., N. Tritchkov. 2006. “The Wood Processing Industry in Bulgaria”.
International Workshop on State of the Art in Quality control, COST Action E53, Sopron,
Hungary.
- Mihailova J. and V.Savov. 2008. ASSESSMENT OF CONFORMITY TO
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY OF PRODUCTS FROM
WOODWORKING INDUSTRY IN THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA, COST E53
Conference “End user’s needs for wood material and products”, Delft, The Netherlands,
ISBN/EAN: 978-90-5638-202-5, 87-96;
- SAVOV V. and J. MIHAILOVA. 2009. engineering of TENSILE strength
quality class at hard fiberboards manufacturing process.
Proceedings of COST E 53 Conference “Economic and Technical aspects on quality
control for wood and wood products”,Lisbon, Portugal; ISBN: 978-989-96428-1-2;
235 – 244
Events:
- COST E53Training School “Methods for measuring of moisturecontent and assessment of
timberquality”. 2006. Hamburg, Germany;
- International Workshop on State of the Art in Quality Control. 2006. Sopron, Hungary;
- COST E53 Conference “Quality Control for Improving Competitiveness of Wood
Industries”, 2007.Warsaw, Poland;
- COST E53 WG Meetings & Wood Drying Seminar, Wednesday. 2008. Oslo, Norway
- COST E53 Conference “End user’s needs for wood material and products”. 2008.
Delft, The Netherlands;
- COST E53 Meeting EDG Drying Seminar »Improvement of Wood Drying Quality by
Conventional and Advanced Drying Techniques «. 2009.Bled, Slovenia;
- COST E 53 Conference “Economic and Technical aspects on quality control for
wood and wood products”. 2009.Lisbon, Portugal;
- Final conference of COST Action E53: ‘Quality control for wood & wood products’.
2010. Edinburgh, UK
Useful links: www.CostE53.net ; http://cost.cordis.lu
Weekly rehearsal schedule:
