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Laser incising of wood: A Review

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Laser incising of wood: A Review. / Nath, Subhasisa; Waugh, David; Ormondroyd, Graham et al.
In: Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 45, No. 4-6, 2020, p. 381-403.

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Nath, S, Waugh, D, Ormondroyd, G, Spear, M, Pitman, A, Curling, S & Mason, P 2020, 'Laser incising of wood: A Review', Lasers in Engineering, vol. 45, no. 4-6, pp. 381-403.

APA

Nath, S., Waugh, D., Ormondroyd, G., Spear, M., Pitman, A., Curling, S., & Mason, P. (2020). Laser incising of wood: A Review. Lasers in Engineering, 45(4-6), 381-403.

CBE

Nath S, Waugh D, Ormondroyd G, Spear M, Pitman A, Curling S, Mason P. 2020. Laser incising of wood: A Review. Lasers in Engineering. 45(4-6):381-403.

MLA

Nath, Subhasisa et al. "Laser incising of wood: A Review". Lasers in Engineering. 2020, 45(4-6). 381-403.

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Nath S, Waugh D, Ormondroyd G, Spear M, Pitman A, Curling S et al. Laser incising of wood: A Review. Lasers in Engineering. 2020;45(4-6):381-403. Epub 2020 Mar 13.

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Nath, Subhasisa ; Waugh, David ; Ormondroyd, Graham et al. / Laser incising of wood: A Review. In: Lasers in Engineering. 2020 ; Vol. 45, No. 4-6. pp. 381-403.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Laser incising of wood: A Review

AU - Nath, Subhasisa

AU - Waugh, David

AU - Ormondroyd, Graham

AU - Spear, Morwenna

AU - Pitman, Andrew

AU - Curling, Simon

AU - Mason, Paul

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - Preservative treatment is necessary to provide adequate service lives in products manufactured from low durability timbers. However, the low permeability of the heartwoods of many species leads to poor preservative uptake and penetration. To improve treatment, incising has been used to produce new flow paths. Laser incising is effective at improving flow of preservative into wood and is said to produce less mechanical damage and loss of strength than conventional mechanical incising. This review provides an overview of laser incision of woods, including the effects of laser types (wavelength and pulse duration) on incision rate, preservative treatability/retention in wood and structural changes to the wood. Best practices and further areas for development for laser incising of wood are also presented and discussed.

AB - Preservative treatment is necessary to provide adequate service lives in products manufactured from low durability timbers. However, the low permeability of the heartwoods of many species leads to poor preservative uptake and penetration. To improve treatment, incising has been used to produce new flow paths. Laser incising is effective at improving flow of preservative into wood and is said to produce less mechanical damage and loss of strength than conventional mechanical incising. This review provides an overview of laser incision of woods, including the effects of laser types (wavelength and pulse duration) on incision rate, preservative treatability/retention in wood and structural changes to the wood. Best practices and further areas for development for laser incising of wood are also presented and discussed.

UR - https://www.oldcitypublishing.com/journals/lie-home/lie-issue-contents/lie-volume-45-number-4-6-2020/

M3 - Article

VL - 45

SP - 381

EP - 403

JO - Lasers in Engineering

JF - Lasers in Engineering

SN - 0898-1507

IS - 4-6

ER -