AUTHOR:
Ivan CISMARU, Maria CISMARU, Adiana FOTIN, Camelia BOIERIU

Technological Design in Wood Industry. Processing to Shape and Dimensions. Vol. III - Processing Technologies for Solid Wood Components and Unedged Panels (in Romanian language)

PUBLISHED IN: Editura Universitatii "Transilvania", Brasov, 2007 ISBN 978-973-635-531-4, 340 pg.

For orders, please contact the authors at the following address: icismaru@unitbv.ro

The authors have the pleasure to announce the publication of the third volume of this book, which mainly aims to simplify the activity of conception and elaboration of the engineering documentation, necessary in the phase of industrial processing of some components like wooden frames and unedged panels.

The objectives of the book were achieved by:
- systematizing the data with regard to the components and parts used in furniture and finished wooden products manufacturing, depending on their shape, dimensions and jointing type;
- grouping the components in families of components and technology types;
- establishing the processing technologies for each type of part or component, specifying the order of operations, processing feed, machines and tools, devices and checking devices necessary to be used.

Marina CIONCA

History of Furniture. The Ancient Roman Lifestyle, House and Furniture

Editura Universitatii "Transilvania", Brasov, 2006 ISBN 973-635-835-6, 200 pg.

For orders, please contact the authors at the following address:marinacionca@unitbv.ro

This book is the result of more than ten years of documentary research. The lifestyle, the comfort of living, the furniture and its decoration techniques in Ancient Rome are a recognizable source of the configuration of modern European housing and interiors. The impulse for finalizing this monographic study was given by the sincere appreciation of the lectures given by the author on this subject at the New Design University, St. Poelten, Austria, in 2006. It addresses all readers who are interested in (re)discovering the fascination exerted by the universe of Ancient Rome.

The author wishes to address her acknowledgements to the National Council for Scientific Research in Higher Education (CNCSIS), which by financing the ongoing research project on "Eco-design and Eco-technologies for Furniture and Other Products Obtained from Secondary Natural Resources", made possible the printing of this book, which comprises information regarding the ancient origin of the utilization of sliced wooden branches for veneering furniture surfaces.

Thomas TRÜBSWETTER

Holztrocknung / Wood Drying (in German language)

PUBLISHED IN: Carl Hanser Verlag, Leipzig, 2006 ISBN-10: 3-446-40477-5; ISBN-13: 978-3-446-40477-9 204 pg.

For orders, please contact the publishing house at the following address:http://www.hanser.de/buch.asp?isbn=978-3-446-40477-9&area=Technik

A most valuable technical book, with a rich informational content, most useful both to production specialists and teaching & research staff. This is how the latest publication in the field of wood drying can be resumed in only a few words. The book is the result of Prof. Thomas Trübswetter's lifetime work as a teacher at Fachhochschule Rosenheim (Germany), trainer of more than 30 generations of students and, at the same time, a renown consultant on matters of drying and other heat treatments of wood. The book combines in an inspired way the essential theoretical aspects of wood drying with the application of diverse drying technologies in practice. It also contains valuable information on matters of kiln design, with a view to assist users and kiln producers in improving drying quality and kiln construction.

Nicolae TARAN

Circular Saws for Mechanical Wood Processing (in Romanian language)

Editura Universitatii "Transilvania", Brasov, 2007 ISBN 978-973-598-050-4, 277 pg.

For orders, please contact the authors at the following address:tarann@unitbv.ro

The book represents a new apparition in the field of construction and exploitation of wood-processing machine-tools. The book was structured having as a starting point a brief analysis of the method of wood processing with circular saws and tools construction, followed by a presentation of machine-tools grouped on technological operations, constructive types and even models. Older and newer circular saws, with simple or complex construction, as well as new generation equipments are presented.

To facilitate understanding, graphic illustration was used on an extended scale. A conventional presentation mode was approached, but originally adapted in accordance to the author's thinking and concept.