Objective THE FIRST PHASE WILL BE CARRIED OUT ENTIRELY BY RPA, A CONSULTANCY COMPANY WHOSE SPECIALITY IS THE DOMAINE OF RAW MATERIALS AND ENERGY. THROUGH ITS EXPERIENCE IN THE WOOD INDUSTRY IN THE EEC SCANDINAVIA AND NORTH AMERICA, RPA WILL BE IN A POSITION TO DRAW UP AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL WAYS TO IMPROVE THE YIELD OF MEDIUM SIZED SOFT-WOOD SAW MILLS. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY INTERVIEWS WITH MANAGERS OF MODERNIZED SAW MILLS AS WELL AS PLANT CONSTRUCTORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF SAW MILL ASSOCIATIONS. THE SECOND PHASE WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CLOSE COOPERATION BETWEEN RPA AND THE MANAGERS OF SIAT SAW MILLS. THOSE TECHNICAL PROPOSITIONS WHICH EMERGE WILL BE DETAILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE OPTION COMPANY, A BRANCH OF TELEMECANIQUE WHICH SPECIALISES IN THE AUTOMATION OF INDUSTRIAL INSTALLATIONS. THE RESULTS OF THIS ANALYSIS WILL BE USED TO HIGHLIGHT THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE SOLUTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE FIRST PHASE, IN ORDER TO SELECT ONE AND TO STUDY ITS PROFITABILITY. AFTER THESE TWO PHASES RPA WILL PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE EEC WHICH WILL RESUME THE PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS OF THE ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH WHICH HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT. AT THE SAME TIME THIS REPORT WILL COMMENT ON THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPROVEMENT IN YIELD IN MEDIUM SIZED SOFT-WOOD SAW MILLS AND ON AREAS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WHICH COULD BE ENCOURAGED BY THE EEC. Programme(s) PRE-RAWMAT 2C - Research and development programme (EEC) in the raw materials sector, 1982-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator RPA SA EU contribution No data Address 12 RUE DE PENTHIEVRE 75008 PARIS France See on map Total cost No data
