Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00404, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Gong, Meng (University of New Brunswick)|Gong, Meng (Université du Nouveau-Brunswick), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : New Brunswick|Nouveau-Brunswick, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Lawrence Wood Products Ltd. (Lawrence Wood) of Hanwell, New Brunswick, is a small-scale company_x000D_
producing drumsticks, about 80% of which are made of hickory. Hickory is a widely-accepted wood species for_x000D_
making drumsticks due to its high density and good shock absorbing capacity. Lawrence Wood purchases_x000D_
hickory mainly from USA. However, the price and availability of hickory may become uncertain due to_x000D_
possible renegotiation or even termination of the North American Free Trade Agreement. To overcome this_x000D_
risk, an alternative way is to seek local hardwood species and/or engineered wood material(s). The proponent,_x000D_
Dr. Meng Gong, has recommended to use, via the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) densification technology,_x000D_
densified wood to make drumsticks. It is expected that the THM densified wood will have an increased density_x000D_
that reaches or exceeds the density of hickory, and therefore will have similar or even superior mechanical and_x000D_
acoustic properties. Dr. Meng Gong has successfully conducted a series of research projects on the_x000D_
improvement of the surface properties of low density wood in the last decade. He and his team have developed_x000D_
a set of THM densification processing parameters for aspen and balsam fir locally grown in Atlantic region._x000D_
This THM technology can be easily transferred to other wood species such as white ash, by optimizing the_x000D_
densification parameters. From the outcomes of this proposed project, the ultimate goal of the follow-up R&D_x000D_
research will be the development of a production line for making densified wood, and commercialization of the_x000D_
densified wood drumsticks. This project is expected to take 6 months to complete. The THM densified wood to_x000D_
be developed will ensure that Lawrence Wood has a long-term source of sustainable wood for making_x000D_
drumsticks. It will no doubt enhance the competitiveness of Canadian wood products on the global market,_x000D_
create new products for wood products manufacturers, and furthermore add new job opportunities., program purpose french : Lawrence Wood Products Ltd. (Lawrence Wood) of Hanwell, New Brunswick, is a small-scale company_x000D_
producing drumsticks, about 80% of which are made of hickory. Hickory is a widely-accepted wood species for_x000D_
making drumsticks due to its high density and good shock absorbing capacity. Lawrence Wood purchases_x000D_
hickory mainly from USA. However, the price and availability of hickory may become uncertain due to_x000D_
possible renegotiation or even termination of the North American Free Trade Agreement. To overcome this_x000D_
risk, an alternative way is to seek local hardwood species and/or engineered wood material(s). The proponent,_x000D_
Dr. Meng Gong, has recommended to use, via the thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) densification technology,_x000D_
densified wood to make drumsticks. It is expected that the THM densified wood will have an increased density_x000D_
that reaches or exceeds the density of hickory, and therefore will have similar or even superior mechanical and_x000D_
acoustic properties. Dr. Meng Gong has successfully conducted a series of research projects on the_x000D_
improvement of the surface properties of low density wood in the last decade. He and his team have developed_x000D_
a set of THM densification processing parameters for aspen and balsam fir locally grown in Atlantic region._x000D_
This THM technology can be easily transferred to other wood species such as white ash, by optimizing the_x000D_
densification parameters. From the outcomes of this proposed project, the ultimate goal of the follow-up R&D_x000D_
research will be the development of a production line for making densified wood, and commercialization of the_x000D_
densified wood drumsticks. This project is expected to take 6 months to complete. The THM densified wood to_x000D_
be developed will ensure that Lawrence Wood has a long-term source of sustainable wood for making_x000D_
drumsticks. It will no doubt enhance the competitiveness of Canadian wood products on the global market,_x000D_
create new products for wood products manufacturers, and furthermore add new job opportunities., agreement title english : Development of engineered wooden drumsticks, agreement title french : Development of engineered wooden drumsticks, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-08-23, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada