Forest and Wood Products
Research and
Development Institute
(MeKA)
Kārlis Būmanis
forest | wood | development
Vision and mission
Vision:
Mission:
is to become one of the most
effective forest and wood sector
competence centres in the Baltics
where competent and motivated
employees offer services of
product research, development
and testing, and professional
training.
is to implement the integration of
education, science and industry,
fostering the development of forest
sector to be the most competitive
and dynamic, based on knowledge
sectors in Latvia.
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Working areas
 TESTING
 RESEARCH
 EDUCATION
Services in the field
of testing and
product
development,
accredited notified
body
Research and
development
projects within wood
products and related
areas
Activities in further
training and support
for improvement of
professional
education
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Testing (1/2)
Mechanical and
physical
properties
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Reaction to fire
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Testing (2/2)
Furniture and
surface quality
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Solid biofuel quality
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Research (1/2)
Research topics:
  Wood material and product properties
  Wood material properties improvement by modification (thermal treatment,
densification)
  Glued joints and laminations for structures and components
  Influence of temperature on glued joints and strenght properties
  Light weight cellular wood material application for structural purposes, new
product development
  Studies of wood material fire behaviour, improvement of wood material fire
safety, fire safety of different material combinations and constructions
  Quality parameters of solid biomass products and influencing factors
  Modelling of energy wood flows, wood biomass availability assesment
  Monitoring of the economical situation within the sector
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Research (2/2)
Ongoing projects:
  Research of wood materials with improved
ecological value, project within Latvian Forest
Sector Wood Competence Centre, EU
Structural funds program, 2011-2015
  Design of innovative lightweight self-bearing
panels and structural elements from cellular
wood material, EU Structural funds program,
2010-2013
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Forest and Wood Products Research and
Development Institute
Dobeles iela 41, Jelgava, LV 3001, Latvia
+371 63010605
+371 63010609
meka@e-koks.lv
www.e-koks.lv
Innovation
Challenge
Development
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