TheLaBoMaPWood Materials and Machining team was approached by members of the Color Circle project to contribute its expertise and knowledge to the process of promoting the use of wood in short supply chains. Louis DENAUD, HDR lecturer and researcher at the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Cluny, discusses this European project. He is delighted thatArts et Métiers LaBoMaP are involved in projects that prioritize short supply chains and limit the environmental impact of industrial activity.
Issues that define the DNA of the LaBoMaP's Materials and Wood Machining team.
THE APPROACH TO PROMOTING SHORT-CHAIN WOOD, THE DNA OF LABOMAP
The LaBoMaP Wood Materials and Machining team, made up of around fifteen people, is particularly interested in promoting fast-growing woods such as Douglas fir and secondary-quality hardwoods through the development of technical wood products suited to construction needs, such as Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) panels or Laminated Wood (LVL) using local forest resources.
LaBoMaP is involved in the issue of using locally sourced wood in short supply chains. That is why Color Circle, through its partners HESAM and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, approached us.
"The challenges of our scientific approach lie in transforming local wood resources, which are heterogeneous and highly variable, and in optimizing the physical and chemical characteristics of wood as a material. Thesechallenges position LaBoMaP as a key player in the issue of using local wood in short supply chains. This is why Color Circle, through its partners HESAM and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region, approached us. In order to best adapt local wood resources to their intended use, it is necessary to understand the initial characteristics of the material and to master its transformation. This approach is based on the traceability and optimization methods associated with the industry of the future, adding the aspects of sustainable development and short supply chains inherent to local wood," says Louis Denaud.
In the Wood Hall, the team has a complete line of instrumented peeling equipment as well as a platform dedicated to classifying the mechanical strength of sawn timber using state-of-the-art scientific developments (X-ray scanner, fiber orientation measurement including hardwoods, vibratory scanner, destructive testing machines, etc.).
EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICES RELATED TO SHORT SUPPLY CHAINS
Color Circle is a European project in whichHESAM University is the lead partner and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regionis one of six partners. This project focuses on innovative cooperation between universities and regions on the issue of the circular economy. The objectives of the Interreg Europe program are to encourage cooperation between actors from different regions of Europe, exchange best practices, and improve public policy.
As part of the exchange of best practices, several meetings are organized during which Louis Denaud regularly meets and exchanges ideas with entrepreneurs, universities, and associations.
These regular meetings are an opportunity to present and share our knowledge of wood processing techniques, but it's not a one-way street: we learn from each other's experiences, notes Louis Denaud.
ARTS ET METIERS TRAINING ENGINEERS CONCERNED WITH WOOD AS A LOCAL RESOURCE FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
The Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers Cluny trains Arts et Métiers engineers Arts et Métiers their third year in the field of "Wood: a local resource for sustainable construction." One of the objectives of this training program is to guide engineers specializing in mechanics and production engineering toward the wood processing and construction industries.
Today's consumers are concerned about their environmental impact and are sensitive to short supply chains, emphasizes Louis Denaud.
Woodworking professions often bring to mind craftsmen and cabinetmakers. Arts et Métiers engineers Arts et Métiers contribute to the essential role of the wood industry in responding to societal and environmental challenges through an industrial model based on local resources.
His generalist training combining mechanical engineering and industrial engineering, his broad vision from design to manufacturing to the end of a product's life, and his ability to work in a team make him an essential part of sustainable industry. By getting involved in the wood industry, he can play a key role in the conversion from linear industry to the sustainable industry of the future.
