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Welcome to the Centre for Advanced Wood Processing
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing is Canada's national centre of excellence for education and research related to wood products processing and advanced wood products manufacturing. CAWP offers a wide range of training courses, continuing education programs, and industry services, conducts applied research, and assists industry to employ students to work on special projects by coordinating a cooperative education program.
This site contains information on all of CAWP's programs, as well as news items, articles, publications and resources useful to wood products manufacturers. Please check back often as content is updated frequently. Please see also the "About Us" and "Frequently Asked Questions" pages of this site.
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Announcements
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| CAWP Open House and Co-op Evening 2010 - October 7th - Wednesday, August 25, 2010On October 7th CAWP will open its doors to all interested guests for a showcase of wood products education and technology. The event, to be held 1-5pm, will feature technology demonstrations by a variety of industry partners. From 6pm to 9pm the same day our senior students will present on projects performed during co-op work terms. To attend either event please RSVP to cawp@cawp.ubc.ca read more ...
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| 2010 Winter Games medal podium on display at CAWP - Friday, February 05, 2010CAWP staff and UBC Wood Products Processing students cut all of the parts for the distinctive Winter Games medal podiums and medal trays used in the 2010 Winter Games . CAWP's sophisticated CNC equipment was used to cut the more than 200 parts required for each of the 23 podia. The unique designs symbolise the importance of our forests to BC. A new exhibit area will be unveiled at CAWP in October to showcase the prototype podium and other innovative industry and student projects. read more ...
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| Training funding announced for BC companies - Thursday, December 17, 2009The BC Ministry of Advanced Education has launched the Workplace Training for Innovation
Pilot program to support training for SMEs of less than 50 employees. Applications are
being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until Jan 2011. Details and application
procedures can be found by clicking here. read more ...
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Product Development Services available for Manufacturers
CAWP helps wood products manufacturers of all types and sizes to develop new products. We have a large team of technical specialists and an advanced 10,000 square-foot manufacturing lab that features the latest technologies, including three and five-axis CNC routers, a CNC beam processor, and UV-curing flat line finishing equipment. Our team can help manufacturers identify market opportunities, brainstorm and refine design concepts, model new products using advanced computer-aided-design programs, create and test protoypes, track production costs and recommend manufacturing solutions. Click here for more information. Companies with manufacturing operations in British Columbia can obtain support for projects through the Business Innovation Partnership.
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Management Skills Training Courses open for Registration
A new set of online management skills training courses is now available. The program consists of 8 web-based modules on: Quality Management & Control; Sales & Marketing; Business Finance & Investment Evaluation; Production Planning; Human Resources & Safety; New Product Development; Factory Layout & Equipment Justification; and Supply Chain Management. Each affordable course module can be taken on a part-time basis over six weeks, and has been designed specifically for the wood products industry. Participants can take modules one by one at their own pace - for more details view the Management Program web pages, contact cawp@cawp.ubc.ca or download the PDF.
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UBC Certificate in Industrial Wood Finishing
The UBC Certificate in Industrial Wood Finishing is a part-time industry training program that takes place every year from January to April. The program consists of 100 hours of online learning from January to March followed by a 6-day practical session in Vancouver in late April. It is one of the most comprehensive courses on wood finishing currently available, and covers wood properties, sanding, coating types and application methods, guns and compressor systems, automated finishing, environmental compliance, safety, and quality testing. Participants come from across Canada, the United States, and overseas, and have included spray finishers, line supervisors, production managers, owners of small shops, coatings lab technicians, equipment sales reps, and manufacturing engineers.
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UBC Certificate in Kiln Drying
CAWP offers a 150-hour modular course in kiln drying that currently represents the most comprehensive training program on the subject available anywhere in the world. Offered annually since 1998, the certificate course is relevant to both sawmills and value-added enterprises. Full course descriptions, are available on our Continuing Education pages.
To reserve your place contact us at cawp@cawp.ubc.ca
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