WOOD WISE
New CNC training facility
By Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University will unveil
a new CNC training facility at the
institution’s Department of Forest
and Wood Science in 2020.
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tellenbosch University is instrumental in
educating our future scientists. It is the only
university in South Africa offering a
comprehensive four-year BSc degree programme in
both Forest Science and Wood Product Science, thus
covering the entire forestry value chain. Students enjoy
the advantages of a stimulating and diverse programme
of study involving research and study in the forests,
winelands and mountains of Stellenbosch, as well as
versatile employment prospects both nationally and
internationally.
www.timberiq.co.za
The Department of Forest and Wood Science is the only tertiary
education institution in South Africa to provide an educational
offering at BSc, MSc and PhD levels in both Forest and Natural
Resource and Wood Products Science. The presence of these two
major disciplines under one roof enables the DFWS to address the
full forestry value chain, from forest establishment and silviculture,
forest management, timber harvesting and transport, and forest
economics to secondary processing for structural lumber,
composite materials, bio-energy, green building and other value
added products.
The new Computer Numerical Control (CNC ) training facility forms
a part of the latest programme offering in the wood product
science degree course. The recently commissioned 5-axis CNC
machine is one of only a few in South Africa and has advance
design and manufacturing capability. Five-axis CNC programming
and design will form a part of the Wood Product Science
undergrad curriculum in 2020 and we plan to offer CNC training to
non-students such as Architects and manufacturing enthusiasts.
For more info, contact Philip Crafford at [email protected] OR
visit www.sun.ac.za/forestry
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