International Scientific Journals
of Scientific Technical Union of Mechanical Engineering "Industry 4.0"

MDF (Medium Density Fiberboard) which is one of the wood-based panels used for industrial applications such as furniture, building materials, and laminate flooring the conventional MDF panels are produced using single layer in the mat forming machine. In this study, it is aimed to produce layered MDF panel for the furniture industry. The surface layers of the MDF consist of fine while the core layers consist of coarse fibers. The MDF panels having different face and core layer ratios could be produced using different defibrator disc gap, which results in different fiber sizes. In the production of layered MDF production, the MDF companies should change their mat forming system, which look like the mat forming of three layers particleboard. The MDF companies having the layered mat forming machine can also use the conventional production which is one layer mat forming production in the MDF. The advantages of three layer MDF are as follows; (1) The amounts of wood and adhesive can be decreased by using the cores fibers used in the core layer of the MDF, (2) The fiber production capacity of the defibrator can be increased using cores fibers, which positively affect the energy saving in the defibrator, (3) The splitting caused by side screw withdrawal resistance can be prevented using core layer consist of coarse fibers.

In Kosovo enterprises, the usage of CAD systems are limited, in the beginning as a result of higher prices of hardware and software equipment and afterwards as a result of the war events that Kosovo and their economy passed. This paper reports the results and conclusions drawn from a questionnaire survey concerning the use and implementation of computer-aided design (CAD) in the Kosovo furniture industry.

It was regarded as important to find out what impacts implementation has on the usage of CAD and whether companies in the furniture industry think the use of CAD could improve their product development. Less than half of all product-developing companies in the Kosovo furniture industry are using CAD today. The study found that the following factors are involved in successful implementation: management support, realistic budgeting, selection of system and effective, company-specific training. Most CAD users are satisfied with their system and think that it fulfills their needs. Many of the difficulties referred to by respondents can be related to the implementation phase, and they could be avoided. In general, the furniture industry considers that CAD improves their product development work.