SPECIALITIES AND SPECIALIZATION AREAS OF THE INSTITUTE

 

The students who study at the Institute can graduate with the following three degrees:

 

  1. A BACHELOR’S DEGREE:

– in the speciality Applied Mechanics

– with a specialization in Forest Engineering

– in the speciality Automation and Computer-integrated Technologies

 

  1. A MASTER’S DEGREE:

– in the speciality  Industrial Machine-building, and three specializations: Machinery and Equipment of Forestry, Woodworking Equipment, Industrial Engineering;

– with a specialization Forest Engineering;

– in the speciality Automation and Computer-integrated Technologies;

 

  1. DOCTOR of PHILOSOPHY” (PhD)

– in the speciality Industrial Machine-building

– in the speciality Automation and Computer-integrated Technologies;

 

DEPARTMENTS  OF  THE  INSTITUTE

 

Training of specialists  for obtaining the degrees “BACHELOR”, “MASTER” and “DOCTOR of  PHILOSOPHY” (PhD) is provided by the six departments of the Institute:

 

  • Department of Forest Engineering
  • Department of Forestry Machinery
  • Department of Woodworking  Equipment  and  Tools
  • Department of Automation and Computer-integrated Technologies
  • Department of Applied Mechanics
  • Department of Materials Technology and Machine-building

 

MAIN AREAS OF RESEACH

 

Scientific  research  at  the  Institute  is conducted  in  the  following areas:

 

  1. Development of environmental principles of transport exploitation of forests.
  2. Development of projects for forest roads and improvement of techniques of their construction.
  3. Development and improvement of techniques and equipment for rational timber harvesting.
  4. Development of the theory of highly-efficient energy-saving and environment-friendly vehicles.
  5. Development and reliability improvement of cable systems for transporting timber.
  6. Development and improvement of equipment for integrated processing of wood.
  7. Designing tools and machines for mechanical processing of wood and wood-based materials.
  8. Improving the accuracy of wood sawing.
  9. Development of abrasive tools for processing of wood and other materials.
  10. Durability improvement for machine parts and tools.
  11. Substantiation of the repair cycle structure for woodworking machines.
  12. Development of pneumatic conveyor systems at wood processing enterprises.
  13. Design of automatic control systems for technological processes, machines and machine tools.
  14. Development of tools for non-destructive testing of physical-and-mechanical characteristics of wood and  wood-based materials.
  15. Efficiency improvement for automated production systems.
  16. Design and optimization of automated lines.
  17. Development of technologies for efficient utilization of wood waste.
  18. Development of energy-saving technologies for the use of alternative energy source.
  19. Greening of technical systems.