International Journal of Reliability and Applications

The Korean Reliability Society (한국신뢰성학회)
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Exploring Graphically and Statistically the Reliability of Medium Density Fiberboard

  • Guess, Frank M. (Department of Statistics, 338 Stokely Management Center, University of Tennessee) ;
  • Edwards, David J. (Department of Statistics, 338 Stokely Management Center, University of Tennessee) ;
  • Pickrell, Timothy M. (Department of Statistics, 338 Stokely Management Center, University of Tennessee) ;
  • Young, Timothy M. (Tennessee Forest Products Center, 2506 Jacob Drive, University of Tennessee)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

In this paper we apply statistical reliability tools to manage and seek improvements in the strengths of medium density fiberboard (MDF). As a part of the MDF manufacturing process, the product undergoes destructive testing at various intervals to determine compliance with customer′s specifications. Workers perform these tests over sampled cross sections of the MDF panel to measure the internal bond (IB) in pounds per square inches until failure. We explore both graphically and statistically this "pressure-to-failure" of MDF. Also, we briefly comment on reducing sources of variability in the IB of MDF.

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