When did they start using OSB?

1970s
Oriented Strand Board (OSB) was introduced to the building industry in the late 1970s and quickly became the sheathing material of choice for North American home builders in place of plywood.

Who invented OSB?

Armin Elmendorf
Oriented strand board/Inventors

What are wafer boards?

Waferboard belongs to the subset of reconstituted wood panel products called flakeboards. It is a structural material made from rectangular wood flakes of controlled length and thickness bonded together with waterproof phenolic resin under extreme heat and pressure.

Is wafer board the same as OSB?

Osb is different. The strands in osb are aligned. Waferboard, a weaker and less-stiff cousin of osb, is a homogeneous, random composition. Osb is engineered to have strength and stiffness equivalent to plywood.

What kind of wood is wafer board made of?

Also known as oriented strand board or OSB, waferboard is a wood panel composed of flakes that are compressed to create a sturdy and workable building material. This type of chipboard is classified as one example of particleboard and can sometimes be used in building projects in the place of conventional plywood panels.

How is a wafer used in the electronics industry?

Wafer (electronics) In electronics, a wafer (also called a slice or substrate) is a thin slice of semiconductor, such as a crystalline silicon (c-Si), used for the fabrication of integrated circuits and, in photovoltaics, to manufacture solar cells. The wafer serves as the substrate for microelectronic devices built in and upon the wafer.

What kind of business does global wafers do?

Global Wafers. GlobalWafers Co Ltd is engaged in the manufacturing of silicon wafer in Taiwan. The company’s only operating segment is the research, development, design, manufacturing, and sales of semiconductor products. It generates revenue from Semiconductor wafers, Semiconductor ingot, and other products.

Why is waferboard used to make cheap furniture?

The layers of flakes are not oriented, which makes it easier to manufacture. Waferboard is used as a material to build cheap furniture. This type of furniture is usually laminated. ^ “AP-42: 10.6.1 Waferboard/Oriented Strandboard Manufacturing” (PDF). epa.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-08.