Coleman, John D.

Summary

J. D. Coleman invented a process known as Scrimber in the 1970s. In it small logs, such as radiata pine thinnings, are crushed between rollers to form long inter-connected strands, dried and then reconstituted as long sections after addition of a binding resin and hot pressing. For some years Coleman worked for the CSIRO Division of Forest Research.

Details

Coleman has received the following CSIRO awards:

1986 - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for developing an automatic, high-speed process for producing waxed, corrugated cardboard boxes;

1987 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement for his invention of SCRIMBER, a reconstituted wood product designed to overcome both the shortage of quality timber for structural purposes and the high cost inherent in producing manufactured structural beams.

Chronology

1986

Award - Sir Ian McLennan Achievement for Industry Award, CSIRO

1987

Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement

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Published resources

Resources

• 'Coleman, J. D.', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1475649. Details

Resource Sections

• Ward, C., 'John Coleman', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2011, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/Coleman-John. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_c.html. Details
• Ward, Colin, 'CSIRO Entrepreneurship Award', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2013, https://csiropedia.csiro.au/csiro-entrepreneurship-award/. Details
• Wolff, Helen, 'Sir Ian McLennan Award', in CSIROpedia, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2013. https://csiropedia.csiro.au/sir-ian-mclennan-award/. Details