We prove the prospect of using the territory of the Republic of Karelia for the production of the pilot project "Karelian bioenergy cluster", to reduce dependence on imported thousands of miles away-facing expensive fossil fuels and to improve their socio-economic situation due to the involvement in the processing of native species in -renewable resources.

Keywords: bioenergy, wood, potential, Republic of Karelia, the peat

The results of analysis of engineering solutions with main piping’s wedge valve design for the plants of nuclear power, thermal power, oil and gas industries, based on the realized patent search, are given. The tendencies of engineering solutions development for wedge valve design are identified

Keywords: valve industry, pipeline valve, shut-off valve, wedge valve, main piping

The article suggests improvement of increment borer construction by means of installing a ratchet into its handle. The suggested technical solution will allow increasing the efficiency of work with a borer while taking core of wood.   

Keywords: Increment borer, preparatory works of forest logging, tree age, ratchet, core.

The original modified design of maple shutoff valves for the nuclear power plant, thermal power plant and the main pipeline transport is considered. The new design increases reliability of functioning of a maple latch by pressure self-regulation in a cavity over a maple lock.

Keywords: shutoff valves, main pipeline transport, modification, nuclear power plant, thermal power plant.

Проанализирован опыт интеграции университетов в Финляндии, Германии, Китае и др. странах. Показано, что интеграция университетов в своем большинстве являются результатом целенаправленной политики повышения конкурентоспособности высшего образования и государств, использующих потенциал интеграции университетов для получения конкурентных преимуществ, развития своей экономики и социальной сферы.

Keywords: public policies, integration, international experience,, university.

Rationale for the accelerated formation on the basis of recreational resources in the territory of the Republic of Karelia recreational cluster including a sanatorium and tourist subclusters.

Keywords: Potential resources, recreation cluster, the socio-economic development.

Describes the characteristics of the formation of zones zaschischayuschihlinii power, railways, roads, communication lines and other linear structures, passing through forests of trees and shrubs.

Keywords: Key words and phrases: trees and shrubs, protection, linear construction.

The case of forestry machinery shown promising applications of the theory of industrial organization theory and organizational change management to address the problems of inscribing machine-building enterprises in the market economy  

Keywords: engineering, organizational change, market transformation.

  To improve the effectiveness of the operation of rotary machines for cutting small trees and bushes upgraded its construction. This made it possible to improve the performance, reliability and durability of the machine, and the quality of cut shredding trees and shrubs.

Keywords: grinding, shrubs, small timber, rotary machine, cutting

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Methods of an intensification of clearing of the wood areas, including preparation and protection of power lines, oil and gas pipelines, roadside routes, etc.), from trees and bushes are considered. Prospects of use for these purposes of rotor brush cutters are shown.

Keywords: trees, intensification, bushes, wood areas, rotor brush cutter.

The directions of modernization of technologies and equipment of timber cuttings are considered. The sharp need of the wood industry for new technology and equipment for preparation of business and power wood.

Keywords: business wood, power wood, timber cuttings, equipment, technology.