 This little understood process is finally being looked at in a serious way.Although wood warping has been studied for years, the warping control model for manufacturing composite wood hasn't been updated for about 40 years.Zhiyong Cai, researcher at Texas A&M University, has researched wood warping and was working on a computer software program in 2003 to help manufacturers make changes in the manufacturing process so that wood doesn't arrive at its destination warped after it leaves the mill or factory.