'ALasKa' - DEVELOPING A METHOD FOR THE ECONOMIC USE OF PULSED LASER TECHNOLOGY IN PAPER AND BOARD CONVERTING

摘要

Individualisation is currently a clear trend in the paper and packaging sectors. Another one is the rapid development of new high-tech materials like nano corrugated board. To keep up with these developments, the techniques used for the converting of paper and paper-based products must meet increasingly higher demands. Manufacturers need "non-impact processes" to minimise the material changes and damage caused by mechanical or thermal influences during converting, higher degrees of freedom to realise sophisticated packaging designs, and are interested in methods that guarantee pre-defined removal depths for the generation of haptic features. Moreover, there is a growing demand for high-speed and increasingly flexible converting techniques.