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Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study

  • University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • Holztechnikum Kuchl
  • Atomic Austria GmbH

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Abstract

Recently, the production of skis with wooden cores has increased due to changes in customer awareness concerning ecological issues and rising raw material costs for mineral oil resources. The preparation of ski surfaces is one of the main expense factors in the production of skis. Thus, one perspective of the AMER SPORTS CORPORATION is to treat wood surfaces with laser beams to develop new aesthetic possibilities in ski design. This study deals with different laser treatments for samples from various wood species: beech, ash, lime, and spruce. The parameters investigated are laser beam intensity and number of laser points on the surface. To evaluate the aesthetic changes, the CIELab color measurements were applied. Changes in the main wood components were observed by the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) using an ATR (attenuated total reflectance) unit. The results show that the laser treatments on wood surfaces have an influence on wood color and the chemical composition. Especially the intensity of laser beams affects the color changes in different patterns for the parameters observed. These findings will be useful to develop innovative design possibilities of wood surfaces for ski cores as well as for further product design applications (e.g., mass customization). © 2013 Alexander Petutschnigg et al.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering
Volume2013
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Attenuated total reflectance
  • Chemical compositions
  • Customer awareness
  • Design applications
  • Experimental parameters
  • Intensity of laser
  • Laser beam intensity
  • Mass customization
  • Colorimetry
  • Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
  • Laser beams
  • Petroleum deposits
  • Product design
  • Wood
  • Crude Oil
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Infrared Spectroscopy
  • Lasers
  • Product Design

Classification according to Österreichische Systematik der Wissenschaftszweige (ÖFOS 2012)

  • 205008 Wood technology

Applied Research Level (ARL)

  • ARL Level 4 - Experimental setup in laboratory-like conditions

Research focus/foci

  • Sustainable Materials and Technologies

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