Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study
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 perspect...
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| author | Alexander Petutschnigg Michael Stöckler Florian Steinwendner Julian Schnepps Herwig Gütler Johann Blinzer Helmut Holzer Thomas Schnabel |
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| description | 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). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dd10eec5d82e4163b4457cf8ce2569d42025-08-20T03:24:26ZengWileyAdvances in Materials Science and Engineering1687-84341687-84422013-01-01201310.1155/2013/123085123085Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter StudyAlexander Petutschnigg0Michael Stöckler1Florian Steinwendner2Julian Schnepps3Herwig Gütler4Johann Blinzer5Helmut Holzer6Thomas Schnabel7Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Markt136a, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaHolztechnikum kuchl, Markt136, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaHolztechnikum kuchl, Markt136, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaHolztechnikum kuchl, Markt136, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaHolztechnikum kuchl, Markt136, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaHolztechnikum kuchl, Markt136, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaAtomic Austria GmbH, Lackengasse 301, 5541 Altenmarkt, AustriaSalzburg University of Applied Sciences, Markt136a, 5431 Kuchl, AustriaRecently, 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).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/123085 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Petutschnigg Michael Stöckler Florian Steinwendner Julian Schnepps Herwig Gütler Johann Blinzer Helmut Holzer Thomas Schnabel Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study Advances in Materials Science and Engineering |
| title | Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study |
| title_full | Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study |
| title_fullStr | Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study |
| title_short | Laser Treatment of Wood Surfaces for Ski Cores: An Experimental Parameter Study |
| title_sort | laser treatment of wood surfaces for ski cores an experimental parameter study |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/123085 |
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