Processing element comprising a structural element

Abstract

The present invention relates to a processing element for processing a material, such as, e.g. a sonotrode or an anvil, having a substantially cylindrical or cylinder-segment-shaped carrier surface which is intended to come into contact with the material during processing, the processing element being provided to be rotated about its longitudinal axis during processing, so that the carrier surface moves in a circumferential direction and rolls on the material to be processed, wherein at least one structural element is arranged on the carrier surface, which structural element protrudes in a radial direction beyond the carrier surface, wherein the structural element has a top surface which is intended to come into contact with the material to be processed. In order to provide a processing element enabling reliable welding at a higher feed rate, it is proposed according to the invention that the top surface comprises a base section and at least one recess section having a smaller distance from the longitudinal axis than the base section, wherein in a sectional view perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, the base section and the recess section are arranged next to one another.

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