Lines for the production and processing of paper, plastic films and textiles have to meet rising demands
towards production speed and working width. Fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) are widely used for this task.
These materials combine the high stiffness of carbon fibers with the good damping properties of the matrix
material while maintaining a low density. The paper presents the development chain, starting at the design of
components and assemblies with respect to high eigenfrequencies and good damping behavior. The
optimization process combines experimental tests with numerical simulations based on the Finite Element
Method and tools for the statistic modeling of the components key mechanical properties.