PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR ENGRAVING A FLEXIBLE STRIP, WITH PIVOTING OF THE WORKING HEAD ABOUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF A CYLINDER
A process and an apparatus (1) for engraving a flexible strip (4) are disclosed, comprising an advancing device for moving the strip (4) in a longitudinal direction of the strip (4), comprising a guiding device for guiding the strip (4) in a circumferential direction (10) of a cylinder (2) over a surface segment of the cylinder (2) as a supporting surface (3), comprising a working head (5), directed at the supporting surface (3), for engraving the strip (4) by means of at least one tool (6) directed at the supporting surface (3), and comprising a driving device for moving the working head (5). In order to engrave a continuous curve with a single working head (5), it is proposed that the working head (5) is pivotable about a longitudinal axis (15) of the cylinder (2) by means of the drive device.