A seal is disclosed for use on the tapered section of a roll neck in a rolling mill. In one aspect, the present invention provides a multilayer absorbent laminate comprising a first layer comprising an absorbent material, a second layer comprising a polymeric bonding material, a third layer comprising a polymeric support film layer, and a fourth layer comprising an adhesive. Fracture-initiating trenches are laser cut into the sub-mount wafer between the attached light emitting chips using a laser.