In an method for double-sided printing to a recording medium, a first side of the recording medium is printed to with a liquid first color separation, the liquid first color separation is pre-dried such that a predetermined final drying state remains unachieved, where the pre-dried state is a transportable intermediate state that is between a wet print image directly after printing and the predetermined final drying state, a second side of the recording medium is printed to with a liquid second color separation, and the pre-dried first color separation and the second liquid color separation are jointly dried to entirely achieve the predetermined final drying state for both the first and second color separations.

A drying device includes a plurality of guide rollers and a heater. The plurality of guide rollers is configured to contact a liquid applied face of a drying target object that is conveyed with liquid applied to the liquid applied face, while the drying target object is dried. The plurality of guide rollers includes at least one guide roller having a surface roughness of from 2 to 8. The heater is configured to heat the drying target object while the plurality of guide rollers guides the drying target object. A printer includes a liquid application device configured to apply liquid to a drying target object, and the drying device.

A web handling system is disclosed. The web handling system includes first dancer rollers coupled to engage and move a web of a print medium in a forward and backward direction upon stopping a printing operation and allow forward motion during the printing operation.

A web handling system is disclosed. The web handling system includes first dancer rollers coupled to engage and move a web of a print medium in a forward and backward direction upon stopping a printing operation and allow forward motion during the printing operation.

Described are embodiments of an electrode manufacturing system that pertains to batteries and methods of preparing batteries. In some embodiments, the system includes at least one coater configured to coat a side of an electrode substrate with an electrode slurry to form a coated electrode substrate. The system can also include a multi-pass dryer configured to dry the coated electrode substrate, wherein the web path length of the coated electrode substrate in the dryer is greater than a footprint length of the dryer.

Described are embodiments of an electrode manufacturing system that pertains to batteries and methods of preparing batteries. In some embodiments, the system includes at least one coater configured to coat a side of an electrode substrate with an electrode slurry to form a coated electrode substrate. The system can also include a multi-pass dryer configured to dry the coated electrode substrate, wherein the web path length of the coated electrode substrate in the dryer is greater than a footprint length of the dryer.

A method for thermosetting printed fabrics, comprising: providing a heated roller rotatable about a rotation axis and having a cylindrical outer surface, advancing a printed fabric in contact with the cylindrical outer surface of the heated roller, wherein the heated roller is rotated with a peripheral speed different from the speed of the fabric.

Provided in one example is a method. The method includes generating, using a processor, data of a negative of an image to be printed on a print medium. The method includes determining, using the processor, a moisture profile of a print job, which print job includes the image and the negative, using data of the image and the data of the negative. The method includes generating, using the processor, printing instructions of the print job using at least the determined moisture profile. The method includes printing the print job on the print medium using at least the printing instructions.

Provided in one example is a method. The method includes generating, using a processor, data of a negative of an image to be printed on a print medium. The method includes determining, using the processor, a moisture profile of a print job, which print job includes the image and the negative, using data of the image and the data of the negative. The method includes generating, using the processor, printing instructions of the print job using at least the determined moisture profile. The method includes printing the print job on the print medium using at least the printing instructions.

A drying apparatus for drying a material belt includes at least one material-belt turning mechanism, used for changing a travel direction of the material belt, and including a first passing roller, a turning roller, and a second passing roller sequentially arranged in the travel direction of the material belt. The turning roller is configured to move in a first direction relative to the first passing roller and the second passing roller to adjust a wrap angle of the material belt on the turning roller, the first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the turning roller.