Provided is a method of producing a transparent resin base printed material, including: a treatment liquid applying step of applying a treatment liquid which contains an acidic compound onto a transparent resin base material; an ink jetting step of jetting an aqueous ink, which contains a colorant, resin particles, water, and a solvent having a boiling point of 150 C. to 250 C. and in which the content of a solvent having a boiling point of higher than 250 C. is 1% by mass or less with respect to the total mass of the ink, onto the transparent resin base material to which the treatment liquid has been applied according to an ink jet system; and a drying step of drying the aqueous ink under a condition in which the surface temperature of the transparent resin base material is in a range of 60 C. to 100 C.

Provided is a method for obtaining a cooking vessel that includes the following steps: producing a bowl having an aluminum outer surface and an inner surface; performing hard anodization of at least the outer surface of the bowl; and providing a sol-gel coating on the anodized outer surface. At least one coloring step is carried out following the hard anodization, the coloring step(s) being carried out before and/or during the sol-gel coating step. Also provided is a kitchen item or an electrical cooking appliance that includes a cooking vessel obtained by the above method.

Apparatuses and methods for depositing materials on both side of a web while it passes a substantially vertical direction are provided. In particular embodiments, a web does not contact any hardware components during the deposition. A web may be supported before and after the deposition chamber but not inside the deposition chamber. At such support points, the web may be exposed to different conditions (e.g., temperature) than during the deposition.

A method of producing a combination structural member and surface coating or covering, and the product so produced. The surface covering is composed of at least two layersan outer layer of vibration oriented polymer granules adhesively bonded together at a density that allows the layer to be highly porous to liquid and such that it presents a non-planar upper surface for enhanced traction, and a bonding/sealing inner layer formed of an aliphatic urethane bonding agentthe bonding/sealing agent producing a liquid impermeable barrier on the structural member. The bonding/sealing layer is applied as an uncured inner layer on the structural member and the polymer granules are then applied onto the bonding/sealing layer.

A method of masking a feature of a substrate using a fixture includes removably coupling a fixture to a first side of the feature of the substrate, the fixture including walls configured to abut sides of the feature and extend beyond a top surface of the feature when the fixture is removably coupled to the first side. The method further includes applying a masking material to the top surface of the feature. The method further includes removably coupling the fixture to a second side of the feature, the second side opposing the first side, the walls of the fixture configured to abut the sides of the feature and extend beyond a bottom surface of the feature when the fixture is removably coupled to the second side. The method further includes applying the masking material to the bottom surface of the feature while the fixture is removably coupled.

Provided is a resin-coated metal sheet for containers having a resin layer (A) on a side of the metal sheet, the side being a side that will serve as a container inner surface when the metal sheet is formed into a container. The resin layer (A) has a polyester-based multilayer structure. The resin layer (A) contains 85 mol % or more of terephthalic acid. The resin layer (A) includes at least two layers, and an uppermost resin layer (a1), which is to be in contact with contends, contains 0.10 to 2.0 mass % of a wax compound with respect to the uppermost resin layer (a1). The maximum value of the Raman band intensity ratio (I.sub.1720/I.sub.1615) when measured for the cross section of the uppermost resin layer (a1) by using a laser polarization plane parallel to the surface of the resin layer (a1) is in the range of 0.45 or more and 0.80 or less. The uppermost resin layer (a1) has a thickness of 0.5 m or more and 10 m or less. The resin layer (A) excluding the uppermost resin layer (a1) has a thickness of 5 m or more and 20 m or less.

Provided is a method for obtaining a cooking vessel that includes the following steps: producing a bowl having an aluminum outer surface and an inner surface; performing hard anodization of at least the outer surface of the bowl; and providing a sol-gel coating on the anodized outer surface. At least one coloring step is carried out following the hard anodization, the coloring step(s) being carried out before and/or during the sol-gel coating step. Also provided is a kitchen item or an electrical cooking appliance that includes a cooking vessel obtained by the above method.

An article in the form of a printable substrate having a showthrough value of about 0.14 or less, and an opacity value of at least about 88% which includes a paper substrate with a first and second surfaces formed of paper fibers having a basis weight of from about 12 to about 32 lbs/1300 ft.sup.2, and a substrate filler in an amount in the range of from 0 to about 30% by weight of the paper substrate; and a surface size layer on at least one of the first and second surfaces, the surface size layer having about 50 lbs or less per ton of the paper substrate of a starch surface sizing agent and a multivalent metal salt drying agent in an amount sufficient to impart to the at least one of the first and second surfaces a black print density value of at least about 0.8 when inkjet printed with pigmented inks and a waterfastness value of at least about 85% when inkjet printed with dye-based inks, the printable substrate having a MD tensile strength of at least about 12 lbs/in. and a CD tensile strength of at least about 6 lbs/in. Also, a method for preparing such a printable substrate.

This relates to a coated substrate for packaging applications and a method for producing the coated substrate.

The embodiment according to the present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a composite film. This method includes: subjecting a porous substrate containing a thermoplastic resin to a heat treatment at a temperature T which satisfies the Formula: Tg+60 C.temperature TTm (wherein Tg represents a glass transition temperature ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin; and Tm represents a melting point ( C.) of the thermoplastic resin); coating a coating liquid containing at least a resin and a solvent on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate, which has been subjected to the heat treatment, to form a coating layer, with a tensile stress in a machine direction in the porous substrate adjusted to be within a range in which an elongation of the porous substrate is 2% or less; and solidifying the coating layer to obtain a composite film including the porous substrate and a porous layer containing at least the resin formed on one surface or both surfaces of the porous substrate.