A method for producing reliefs through digital printing and a digital printing machine is disclosed by method providing a substrate having a first digital print on one of the faces; applying a coating on the face of the substrate with the first digital print; partially drying the coating until a gelled state is obtained; depositing drops of ink to produce a second digital print; applying pressure to the gelled coating using an embossing roller to obtain a three-dimensional structure, the embossing roller configured to receive the second digital print and produce the three-dimensional structure; and completely drying the coating on which the three-dimensional structure has been obtained.

A method for producing reliefs through digital printing and a digital printing machine is disclosed by method providing a substrate having a first digital print on one of the faces; applying a coating on the face of the substrate with the first digital print; partially drying the coating until a gelled state is obtained; depositing drops of ink to produce a second digital print; applying pressure to the gelled coating using an embossing roller to obtain a three-dimensional structure, the embossing roller configured to receive the second digital print and produce the three-dimensional structure; and completely drying the coating on which the three-dimensional structure has been obtained.

An embossing system designed to mark metal marker plates. The embossing system includes a feeder system that presents a marker plate, a drive sub assembly secured to the feeder system, and a gripper system that grips the marker plate from the feeder system. The feeder system has a fixed side wall secured to a base plate and a moveable side wall positioned a distance from the fixed side wall. Marker plate guides are secured to the side walls for providing support to a stack of marker plates positioned in the feeder system. Adjustable feed gates are secured to the sidewalls to accommodate adjustments for maker plate thickness variations.

A plastic card printer that is provided with a printhead guard that is movable between a covering position, where the printhead guard covers one or more sensitive portions of a printhead of the plastic card printer, and a non-covering position, where the printhead guard does not cover the one or more sensitive portions of the printhead thereby allowing the printhead to perform a printing function on a plastic card. The printhead guard can be at the covering position when the printhead is at a non-printing position, for example during servicing of the card printer, to protect the one or more sensitive elements when the printhead is at the non-printing position, and the printhead guard can be at the non-covering position when the printhead is at a printing position where the printhead is ready to perform printing.

In a laser cutting machine for cutting a sheet of material, a laser scanner (12) is traversable in a lateral direction across a cutting surface (14). The laser scanner is controllable to direct a laser beam onto the cutting surface within a cutting area (A) of the cutting surface. A material-advancing mechanism is provided that is controllable to incrementally advance the sheet of material in a longitudinal direction over the cutting surface. In use, the material-advancing mechanism is controllable to position and hold stationary successive laterally- extending portions of the material in the cutting area. The laser scanner is controllable to cut each successive laterally-extending portion of the material held stationary in the cutting area before the material is advanced.

In a laser cutting machine for cutting a sheet of material, a laser scanner (12) is traversable in a lateral direction across a cutting surface (14). The laser scanner is controllable to direct a laser beam onto the cutting surface within a cutting area (A) of the cutting surface. A material-advancing mechanism is provided that is controllable to incrementally advance the sheet of material in a longitudinal direction over the cutting surface. In use, the material-advancing mechanism is controllable to position and hold stationary successive laterally- extending portions of the material in the cutting area. The laser scanner is controllable to cut each successive laterally-extending portion of the material held stationary in the cutting area before the material is advanced.

In a system and method for producing a mosaic image, a printable substrate has a front side that defines a first area and a second area. Both the first and second areas are printable. A back side of the printable substrate features a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a backing. The first area corresponds to a region of a physical matrix of regions. A source image may be printed on the first area to define a tile and an address of the tile on the matrix of regions may be printed on the second area. The tile may be peeled from the backing separately from the second area to reveal the pressure sensitive adhesive. Users may adhere a plurality of tiles to the matrix of regions at the addresses on the second areas to define the mosaic image.

In a system and method for producing a mosaic image, a printable substrate has a front side that defines a first area and a second area. Both the first and second areas are printable. A back side of the printable substrate features a pressure-sensitive adhesive and a backing. The first area corresponds to a region of a physical matrix of regions. A source image may be printed on the first area to define a tile and an address of the tile on the matrix of regions may be printed on the second area. The tile may be peeled from the backing separately from the second area to reveal the pressure sensitive adhesive. Users may adhere a plurality of tiles to the matrix of regions at the addresses on the second areas to define the mosaic image.

A material that is curable by radiation is applied over or included in colored material on non-printed machined characters formed on a plastic card. After applying the colored material and the radiation curable material to the machined characters, radiation is used to cure the radiation curable material. The colored material has improved durability due to the radiation cured material.

Disclosed are a print for touch-read, and a production method and production system for touch-read content of a print. The production method for touch-read content of a print comprises the following steps: S1: coding: when receiving a coordinate coding signal, dividing a print according to virtual grid lines of M rows by N columns, wherein the virtual grid lines divide the print into multiple virtual spaces, each virtual space being provided with a code value, and the code values are continuously set according to row coordinates and column coordinates of the virtual grid lines in an increasing or decreasing manner; and S2: planning touch-read content: before or after the coding is completed, choosing a touch-read area on the print, and planning touch-read content associated with the touch-read area.