This invention relates to a surface finish manufacturing system and process and more particularly, but not exclusively, to a contrast surface finish manufacturing system and process for producing boards with a wood texture finish. The surface finish manufacturing system comprises a top layer and a bottom layer where part of the top layer is removed to expose part of the bottom layer.

Floor panels that includes a substrate and a multi-layered top layer directed attached to the substrate. The multi-layered top layer includes a décor layer that includes a fused PVC plastisol, a print pattern deposited as single or stacked dots of a digitally printed material on top of the décor layer, a wear-resistant layer including a fused PVC plastisol provided above the print pattern. Optionally, a lacquer layer is provided directly on top of the wear-resistant layer.

A process for the production of slabs made of mineral grits bound with resins comprises at least the phases of supplying a basic mixture that includes mineral grits and resins; loading the basic mixture inside at least one forming mold so as to obtain a laying surface facing downwards and an exposed surface facing upwards; compacting the basic mixture inside the forming mold to obtain a compacted slab; and hardening the compacted slab to obtain a slab made of mineral grits, wherein, after the compacting, a decoration phase with ink by digital printing of said exposed surface of said compacted slab is provided.

The present disclosure proposes a process for producing a structured antiwear film, comprising the process steps of: a. providing a base antiwear film, b. applying a formable outer paint layer to at least part of the area of the base antiwear film, c. at least partially structuring the outer paint layer by means of a digital printing process to create a structuring of the outer paint layer, and d. curing the outer paint layer such that the outer paint layer is first partly cured, wherein UV radiation with a wavelength in a range from ≥150 nm to ≤250 nm is used for the partial curing, and wherein the outer paint layer is then cured to completion, and wherein e. the outer paint layer, before being supplied to the printing unit for partially structuring the outer paint layer and/or during the printing operation for partially structuring the outer paint layer in the printing unit, is treated with means for changing the electrostatic charge of the outer layer, in that the outer layer is electrostatically discharged.

A system, device, and/or method for printing a three-dimensional effect on a surface of a building panel. The building panel is provided, wherein the building panel includes a first surface having a first plane. The building panel and a textured material associated with the building panel is provided to a printing device. The textured material may include one or more materials that protrude to a second plane beyond the first plane. The printing device includes one or more print heads. Ink is printed, via the one or more print heads, upon at least one of the surfaces of the building panel and the textured material. The one or more print heads may be positioned a distance from the surface of the building panel and the textured material so as not to contact the surface of the building panel and the textured material.

A system, device, and/or method for printing a three-dimensional effect on a surface of a building panel. The building panel is provided, wherein the building panel includes a first surface having a first plane. The building panel and a textured material associated with the building panel is provided to a printing device. The textured material may include one or more materials that protrude to a second plane beyond the first plane. The printing device includes one or more print heads. Ink is printed, via the one or more print heads, upon at least one of the surfaces of the building panel and the textured material. The one or more print heads may be positioned a distance from the surface of the building panel and the textured material so as not to contact the surface of the building panel and the textured material.

A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes one of the plurality of inkjet printed decorative laminate panel images (108) and the back-side of decorative laminate panel (119) includes the positioning code (109) of the decorative laminate panel image (108) inkjet printed on the front side of the decorative laminate panel (119).

A method for manufacturing a personalized or customized decorative surface (103) having decorative laminate panels (119) including the steps of: segmenting a digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103) into a plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108), wherein each decorative laminate panel image (108) is sized to fit on a decorative laminate panel (119); assigning a positioning code (109) to a decorative laminate panel image (108) for identifying its position in the digital image of the personalized or customized decorative surface (103); creating a non-staggered digital layout (110) of the plurality of decorative laminate panel images (108); inkjet printing the non-staggered digital layout (110) on a substrate (112); heat pressing the inkjet printed substrate with a protective layer (115) into a decorative laminate (113); dividing the decorative laminate (113) into decorative laminate panels (119), wherein the front side of a decorative laminate panel (119) includes one of the plurality of inkjet printed decorative laminate panel images (108) and the back-side of decorative laminate panel (119) includes the positioning code (109) of the decorative laminate panel image (108) inkjet printed on the front side of the decorative laminate panel (119).

The present invention relates to methods for forming a composite product having a patterned surface. A substrate including a porous structure (136), a sheet-form material (134) and a patterned sheet (131) are pressed together to form the composite product. In preferred examples, the patterned sheet is permeable to curable material in the sheet-form material.

Provided is a method for making laminate panels having individualized decors, in particular wood-based laminate panels, for a party B, in particular an end user, including the steps of providing at least one formatted laminate panel blank by a party A, in particular a laminate manufacturer, wherein the laminate panel blank includes a carrier plate pressed with a coating as a print base coat and at least one backing and connecting elements inserted into the panel edges, printing of at least one decor individually selected by the party B, in particular the end user, on the laminate panel blank by digital printing; and pressing at least one thermoplastic film onto the printed decoration as a wear layer.