Invention concerning a method for the production of a multilayer matte coated surface, where the carrier (1) is covered with a layer of coating (4) containing an additive to increase the bond strength of the coating between the layers. The coating layer is exposed to excimer radiation with a wavelength of 172 nm and afterwards treated with an electron beam with the dose required to achieve the gelatinisation of the coating, or with UV radiation in order to obtain an adequate gelatinisation effect. A least one other layer of coating with bond strength improving additive is applied to the first layer, which is again exposed to excimer radiation and an electron beam or UV radiation with the same dose as for the first layer. if the second layer is the outer layer, i.e. the last layer (6), the entire surface is treated with an electron beam with the dose required to finish the polymerisation process of all coating layers, or is treated with appropriate UV radiation, in order to achieve an adequate hardening effect.

The invention concerns also a furniture product containing a multilayer matte coated surface obtained with the method according to the invention.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a coated material by using a composition that can be spray-coated, and that does not run downward after coating (i.e., rheology controllable). The method for producing a coated material includes step (1) of applying an electron beam-curable composition containing an ethylenically unsaturated group-containing compound to a substrate to form a coating film that has a surface viscosity of 1 Pa.Math.s to 300 Pa.Math.s as measured based on an electric-field pickup method, step (2) of drying the coating film obtained in step (1) to form a dry coating film when the electron beam-curable composition contains a volatile component, and step (3) of irradiating the substrate that has the coating film obtained in step (1) or the dry coating film obtained in step (2) with electron beams in an inert gas atmosphere to form a cured coating film.

Curable compositions include: a) at least one (meth)acrylate monomer or oligomer and b) at least one mono-functional (meth)acrylate monomer comprising a polycyclic moiety having at least three rings that are fused or condensed. The compositions may comprise an initiator system to render the compositions as curable. The compositions may comprise both the a) and b) components in an amount from about 30% to about 70% by weight. The compositions described herein are advantageous with respect to properties such as viscosity, toughness, tensile strength and tensile elongation. Due to their advantageous properties, the compositions are viable for a wide range of applications including coatings, adhesives, sealants, inks and stereolithography. The compositions are liquid at ambient temperature and impart a high glass transition temperature, Tg, without sacrificing other properties, such as elongation. The compositions are useful in 3D printing.

The invention describes new designs of commercial inkjet or flexographic web and sheet fed presses with pre-coating prior to printing which may upgrade the quality of the substrates and render them printable by all printing technologies including inkjet and digital. Also described are curable water-based coatings, inkjet and flexographic inks and overprint varnishes which may be radiation cured at high speed without the need for external applied heat to remove water. When used as coatings or primers, the compositions of the invention may create a surface on cellulosic substrates, polymeric films and some metal surfaces which are suitable for printing on by most printing methods including but not limited to inkjet, wet and dry toner systems, lithographic, gravure, flexographic and 4-D printing. The primer/coatings may also add up to 35% tensile strength to lightweight “thin” papers. The primer/coatings, inks and overprint varnishes can be cured by UV with or without the need for added commercial and/or conventional photoinitiators and the same formulations can be cured with electron beam using less than 35% of the energy required for conventional EB coatings and inks and without the need for a nitrogen environment thus allowing EB cure sheet fed printing. The primer/coatings of the invention may allow multi-colour printing on lightweight papers by conventional water-based inkjet inks that could previously not be printed with this method. Overprint varnishes of the invention can be applied successfully in-line on the printing press over wet inks before being EB or UV cured.

A surfacing material includes a substrate having a top side and a bottom side. A matte surface is formed on the bottom side thereof, wherein the matte surface of the surfacing material is a coating of an electron beam radiation curable material applied to the bottom side of the substrate. The coating is an epoxy acrylic or urethane acrylic laid upon the substrate. The epoxy acrylic or urethane acrylic is irradiated with UV-radiation to produce a UV-radiation layer wherein the epoxy acrylic or urethane acrylic is neither hardened nor is an entire layer of the epoxy acrylic or urethane acrylic crosslinked but rather the epoxy acrylic or urethane acrylic only crosslinked on the surface thereof, which produces a matting surface through the effects of a micro-convolution.

In this method for manufacturing a vehicle part, the following steps are implemented, applying a paint coat to a transparent part, applying a first varnish coat to the paint coat, irradiating the paint coat and the first varnish coat in part with laser radiation so as to etch the paint coat and the first varnish coat, applying a transparent primer coat to the first varnish coat, and applying a second varnish coat to the transparent primer coat.

In this method for manufacturing a vehicle part, the following steps are implemented, applying a first varnish coat to a transparent part, applying a paint coat to the first varnish coat, applying a second varnish coat to the paint coat, and irradiating the paint coat and the second varnish coat in part with laser radiation.

An LED-UV curing dryer includes a frame with a driving motor and profiles at both ends. A workpiece transport mechanism includes a drive roller, a driven roller, and a stainless steel screen mesh, wherein the driven roller and the drive roller are located at two ends of the frame and connected with the profiles, respectively. The stainless steel screen mesh acts as a transport carrier and cooperates with the drive roller and the driven roller to form a conveying mechanism. An illumination mechanism includes a light box provided with a lamp bead board. A number of LED light sources are provided on a surface of the lamp bead board facing the stainless steel screen mesh. A water-cooling mechanism is located on a surface of the lamp lead board remote from the stainless steel screen mesh.

A method for laser carving of paint on an outer surface of a vehicle wheel includes a step of priming: priming an outer surface of the wheel to form a painted surface; a step of laser carving: carving the primer from a selected area of the wheel by laser to remove the painted surface from the selected area, the selected area having an exposed area with metallic luster, and a step of fine-polish: polishing the outer surface of the wheel to form a fine-polished area at the exposed area. The painted surface on the wheel can be quickly removed to disclose a selected area with metallic luster, while the wheel is prevented from corrosion so as to reduce manufacturing cost and increase precision.

A hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises: a) at least one polyurethane comprising at least two end functional groups T of following formula (I):

X(CO)CH(R.sup.V)CH.sub.2(I) b) at least one tackifying resin chosen from the following resins: (b1) terpene/phenolic resins; (b2) the resins resulting from the polymerization of -methylstyrene, optionally followed by a reaction with at least one phenol; (b3) the polymeric resins (optionally at least partially hydrogenated) resulting from mainly C.sub.9 aromatic fractions; and c) at least one polymerization inhibitor.

The polyurethane(s) (a): tackifying resin(s) (b) ratio by weight ranges from 4:6 to 6:4. The said polyurethane (a) has a mean functionality of functional groups of formula (I) strictly of greater than 1.9.