The present invention relates to the field oxidative drying inks suitable for offset, letterpress and intaglio printing. In particular, it relates to oxidative drying inks for printing by an offset process, letterpress process or intaglio process on a non-porous substrate selected from the group consisting of polymer materials, composite materials, metals or metalized materials and combinations thereof, said oxidative drying ink comprising at least one oxidative drying varnish and one or more neutral manganese complex compounds.

The present invention relates to a colored metal film comprising a metal article and a plurality of pores. The plurality of pores further comprises a high layer, an intermediate layer, and a low layer, in which the three layers together forms an embossed image. The present invention also relates to a method of manufacturing colored metal films. The method is used to manufacture a flat image or an embossed image on a metal article. The method comprises a finishing process, a first coating process, a color adjustment, a first printing process, an etching process, a second coating process, a second printing process, a sealing process, and a cleaning process.

An inline printing system comprising: a substrate feeder; an adhesive application station in communication with the substrate feeder and configured to coat a UV adhesive onto the substrate; a pressing station in communication with the adhesive application station and configured to apply laminate to the coated substrate; a UV curing station in communication with the pressing station and configured to cure the laminated substrate coated with the UV adhesive; and a digital print station in communication with the pressing station and configured to print on the laminated substrate.

Easy reading of a read code is enabled without matching a read range with a specific print section, and without impairing designability of a cylindrical container and clarity of a display print.

A cylindrical container has, on the outer surface thereof, a print layer. The print layer has an electronic watermark layer including an electronic watermark image printed thereon, and a blindfold layer that renders the electronic watermark image difficult to be visually recognized. The print area of the blindfold layer matches a part or entirety of the print area of the electronic watermark layer.

Easy reading of a read code is enabled without matching a read range with a specific print section, and without impairing designability of a cylindrical container and clarity of a display print.

A cylindrical container has, on the outer surface thereof, a print layer. The print layer has an electronic watermark layer including an electronic watermark image printed thereon, and a blindfold layer that renders the electronic watermark image difficult to be visually recognized. The print area of the blindfold layer matches a part or entirety of the print area of the electronic watermark layer.

An object of the present invention is to provide an active energy ray-curable lithographic ink that exhibits good adhesion to a plastic film and does not cause a decrease in the adhesion capability even during hot-water treatment. The present invention encompasses an active energy ray-curable lithographic ink containing (a) a polyurethane and (b) a polymerizable monomer.

An apparatus decorates manufactured articles via thermosetting powder paint. The apparatus contains a decoration station with a plane, a decoration unit having a rotating cylinder supported by a carriage movable along the longitudinal extension of the manufactured articles, and a system for applying the paint to the cylinder and transferring the paint onto the manufactured articles. The outer surface of the cylinder has engraved cavities, which represent the pattern to be reproduced on the manufactured articles and are designed to contain the paint. The system has a reservoir to contain the paint, which contacts the outer surface of the cylinder and is introduced into the cavities. The reservoir has a bottom with a free end placed close to the outer engraved surface of the cylinder to identify a point for the fall of the paint from the cavities to the manufactured articles during the rotation of the cylinder.

An apparatus decorates manufactured articles via thermosetting powder paint. The apparatus contains a decoration station with a plane, a decoration unit having a rotating cylinder supported by a carriage movable along the longitudinal extension of the manufactured articles, and a system for applying the paint to the cylinder and transferring the paint onto the manufactured articles. The outer surface of the cylinder has engraved cavities, which represent the pattern to be reproduced on the manufactured articles and are designed to contain the paint. The system has a reservoir to contain the paint, which contacts the outer surface of the cylinder and is introduced into the cavities. The reservoir has a bottom with a free end placed close to the outer engraved surface of the cylinder to identify a point for the fall of the paint from the cavities to the manufactured articles during the rotation of the cylinder.

A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.

A device for imprinting cans comprises a plurality of ink cartridges that supply ink to a plurality of printing plates; the printing plates communicate with transfer blankets fixed to a drum, the transfer blankets move ink from the printing plates and apply it to cans; each transfer blanket includes a different art in low relief which produces an image on cans in addition to the image produced by printing plates; the device is preferably a rotary dry offset printer.