A high speed tabletop and industrial printer is disclosed with integrated high speed RFID encoding and verification at the same time. The industrial printer simultaneously prints on and electronically encodes/verifies RFID labels, tags, and/or stickers attached to a continuous web. The industrial printer comprises a lighted sensor array for indexing the printing to the RFID tags; and a cutter powered from the industrial printer for cutting the web that the RFID tags are disposed on. The industrial printer comprises two RFID reader/writers that are individually controlled. Specifically, one of the RFID reader/writers comprises the ability to electronically encode the RFID tags while the web is moving; and the second RFID reader/writer uses an additional RFID module and antenna on the printer for verifying the data encoded to the RFID tags. Further, the printer also comprises a quick release cover with thumbscrews that allow for easy removal.

The present invention provides a method for the production of textured color selection swatches for point of purchase displays of custom blended paints, for color selection guides of dyed or printed textiles or for color selection extruded chips of custom colored plastics using a digital inkjet printer and custom blended inkjet inks based on a set of base inks that can be blended using commercial match prediction software and wherein a textured effect is applied as a component of the color selection aids. The textured effect may be achieved either by printing in three dimensions or printing a pseudo-three dimensional effect.

The invention relates to a direct printing method for enamelling and/or decorating on surfaces in general (ceramic, glass or metallic materials, inter alia), which are subjected to heat treatment following printing, consisting of transferring an enamel/ink, by means of the use of a device for emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves, preferably laser, from a carrier vehicle to the printing surface without any contact between said vehicle and the printing surface. The heat treatment, which is carried out at temperatures higher than 500 C., is used for the adherence of the enamel/ink to the substrate, producing the final ceramic and/or chromatic effect.

A process for printing the surface of wooden trophies including the steps of a) cutting wooden sheet(s) or block(s) to desired shape to provide pieces with surface(s) and edges; b) laminating at least one surface of the cut pieced with heat transfer foil to provide a shade of white coating; c) printing a design onto the shade of white coating on the surface of the piece by UV printing or sublimation printing. Trophies and plaques made by the process.

A process for printing the surface of wooden trophies by cutting wooden sheet(s) or block(s) to desired shape to provide pieces with surface(s) and edges; laminating at least one surface of the cut pieced with heat transfer foil to provide a shade of white coating; and printing a design onto the shade of white coating on the surface of the piece by UV printing or sublimation printing and trophies so made.

A multilayered article for laser marking can comprise: a first layer having a visible transmission of greater than or equal to 80%; a second layer having a visible transmission of greater than or equal to 80%, and wherein the second layer comprises an active component that will form a laser mark with an L* of less than or equal to 40, when exposed to a laser light of a wavelength of greater than 800 nm; a third layer reflective to laser light having a wavelength greater than 800 nm, wherein the third layer has a visible transmission of greater than or equal to 80%; and optionally a substrate; wherein the article comprises a laser mark having an L* of less than or equal to 40 as measured according to CIELAB 1976 (specular included).

The disclosure relates to a method for producing a directly printed decorative panel while reducing waste due to printing errors. Moreover, the disclosure relates to a device for producing a decorative panel which is able to detect a printing defect in a decorative image applied onto a carrier plate by means of direct printing and to sort out the decorative panel in which the printing defect occurs.

Techniques are described for reducing or eliminating a bow in a plastic card that results from applying radiation, such as UV radiation, to a surface of the plastic card to cure radiation curable material that has been applied to the surface. In one embodiment, after printing of all radiation curable material on the plastic card is completed, radiation is applied to both surfaces of the plastic card. After applying the radiation, the plastic card complies with ISO 7810:2019, Clause 8.10.

The invention relates to a process for partial colouring, in particular colour laser engraving, of plastic parts, preferably of thermoplastic parts, very particularly preferably of thermoplastic parts comprising a layer construction, comprising the steps of: i) providing a plastic part (A) having at least one surface; ii) laying a colour tape atop at least one portion of the at least one surface of the plastic part (A) to obtain a surface of the plastic part (A) covered with the colour tape; iii) irradiating the plastic part (A) from ii) with focused, preferably nonionizing, electromagnetic radiation (C) on at least one portion of the surface of the plastic part (A) covered with the colour tape, wherein the partial colouring is effected essentially only at the sites on the plastic part (A) irradiated in step iii), wherein the wavelength range of the focused, preferably nonionizing, electromagnetic radiation (C) is in a range from 200 to 20 000 nm, preferably in a range from 300 to 18 000 nm, particularly preferably in a range from 350 to 16 000 nm.

An article is comprised of a thermoset polymer having a dye sublimation image in a layer attached or integral to a surface of the thermoset polymer, wherein at least a portion of the thermoset polymer is a foam. The foam article may be made by pretreating a thermoset organic polymer foam to a temperature of 100 C. to about 250 C. for a time sufficient to stabilize the thermoset polymer and dye sublimating an image into a layer of the pretreated thermoset foam. The foam article having the dye sublimation image may be used for applications having aesthetic or structural requirements such as railing, decking or fences.