Methods and systems of roll coating are provided. An applicator applies a liquid material onto a receiving roll to form a liquid pattern, which is then directly or indirectly transferred onto a substrate surface under an impression force to form a continuous coating on the substrate surface.

The invention relates to a screen roller, wherein at least one fluid coating material can be applied to the screen roller from at least one reservoir and the coating material can be transferred from the screen roller to at least one receiving element, wherein the surface of the outer jacket of the screen roller has a plurality of recesses for at least temporarily receiving the coating material, wherein furthermore at least two recesses are fluidically connected by means of at least one connecting channel formed in the surface and/or below the surface and/or the outer jacket, as well as to a printing unit and a method for producing a screen roller.