The present disclosure relates to a print process in which ink is transferred as a thin layer to a thin polymeric substrate and then the non-image areas of the polymeric substrate are laser-cured. After the curing of the non-imaged area the remaining ink (non-cured ink) undergoes complete transfer to a print-media-of-interest forming the digital print.

Force for biasing a roller member is changed according to the contact state of first and second plate-like bodies during the travel of the roller member. By that, the pressing force per unit area given from the second plate-like body to the first plate-like body during travel is suppressed. An object to be transferred is satisfactorily transferred despite a change in the contact state of the plate-like bodies during the travel of the roller member.

An apparatus for coating a part that has an asymmetrical edge. The apparatus includes a film dispenser, a film retriever, a mandrel; and a part holder. Preferably one or both of the mandrel and the part holder move in an angular relationship to one another, and the film dispenser and the film retriever move co-operatively in at least two dimensions with respect to the part holder. There is further provided a film having a first edge and a second edge, and the film can be a decorative coating, a protective coating or combinations of these. The film dispenser holds the first edge of the film, the film is positioned between the mandrel and the part holder and the film retriever holds the film second edge.

A digital flatbed cutter is described. The cutter includes a flatbed on which a printed workpiece can be positioned. A head unit is movable laterally along an x-axis direction and a perpendicular y-axis direction in a parallel plane above the flatbed. The head unit includes a cutter head and a printer head. The printer head includes at least one printhead for overprinting at least part of the printed workpiece with a UV-curable ink or other coating material to provide a raised printing finish, for example. The printer head also include a UV exposure unit configured to expose the applied UV-curable ink or coating material to UV light to cure it.

The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for cold-stamping onto a three-dimensional object. In a first step, an adhesive is applied to the object at a first workstation. In a second step, a transfer film is pressed onto the object by a pressing device at a second workstation. At the same time, the adhesive is cured at the second workstation. As a result, the decorative material of the transfer film adheres to the object at the positions on the object which are provided with adhesive. If, following this, the transfer film is removed from the three-dimensional object after being pressed on, the decorative material remains on the object at the desired positions. At the positions at which in the first step no adhesive has been applied to the object, the decorative material does not adhere to the object but rather remains on the carrier film of the transfer film.

Described herein is/are cold foil adhesive methods for manufacturing temporary tattoo laminate devices, wherein the tattoos incorporate metallic foil and other decorative components. The methods provide a surprisingly rapid and efficient method for creating tattoo laminate devices which provide crisp, clear multi-color images temporary tattoos for the skin. The methods described herein provide a way to produce, in an offset printing press or flexographic printing press, numerous tattoo laminate devices at very high speeds, with unlimited colors, and crisp, clear images.

A foil stamping system includes a foil stamping apparatus capable of arranging and mounting a plurality of foil rolls about a direction orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction for forming a foil image by applying an adhesive on the sheet and stamping foil thereon, and a hardware processor, wherein the hardware processor includes: a foil roil information acquisitor that acquires foil roll information from the foil stamping apparatus; a job information acquisitor that receives and analyzes a job, and acquires job information; and an instructor that specifies a foil roll on the basis of the foil roll information and the job information transmits data for designating the region to be applied to the foil stamping apparatus, and instructs the foil stamping apparatus to perform foil stamping by the specified foil roll.

Force for biasing a roller member is changed according to the contact state of first and second plate-like bodies during the travel of the roller member. By that, the pressing force per unit area given from the second plate-like body to the first plate-like body during travel is suppressed. An object to be transferred is satisfactorily transferred despite a change in the contact state of the plate-like bodies during the travel of the roller member.

A multi-application module (1), a multi-application device (2) and a working method for a multi-application device (2). The multi-application module (1) for printing on a substrate (6) or a transfer product (7) includes a printing unit (8) and a multifunctional element (9), wherein a printing nip (10) is formed between the printing unit (8) and the multifunctional element (9), and wherein the multifunctional element (9) has a first multifunctional roller (91) and/or at least one second multifunctional roller (92) and/or a printing table (13), and wherein the printing unit (8) is designed such that it can print along two running directions in the printing nip (10).

The invention relates to a non-stop printing processing system with a plurality of stations, comprising a first processing unit and second processing unit; each of the processing units comprises a set of film supply devices, a pressure roller, a stripped roller and a cured device; the pressure roller, the stripped roller and the cured device are mounted by a lift type; the system comprises an impression barrel, when a substrate is processed, the impression barrel is positioned under the substrate, a processed substrate is positioned between a processing unit processing the substrate and the impression barrel. The invention also relates to a non-stop printing process with a plurality of stations. The invention utilizes one or more film supply devices of a processing device to alternately supply a film to achieve the effect of automatic roll change and simulation positioning.