A method of fabricating three-dimensional patterns on a workpiece includes steps of providing a transparent film and forming a three-dimensional patterns on the transparent film. A layer of adhesive is coated on the three-dimensional patterns. A heat transfer film is used in transferring the three-dimensional patterns from the heat transfer film to a main surface of the workpiece using a vacuum heat transfer printing method.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an aluminum structure having wood grain pattern is disclosed. The method includes cleaning a surface of the aluminum structure, imprinting a wood grain pattern on the cleaned surface of the aluminum structure, immersing the printed aluminum structure in an acidic solution to form an etched wood grain pattern along the imprinted wood grain pattern. The method further includes coating the surface along with the etched wood grain pattern with a polymeric powder and heating the polymeric powder coating on the surface of the aluminum structure. Thereafter, the method includes applying a heat transfer ink paper on a layer of heated polymeric powder coating, and heating the heat transfer ink paper for diffusing ink from the ink paper into at least a portion of the layer of heated polymeric powder coating to form the aluminum structure with wood grain pattern.

A thermal transfer sheet includes a support film and a transfer layer provided on one surface of the support film. The transfer layer at least includes a decorative layer and an adhesive layer provided on an obverse side of the decorative layer. The adhesive layer includes a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer laminated on the first adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer is positioned on an obverse side of the second adhesive layer. The first adhesive layer is made of a first resin having thermal plasticity and has a lower viscosity than the second adhesive layer. The second adhesive layer is made of a second resin having thermal plasticity and has a higher glass-transition point than the first adhesive layer. Monomer units constituting the first resin and monomer units constituting the second resin are partly or entirely identical.

Transfer assemblies, sheets, and methods for manufacturing the same, are provided for transferring images to articles, such as textiles, fabric or the like. A transfer sheet comprises a support layer, such as a backing paper, and an image transfer layer that includes a binder and an ink receptor. The image transfer layer further includes a release layer between the support layer and the image transfer layer. The release layer comprises a crosslinking agent and is configured so that the image transfer layer can be detached from the backing paper prior to the transfer of the image to the substrate or article. This allows the use of thin parchment paper as the protective cover for the image layer during the transfer process instead of the backing paper, which accelerates and enhances the transfer of heat to the image transfer layer and the article resulting in deeper penetration of the ink.

A The invention relates to a transfer film (10), which has a carrier film (12) having a master structure varnish (18) and a transfer ply (14), arranged on the carrier film (12) and detachable from the carrier film (12), including a topcoat (16), wherein the master structure varnish (18) is arranged on the carrier film (12) on its side facing the transfer ply (14) and has a master structure and wherein a master structure is molded on the carrier film (12) on its side facing the transfer ply (14) and wherein the topcoat (16) includes a structuring which has a structure complementary to the master structure.

A heat transfer label is disclosed. The heat transfer label comprises a special heat stable release which strongly adheres to the carrier, offers a highly ink and adhesive wettable surface, stays intact under heat transfer bonding conditions, releases easily, leaves no contamination on the transfer or fabric, and enables durable replication of the release surface finish onto the resultant transfers.

A foil transfer method of performing foil transfer onto a surface of a transfer subject includes preparing a foil transfer tool including a light output portion, preparing the transfer subject and a transfer foil, stacking the transfer foil and a light absorbing film with optical absorptivity on a surface, of the transfer subject, on which the foil transfer is to be performed, to produce a stack body, and while moving either one of the stack body and the foil transfer tool with respect to the other, putting the foil transfer tool into contact with a surface of the stack body at which the light absorbing film is provided and outputting light from the light output portion.

A pigment transfer material for transferring an image to a textile substrate and a method to transfer the image from the pigment transfer material to a textile are provided. The pigment transfer material comprises a base layer and a transfer coating.

A method includes storing a design in a database. The design includes (i) a print component and an inner crop mark that are configured to be printed, and (ii) a foil component configured to be foil-stamped. The method further includes storing a foil-press die that is embossed with both the foil component and a foil alignment mark. The foil alignment mark is configured to be aligned with the inner crop mark.

A film for in-molding is configured with a transfer film which is transferred to a surface of an injection molding resin, and a carrier film which is not transferred. The transfer film includes a coloring layer which includes ink which is an organic material formed of a thermoplastic resin and applies a design to an in-mold molded product, and inorganic polymer layers formed of a thermosetting resin, and the coloring layer comes into contact with the inorganic polymer layers and is interposed between the inorganic polymer layers.