A press can include an upper platen, a lower platen, a support arm, and an adjuster. The support arm can be adapted to move the upper platen substantially parallel to the lower platen between an open position and a closed position. The adjuster can have a cam adapted to engage a surface of the support arm and to rotate between a first rotational position and a second rotational position relative to the support arm. Rotation of the cam from the first rotational position to the second rotational position can move the upper platen toward the lower platen.

The invention relates to an absorbent medium for improving the overprintability, in particular by inkjet printing, of a security element, in particular an optically variable security element, comprising a binder, at least one pigment and an in particular aqueous solvent. The invention furthermore relates to a transfer film with an absorbent layer made of such an absorbent medium as well as a method for personalizing a security element using such a transfer film.

A transfer film, in particular hot-stamping film, which includes a carrier film and a transfer ply with a top coat arranged on the carrier film and detachable from the carrier film, wherein a master structure is molded on the carrier film on its side facing the transfer ply, and wherein the top coat includes a structuring which has a structure complementary to the master structure.

Proposed are a pigment-type hot stamping foil, a method of manufacturing the same, and a hot-stamped member including the pigment-type hot stamping foil. The pigment-type hot stamping foil includes a carrier film layer, a release layer formed on a lower surface of the carrier film layer, a pigment-type colored coloring layer formed on a lower surface of the release layer, a pigment-type white coloring layer formed on a lower surface of the pigment-type colored coloring layer, a primer layer formed on a lower surface of the pigment-type white coloring layer, a metal deposition layer formed on a lower surface of the primer layer, and an adhesive layer formed on a surface of the metal deposition layer.

A hot stamping apparatus and a hot stamping method are for collectively decorating a plurality of decoration objects using a decorative sheet. In a hot stamping apparatus, an upper chamber and a lower chamber are partitioned by a partition sheet and pressing bodies, so that decorative sheet pieces can be used instead of a decorative sheet having a large area. Then, by using the decorative sheet pieces, local thermal deformation can be prevented. A usage amount of the decorative sheet can be reduced, and three-dimensional decoration can be implemented as needed on a portion requiring decoration.

A fan blade has a body made of plywood/fiberboard and having two opposite ends, at least one assembling hole disposed at one of the two opposite ends of the body, and a tip disposed at the other one of the two opposite ends of the body and being flat or curved. A manufacturing method for the fan blade has four steps. Step 1: manufacturing plywood panels/fiberboards by carpentry machining. Step 2: adhering paper/veneers/melamine paper to the plywood panels/fiberboards. Cutting the plywood panels/fiberboards into shape to form the body. Step 3: cleaning debris on the body. Step 4: coating a pattern being consistent with patterns of the upper and bottom surfaces of the body on the circumferential edge of the body by heat pressing. With the pattern printed on the circumferential edge of the body, the fan blade is consistent in appearance.

A method for decorating substrates, in particular packaging, comprising the steps: printing at least one first decorative pattern (2) on the substrate using a first radiation-curable, preferably UV-curable, printing ink composition (3); printing at least one second decorative pattern (4), using a second radiation-curable, preferably UV-curable, printing ink composition (5), on at least part of the substrate (1) in a region near to the first pattern (2), chronologically before, after, or during the printing of the first pattern; radiation curing of the first and second printing ink compositions (3, 5), preferably directly after the printing of each pattern, the radiation-cured second printing ink composition having a lower glass transition temperature than the radiation-cured first printing ink composition; application of a decorative coating to the second pattern by means of a hot foil stamping process, a hot stamping foil comprising a decorative coating material being pressed against the printed substrate by means of a stamping tool under the application of heat and pressure such that the decorative coating adheres to the second pattern but not to the first pattern.

A transparent reflection layer is a visible light refractive index of greater than or equal to 2.0. In a plan view of a plane, the transparent reflection layer is located in a part of the transfer layer. At least a part of the transparent reflection layer is located inside an outline of the transfer layer. A portion of the transfer layer that is nil of the transparent reflection layer is a visible light refractive index of between 1.4 and 1.8 inclusive. The polycarbonate layer encloses the transfer layer. A cross section in a thickness direction of the laminate includes a first cross section that is nil of the transfer layer, a second cross section including the portion of the transfer layer that is nil of the transparent reflection layer, and a third cross section including a portion of the transfer layer that includes the transparent reflection layer.

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of heat transfer printing, and in particular relates to an electric automatic heat transfer machine. The electric automatic heat transfer machine comprises a main machine base and a main frame; the upper end face of the main machine base is provided with a hot stamping table; the main frame is provided on the upper end face of the main machine base, the free end of the main frame is located above the hot stamping table, and there is a working gap between the free end of the main frame and the hot stamping table; the main frame is provided with a controller and an electric drive device, an action end of the electric drive device is located above the hot stamping table, and the action end of the electric drive device is provided with a heating plate; and the controller is electrically connected with the electric drive device and the heating plate. The electric automatic heat transfer machine uses the electric drive device as the power source, so that the structure of the electric automatic heat transfer machine is simpler and lighter, and the use cost and production cost thereof are reduced. At the same time, the electric drive device is provided in the main frame to reduce the volume and occupied space of the electric automatic heat transfer machine, so that it is more convenient to use the electric automatic heat transfer machine.

A heat transfer film having a) a carrier film, b) at least one coating layer arranged directly on the carrier film, and c) at least one hot-sealable polymer adhesive layer is disclosed. The coating layer is based on a non-aqueous, radiation-curable, liquid composition which contains at least 60 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, of curable constituents selected from organic oligomers which have ethylenically unsaturated double bonds. Use of the heat transfer films for the dry coating of surfaces, production of such heat transfer films, and methods for coating or lacquering surfaces of objects using the heat transfer films are also disclosed.