A method for coating a part that has an asymmetrical edge by attaching the part to a part holder, placing a film between the part and a mandrel, rolling the part over the mandrel such that the asymmetrical edge of the part contact the film, and, moving one or both of the mandrel and the part holder in an angular relationship to one another as the angle of the part's asymmetrical edge changes. A film dispenser and a film retriever are provided and preferably they move cooperatively in at least two dimensions with respect to the part holder. The film has 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 method for coating a part that has an asymmetrical edge by attaching the part to a part holder, placing a film between the part and a mandrel, rolling the part over the mandrel such that the asymmetrical edge of the part contact the film, and, moving one or both of the mandrel and the part holder in an angular relationship to one another as the angle of the part's asymmetrical edge changes. A film dispenser and a film retriever are provided and preferably they move cooperatively in at least two dimensions with respect to the part holder. The film has 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 holographic foil supplying device for a hot foil stamping machine has a reel (26) for holographic foil (20), an advancement system (24) for advancing the holographic foil (20) along a movement path (P) in a feeding direction (F) and a frame (22) supporting the reel (26) and the advancement system (24), wherein the frame (22) comprises a mount (30) for mounting the holographic foil supplying device (18) to the hot foil stamping machine. Further, a hot foil stamping machine is shown.

A metal tone decorative sheet has an excellent metallic luster and electromagnetic wave transmissivity, and a metal tone decorative molded body is provided with the metal tone decorative sheet. A metal tone decorative sheet includes a metal layer on a base material layer, wherein the metal layer includes a plurality of island portions containing metal and a sea portion positioned between the island portions, the island portion is a convex quadrangle in a cross-sectional view, one side of the quadrangle being opposed to the base material layer, and 0≤x-y≤80 where a length of a side of the island portion on the base material layer side is x [nm] and a length of a side of the island portion on an opposite side to the base material layer is y [nm].

A metal tone decorative sheet has an excellent metallic luster and electromagnetic wave transmissivity, and a metal tone decorative molded body is provided with the metal tone decorative sheet. A metal tone decorative sheet includes a metal layer on a base material layer, wherein the metal layer includes a plurality of island portions containing metal and a sea portion positioned between the island portions, the island portion is a convex quadrangle in a cross-sectional view, one side of the quadrangle being opposed to the base material layer, and 0≤x-y≤80 where a length of a side of the island portion on the base material layer side is x [nm] and a length of a side of the island portion on an opposite side to the base material layer is y [nm].

The present invention provides a device and a method for processing gold leaf to make the gold leaf float on a tea, beverage, alcohol, or the like to be suitable to drink. To this end, provided is a gold leaf processing device and a gold leaf processing method. The gold leaf processing device separates gold leaf from a gold leaf fabric having a first base material attached thereto, and attaches the separated gold leaf to a second base material, the gold leaf processing device comprising: a gold leaf attaching part which dips the gold leaf fabric in an aqueous solution to allow the first base material to be sunk and separated from the gold leaf, and attaches the second base material to the gold leaf remaining, in a floating state, on the surface of the aqueous solution; and a gold leaf fabric transfer part which transfers the gold leaf fabric to the gold leaf attaching part. The gold leaf processing method separates gold leaf from a gold leaf fabric having a first base material attached thereto, and attaches the separated gold leaf to a second base material, the gold leaf processing method comprising the steps of: dipping the gold leaf fabric in an aqueous solution to allow the gold leaf to float on the surface thereof and allow the first base material to be sunk and separated; and attaching the second base material to the gold leaf remaining, in a floating state, on the surface of the aqueous solution.

Object: Provided is a decorative vapor deposition sheet that can reduce or prevent a defect, such as the breaking of a metal vapor deposition layer or the entire sheet, even when applied to a forming method requiring high temperature or the like. The decorative vapor deposition sheet of an embodiment of the present disclosure is a decorative vapor deposition sheet including a cover resin layer and a metal vapor deposition layer, in which the cover resin layer has a thickness of approximately 50 micrometers or greater, the metal vapor deposition layer exhibits a granular structure, a breaking elongation of the decorative vapor deposition sheet at 20° C. is approximately 120% or greater, and a breaking elongation of the decorative vapor deposition sheet at 160° C. is approximately 350% or greater.

A method includes storing, in a database, different design templates. Each template includes (i) a print component configured to be printed and (ii) a foil component configured to be foil-stamped. The print component of each design template is associated with inner crop marks and outer crop marks. The foil component of each template is associated with alignment marks that are configured to be aligned with the inner crop marks for the respective template. Both the foil component and the foil alignment marks are embossed on a foil-press die.

A method includes storing, in a database, different design templates. Each template includes (i) a print component configured to be printed and (ii) a foil component configured to be foil-stamped. The print component of each design template is associated with inner crop marks and outer crop marks. The foil component of each template is associated with alignment marks that are configured to be aligned with the inner crop marks for the respective template. Both the foil component and the foil alignment marks are embossed on a foil-press die.

The invention concerns a method and/or a system for personalizing substrates and/or preparing substrates before gold-plating. In particular, the invention consists of a printing method comprising a step in which the substrate is subjected to inkjet printing followed by a gold-plating step in which the regions of the substrate to be gold-plated are brought into contact with the gold-plating leaf, characterized by an additional step performed prior to the gold-plating step and which consists in the preparation of the substrate.