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US 10,723,163 B2Granted
Method for coating and identifying workpieces
AssigneeHomag GmbH
InventorAchim Homeier
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for coating and identifying workpieces which preferably consist at least to some extent of wood, wood materials or the like. For this purpose, a curable liquid is used, preferably comprising ink, which, when cured, contains readable information or can receive said readable information.
Claims18
A method for coating workpieces, in particular at least a narrow side of a preferably plate-shaped workpiece, having the steps:
- effecting a relative movement between a workpiece and a print head, wherein the print head is at least one of an inkjet print head or a laser print head;
- printing at least one section of the workpiece with a curable liquid, preferably with an ink which, in a cured state, comprises readable information,
- wherein the curable liquid furthermore comprises particles having fluorescent properties and color particles which form a visible decoration after the curable liquid has cured;
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- applying a protective layer onto the cured liquid to render the readable information not optically visible.
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