Digital flatbed cutters

A digital flatbed cutter comprising:

• a flatbed on which a printed workpiece can be positioned;
• a head unit that is movable laterally along an x-axis direction and a perpendicular y-axis direction in a parallel plane above the flatbed;
• a cutter head mounted to the head unit and including a knife or blade configured to cut the workpiece, the knife or blade being movable along a z-axis direction that is normal to the plane and perpendicular to the x- and y-axes;
• a printer head mounted to the head unit and including at least one printhead configured to apply a UV-curable ink or coating material to the workpiece;
• a control unit configured to control the movement of the head unit using a digital file with cutting information which specifies where the workpiece should be cut by the knife or blade of the cutter head, and overprinting information which specifies where the workpiece should be overprinted with UV-curable ink or coating material by the printhead of the printer head;
• wherein the printer head further comprises a UV exposure unit configured to expose the applied UV-curable ink or coating material to UV light to cure it, wherein the UV exposure unit is adjustable and configured to vary or control the intensity of the UV light to control the curing of the applied UV-curable ink or coating material;
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• a transfer material applicator head mounted to the head unit, including an applicator roller configured to apply transfer material to the workpiece on top of the applied UV-curable ink or coating material that is only partially cured before the transfer material is adhered to it.