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US 12,679,108 B2Granted
Systems and methods for decorating substrates
AssigneeACTEGA North America Technologies, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin David Lux, Andrew W Marsella
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Abstract
Systems and methods for forming and applying decorations onto substrates are disclosed. According to some aspects, a decoration may be formed on a carrier web at a decoration forming station positioned along a web path. The decorations may be transported along the web path to an application station at which the decorations are applied to substrates from the carrier web.
Claims10
A method for decorating a substrate, comprising:
- transporting a portion of a carrier web along a web path to a decoration forming station;
- forming a decoration on the portion of the carrier web at the decoration forming station, the decoration comprising one or more decoration layers and an adhesive layer formed in register with the one or more decoration layers and exposed on a surface of the decoration facing outwardly from the carrier web;
- transporting the decoration along the web path from the decoration forming station to an application station after forming the decoration;
- using a festoon to adjust a path length in a portion of the web path before the application station through which the carrier web travels to allow accumulation of the carrier web within the festoon;
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- applying the decoration to a substrate at the application station.
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