High speed embossing and adhesive printing process

A process comprising the steps of:

• a) applying less than about 0.25 gsm of a release agent to a transfer surface, wherein the release agent is selected such that a test sample of the release agent having a concentration at or above its critical surface tension concentration, forms a contact angle with the material of the transfer surface of less than about 120°;
• b) applying an adhesive to the transfer surface;
• and
• c) transferring the adhesive from the transfer surface to a material web.

A process comprising the steps of:

• a) intermittently applying less than about 5.0 gsm of a release agent to a transfer surface such that the average duty cycle delivery rate is less than about 0.1 gsm and greater than about 0.00000001 gsm, wherein the release agent is selected such that a test sample of the release agent having a concentration at or above its critical surface tension concentration, has a surface tension of less than about 50 dynes/cm and forms a contact angle with the material of the transfer surface of less than about 120°;
• b) applying an adhesive to the transfer surface;
• and
• c) transferring the adhesive from the transfer surface to a material web.

A process comprising the steps of:

• a) applying a release agent to a transfer surface, where the transfer surface is an embossing surface;
• b) applying an adhesive to the transfer surface;
• c) transferring the adhesive from the transfer surface to a material web;
• and
• d) embossing the material web.