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US 2019/0315087 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for generating a superficial structure
OwnerGiorgio Macorinventor
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Abstract
A method and related apparatus for producing an embossing on a substrate using a digital printing technology includes the application of an embossing liquid, for example a water-based liquid, on a non-polymerized resin layer and the subsequent polymerization of the resin with UV curing.
Claims22
A method for producing a three dimensional surface on a substrate comprising the steps of:
- A) applying a photocurable resin, or a paint or ink containing the photocurable resin, on a surface of a substrate, thus forming a coating;
- B) applying a water-based embossing liquid on a portion of the coating;
- C) polymerizing the photocurable resin by irradiation with UV beams;
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- D) removing the embossing liquid.
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