Apparatus, method of making a powder-rubbed substrate, and powder-rubbed substrate

A powder-rubbing apparatus suitable for making a powder-rubbed substrate, the powder-rubbing apparatus comprising:

• a rotatable rubbing roll having a rotational axis;
• a substrate path for conveying the substrate in a machine direction into frictional contact with the rotatable rubbing roll within a rubbing zone, wherein the substrate frictionally contacts the rotatable rubbing roll within the rubbing zone;
• an oscillating mechanism for oscillating the rotatable rubbing roll along the rotational axis;
• a powder coating die comprising an inlet port in fluid communication with an outlet port, wherein the powder coating die is disposed adjacent to the substrate path;
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• a dispenser for dispensing gas-borne powder in fluid communication with the inlet port of the powder coating die, wherein the dispenser is aligned such that at least a portion of a gas-borne powder dispensed from the powder coating die is deposited directly onto at least one of the rotatable rubbing roll or the substrate and conveyed into the rubbing zone.