Method of Printing
AssigneeMulti Packaging Solutions UK Limited
InventorsBarry C. Forbes, Carol Hammond, Tracey Nisbet
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a flexographic printing process comprising: applying an energy-curable primer to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate; curing said energy-curable primer to form a cured primer layer on the substrate; applying a metallic ink to at least a portion of the cured primer layer; and curing or drying the metallic ink; wherein the energy-curable primer is applied using a flexographic printing process; and wherein the metallic ink is applied using a flexographic printing process which uses an anilox roller having a transfer volume of from about 6 cm3/m2 to about 30 cm3/m2.
Claims20
A flexographic printing process comprising:
- applying an energy-curable primer to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate;
- curing said energy-curable primer to form a cured primer layer on the substrate;
- applying a metallic ink to at least a portion of the cured primer layer;
- and
- curing or drying the metallic ink;
- wherein the energy-curable primer is applied using a flexographic printing process;
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- wherein the metallic ink is applied using a flexographic printing process which uses an anilox roller having a transfer volume of from about 6 cm3/m2 to about 30 cm3/m2.
A printing system comprising:
- a first station configured to apply an energy-curable primer to at least a portion of a surface of a substrate;
- a second station positioned directly downstream of the first station, wherein the second station is configured to cure the energy-curable primer to form a cured primer layer on the substrate;
- a third station positioned downstream of the second station, wherein the third station is configured to apply a metallic ink to at least a portion of the cured primer layer;
- a fourth station positioned downstream of the third station, wherein the fourth station is configured to cure or dry the metallic ink;
- wherein the first station comprises a flexographic printer;
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- wherein the third station comprises a flexographic printer comprising an anilox roller having a transfer volume of from about 6 cm3/m2 to about 30 cm3/m2.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.