Architectural panel and method for manufacturing the same

A method for manufacturing an architectural panel, the method comprising the following steps being performed sequentially:

• punching a plurality of holes into a flat metal sheet using one or more punching tools of a punching machine to create a punch pattern in the flat metal sheet;
• bending the flat metal sheet to form a panel comprising a display portion having an inner surface and an outer surface and one or more sidewall portions extending from the inner surface of the display portion;
• coating the panel with a powder coating so that the powder coating covers at least the outer surface of the display portion of the panel and edges of the panel which surround the holes;
• applying an adhesion promoter onto the powder coating at least along the display portion of the panel to form a layer of the adhesion promoter that covers the powder coating;
• and
• printing an ink onto the layer of the adhesion promoter in a print pattern.

A method for manufacturing an architectural panel, the method comprising:

• punching a plurality of holes into a flat metal sheet to create a punch pattern in the flat metal sheet;
• bending the flat metal sheet to form a panel comprising a display portion and one or more sidewall portions;
• coating at least a portion of the panel with a powder coating;
• and
• printing a print pattern along the display portion of the panel.