Method for radiation-cured relief printing onto containers
AssigneeKrones AG
InventorsAlexandra LYASHENKO, Peggy AUGST
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Abstract
A method is described for radiation-cured relief printing onto containers, where at least two print layers are applied one on top of the other onto a container surface by way of an ink jet and are cured successively by way of irradiation in such a way that the print layers, in particular edge regions thereof, can run over one another and/or alongside one another. As a result, the height and contours of relief-like printed images can be adjusted flexibly and efficiently by radiation-induced limited smoothing.
Claims20
A method for printing a radiation-cured relief image onto a container, comprising:
- printing a plurality of print layers onto a container by way of an ink jet
- wherein the plurality of print layers are applied one on top of another onto a surface of said container by way of the ink jet and are cured successively by way of irradiation in such a way that said plurality of print layers can one or more of run over one another or run alongside one another.
A container for receiving liquid end products such as food, with the container comprising a relief-like printed image comprising a plurality of print layers applied using a method comprising:
- printing the plurality of print layers onto the container by way of an ink jet
- wherein the plurality of print layers are applied one or top of another onto a surface of said container by way of the ink jet and are cured successively by way of irradiation in such a way that said plurality of print layer can one or more of run over one another or run alongside one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.