Method and apparatus for multi-color painting thermoplastic articles of manufacture for perfumery and cosmetic applications

A method for painting with a plurality of colors a thermoplastic article of manufacture for the perfumery and cosmetic field, each color of said plurality of colors being that of a respective paint of a corresponding plurality of paints, said method comprising at last the operating steps of:

• a) providing said article of manufacture in a condition suitable for painting;
• b) providing a plurality of painting guns arranged in a succession in a painting tunnel and each being adapted to apply a paint of a said respective color of said plurality of colors;
• and
• c) orienting said article of manufacture with respect to said plurality of painting guns;
• characterized in that said method further comprises the steps of:
• d) acquiring in real time an image of said article of manufacture;
• e) orienting, based on said acquired image, said article of manufacture with respect to said plurality of painting guns;
• and
• f) driving said plurality of painting guns to cause said painting guns to simultaneously deliver, on said oriented article of manufacture, at least some or all of said colors of said plurality of colors to provide a desired coloring of said article of manufacture.