Printing device and method of using the same
US10875326B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB41M7/0081
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system for printing at least one stretchable ink on a thermoformable substrate including an unwinder arranged to feed the thermoformable substrate from a first roll into a web drive subsystem, a surface energy modification device arranged to alter a substrate surface energy to enhance wetting and adhesion of the at least one stretchable ink to the thermoformable substrate, at least one printhead array arranged to deposit the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, at least one radiation curing device arranged to cure the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, a sensor array arranged to monitor the at least one stretchable ink on the thermoformable substrate, and a rewinder arranged to receive the thermoformable substrate and to form the thermoformable substrate into a second roll.
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