Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording medium is presented, comprising a substrate (2) with a first side and a second side remote therefrom a heat-sensitive recording layer (4) which is placed on the first side of the substrate (2) and comprises at least one colorant precursor and colour acceptor, the colorant precursor and colour acceptor reacting with one another under the influence of heat to form a colour, a printed protective layer (9) which covers the recording layer (4), is crosslinkable and crosslinked under the influence of energy-rich radiation and is based on (meth)acrylates, characterised in that the protective layer (9) contains from 65 to 95% by weight of one or more (meth)acrylates, selected from the group comprising polyether(meth)acrylate, epoxy(meth)acrylate and urethane(meth)acrylate from 0 to 20% by weight of photoinitiators and from 0.

Abstract: A heat-sensitive recording medium is presented, comprising a substrate (2) with a first side and a second side remote therefrom a heat-sensitive recording layer (4) which is placed on the first side of the substrate (2) and comprises at least one colorant precursor and colour acceptor, the colorant precursor and colour acceptor reacting with one another under the influence of heat to form a colour, a printed protective layer (9) which covers the recording layer (4), is crosslinkable and crosslinked under the influence of energy-rich radiation and is based on (meth)acrylates, characterised in that the protective layer (9) contains from 65 to 95% by weight of one or more (meth)acrylates, selected from the group comprising polyether(meth)acrylate, epoxy(meth)acrylate and urethane(meth)acrylate from 0 to 20% by weight of photoinitiators and from 0.

Abstract: A process for the production of coatings on substrates comprising the successive steps: a) providing a substrate to be coated and of a backing foil provided on one side with an uncured or at least only partially cured coating of a curable coating composition, b) applying the coated side of the backing foil provided with the uncured or at least only partially cured coating onto the substrate, c) curing the coating applied in said manner and d) removing the backing foil from the coating which remains on the substrate, wherein curing of the coating proceeds prior to and/or after removal of the backing foil and wherein the uncured or at least only partially cured coating of the curable coating composition is or has been applied onto one side of the backing foil by screen printing.