Abstract: A coating apparatus including: a coating processing section configured to perform predetermined coating processing on a printed surface of a workpiece which is a sheet or a plate having a surface subjected to electronic printing processing; a pressurizing roller pair disposed on an upstream side or a downstream side of the coating processing section and configured to sandwich, pressurize and convey the workpiece; and a heating section disposed at the same position as or on an upstream side of the pressurizing roller pair with respect to a conveyance direction of the workpiece and configured to heat the printed surface of the workpiece.