Abstract: A digital printing process for printing an image (I) including a white area (W) and/or a coloured area (C) on a packaging material includes selecting a packaging material with a substantially white side, and preparing print data to be sent to a printing means taking into account that the side of the packaging material is substantially white. The print data represents one or more first image areas (A1) representing the image (I), and one or more second image areas (A2) representing a packaging look (L), to be printed on the substantially white side of the packaging material, outside the one or more first image areas (A1) where the image (I) is to be located. The method further includes printing by the printing means on the substantially white side of the packaging material using the print data.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2020
Date of Patent:
July 25, 2023
Assignee:
XEIKON MANUFACTURING NV
Inventors:
Lode Erik Dries Deprez, Jürgen Norbert Bart Devlieghere, Roel De Mondt, Romain Jan Victor Paul Van Der Gucht, Tom Rik May Broeckx
Abstract: A digital printing process for printing an image (I) including a white area (W) and/or a coloured area (C) on a packaging material includes selecting a packaging material with a substantially white side, and preparing print data to be sent to a printing means taking into account that the side of the packaging material is substantially white. The print data represents one or more first image areas (A1) representing the image (I), and one or more second image areas (A2) representing a packaging look (L), to be printed on the substantially white side of the packaging material, outside the one or more first image areas (A1) where the image (I) is to be located. The method further includes printing by the printing means on the substantially white side of the packaging material using the print data.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 21, 2020
Publication date:
February 16, 2023
Applicant:
XEIKON MANUFACTURING NV
Inventors:
Lode Erik Dries DEPREZ, Jürgen Norbert Bart, Roel DE MONDT, Romain Jan Victor Paul VAN DER GUCHT, Tom Rik May BROECKX
Abstract: An apparatus and method to condition the fuser surface of a fusing or transfusing apparatus for a toner based printing system is described. The apparatus and method integrate the functions of cleaning paper debris and residual toner from the fuser (or transfuse) surface on one hand and the application of a release agent such as silicone oil on the other hand using a single release agent impregnated web. The inventive device includes a release agent application roller and a cleaning roller where the outer surfaces and are selected in preferred embodiments for their respective wetting properties with respect to the release agent used. The fuser surface conditioning device increases the useful life for a fusing or transfusing roll or belt even when low amounts of release agent are applied to the fusing surface such that the amount of release agent that is transferred to the print media is in the range of 0.5 to 5 mg/A4 sheet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 31, 2008
Date of Patent:
July 12, 2011
Assignee:
Xeikon Manufacturing NV
Inventors:
Maarten Achten, Kurt Mampaey, Dirk Broddin, Eric Van Weverberg