Abstract:
A process for producing an embossing die in roll form for embossing a relief on at least one side of a flat material. The process includes the steps of applying a photoresist layer to one side of a metal sheet in planar form; exposing the photoresist layer through a film having a pattern corresponding to the relief; developing the metal sheet by removing unexposed parts of the photoresist layer; bending the metal sheet into sleeve form around a roll such that exposed parts of the photoresist layer face outwardly; etching unexposed regions of the metal sheet down to a predetermined depth; removing the exposed parts of the photoresist layer from the metal sheet; connecting mutually facing edges of the metal sheet; and fastening the metal sheet to a die roll.
Abstract:
A system for treating paper webs and the like including a platen roller and a plurality of support rollers angularly spaced thereabout. At least one of the support rollers is an embossing roller cooperative with the platen roller to emboss a web advanced between the facing juxtaposed surfaces of the platen and embossing rollers. The platen roller is floatingly confined by the support rollers and has no rigidly fixed axis of rotation. Such platen roller is also hollow, including a cylindrical wall component defining a gaseous fluid pressurized chamber. The cylindrical wall component of the roller is of resilient construction and is inwardly depressible by the support rollers against the force of the gaseous pressure fluid acting outwardly thereagainst within the pressurized chamber. The web material to be treated is passed through the nips defined by one or more support rollers, including at least one embossment roller, and the platen roller. While passing through and between said nips the web material is continuously supported over substantially the entire surface area along one side thereof without application thereto of tensile stress of a magnitude tending to tear the same. Besides treating the web material to provide an embossed appearance thereto the system otherwise treats it to provide for increased absorbency, softness and apparent bulk.
Abstract:
An embossing die is created by printing multiple ink layers (530, 540) in superposition thereby to build up a printed relief pattern (510) in accordance with received design data specifying a design to be embossed. The design data is modified after receipt to introduce into the printed relief pattern to be built, one or more channels (610) which extend depth-wise through multiple ink layers of the printed relief pattern (510) and serve to fully or partially segment the printed relief pattern.
Abstract:
An embossing die is created by printing multiple ink layers (530, 540) in superposition thereby to build up a printed relief pattern (510) in accordance with received design data specifying a design to be embossed. The design data is modified after receipt to introduce into the printed relief pattern to be built, one or more channels (610) which extend depth-wise through multiple ink layers of the printed relief pattern (510) and serve to fully or partially segment the printed relief pattern.
Abstract:
A cylinder system for tissue paper lamination comprising an embossing cylinder (22), which includes a combined DESL (1) and Point to Point (2) embossing, and for this purpose, higher elements (23) are provided for DESL process, and lower elements (24) for Point to Point process, such elements forming several relieves on paper surface and can compose figures, ribbing and all sorts of drawings.
Abstract:
In the method for producing a set of cooperating embossing rollers, a modelling device is used for parameterizing the embossing rollers, the device comprising a test bench having a pair of rollers which are put under hydraulic pressure that can be measured and set, in order to determine from the measurement data the parameters for producing the embossing rollers. The use of a modelling device for obtaining the parameters for producing a set of embossing rollers makes it possible to use a very large variety of embossing patterns and foils with diverse properties as a basis and, by conducting tests on this very test bench, be able to efficiently narrow down and predetermine the properties of a final embossing device, preferably operated without hydraulics.
Abstract:
An embossing roll for producing fibrous products, has a structurized embossing surface suitable to run against an anvil roll. The structurized embossing surface includes male protrusions or female depressions starting from a base circumferential surface of the roll. The embossing pattern is characterized by the following features: the base areas of selected male protrusions or female depressions in the base circumferential surface are different; the heights or depths of selected male protrusions or selected female depressions in a radial direction of the roll and starting from the base circumferential surface are different; and the angles between sidewall sections and the adjacent base circumferential surface of selected male protrusions and/or female depressions are different.
Abstract:
A method of making an impression die comprises the steps of providing a substantially planar bendable bimetal plate 10 consisting of copper and steel bonded together, forming a relief pattern 14 in the surface of the copper for example by an etching process, forming the plate into a non-planar sleeve with the copper on the outside and joining the free edges of the sleeve together. Preferably the free edges of the sleeve 10 are joined together while the sleeve is mounted on a metal mandrel 15.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a die for impressing a material between the die and an anvil such as to apply a compressive force to the material. The die comprises a plurality of fields. Each of the fields includes at least two projections arranged to engage the material substantially simultaneously. In addition each of the fields is characterized by a total contact area over which the compressive force is applied. The total contact area of each field is defined by the projections of the respective field. The total contact area of each field is substantially uniform from one field to another such that the pressure applied by each individual field on the die is not more than double the pressure applied by any other individual field on the die.
Abstract:
An embossing roll includes a roll body and a plurality of plates which are removably secured to the roll body. Each plate includes an outer surface which is provided with an embossing pattern. The plates can be secured to the roll body by vacuum and/or mechanical devices.