摘要 |
<p>A method for dry heat transfer printing a wall covering material utilizing at least one transfer cylinder having a heated working surface, comprising treating a paper-like, non-woven fibrous web material with an acrylic binder and penetration inhibitor, dispensing the web material from a master reel including a tensioning assembly, and passing the web material through a slitting station to establish a side-to-side repeat of the decorative pattern to be printed; dispensing a sublimation dye transfer paper into contact with the working surface of the transfer cylinder from a source between an introducer roller and the working surface; transferring the web material from the slitting station to the transfer cylinder between the introducer roller and the working surface into overlapping contact with the transfer paper at a first location along the circumference of the transfer cylinder; maintaining contact with the transfer paper around a portion of the transfer cylinder as the transfer cylinder rotates at a processing temperature; and separating the web material containing the printed decorative pattern from the transfer paper at a second location proximal to a nip roller along the circumference of the transfer cylinder.</p> |