APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A SUBSTANCE ON ARTICLES

摘要

A process for depositing a substance onto an article (10) is disclosed. The process concerns the operation of directly printing on three- dimensional articles. The process involves creating a re-circulating relative motion between at least one article (10) and a substance deposition device (26). In some embodiments, the articles (10) can be conveyed in a closed loop path past one or more substance deposition devices (26). The articles (10) are conveyed past the substance deposition device(s) (10) at least two times, and during each pass by the substance deposition device(s) (26), a portion of a predetermined pattern is applied to the articles (10) by the substance deposition device(s) (26).