Web stabilization for accurate pattern registration

摘要

A method for registering patterns on a web comprises attaching a backing material to a web and stabilizing the web; routing the web over one or more sets of rollers; applying a pattern to the web; and removing the backing material. Patterning can be applied at a set of rollers or between rollers along the path of the web. The backing material has indicia thereon for use in registration of the patterns applied to the web. Using the method, a steel backing material can be applied with an adhesive to a polyethylene terephthalate web material.