摘要 |
A process for printing on a continuous strip (10) of flexible film and a strip of decorative flexible film, such as a plastic film used in the formation of adhesive bandages, comprising the steps of: passing the continuous strip through a plurality of printing stations (5), which are arranged in series and intercalated by drying stations (11), each of the printing stations (5) printing, with solvent or water based ink, along the width of an upper face of the continuous strip (10), a plurality of predetermined respective image portions; passing the continuous strip (10) through a varnishing station (20), in order to cover the upper face of the continuous strip (10) and the image portions printed thereon with a photopolymerizable varnish layer; passing the varnished continuous strip through a photopolymerization station (30), in which the varnish is photopolymerized preferably by ultraviolet (UV) radiation; and conducting the continuous strip (10) to a subsequent step of any process for forming an adhesive bandage with said continuous strip (10). <IMAGE> |