摘要 |
<p>A method of producing a specular metallic coating on a substrate using electron beam curing is described. The method basically comprises depositing (22) a thin metallic film on a transfer agent (20), applying (26) a coating of an electron beam-curable varnish to either the transfer agent (20) or a substrate (24), laminating (28) the metallized transfer agent and the substrate together before the varnish is cured, curing (30) the varnish using electron beam curing apparatus, and immediately delaminating (32) the transfer agent (20). The instantaneous curing has the advantages of speeding up the process and permitting uninterrupted flow of the metallized substrate for further processing.</p> |