Process for manufacturing laminated plastic products
First Claim
1. A method of manufacturing discrete printed laminated plastic products from sheet stock comprising:
- A. Providing a programmed computer, B. Creating a master template that defines the position and other attributes of the graphics and/or text to be printed on the plastic products, all of which conform to a common specification of dimension and material composition and provides the functionality of the discrete plastic product, C. Inputting into the computer database information concerning the type of product, information to be printed, and the information concerning the master template, D. Providing sheet stock from which the plastic products are to be made and printing graphics and/or text in discrete areas of the sheet stock, E. Assigning a unique identity to each discrete printed area and to each sheet containing a plurality of discrete areas, to discern that identity from identification marks integrated into each discrete area, F. Manufacturing the laminated plastic products by laminating said sheet stock to form a laminated plastic stock material having discrete printed areas and cutting and/or punching said laminated plastic stock material to form discrete plastic products from said discrete printed areas, G. Finishing and/or personalizing said discrete plastic products to enable them for their intended functional purpose and/or provide them with an individual identity, H. Inspecting said discrete plastic products to determine if they meet the manufacturing standard and eliminating those that do not meet the standard, I. Inputting the inspection results into the database of said programmed computer, J. Re-ordering and re-manufacturing any rejected discrete printed laminated plastic products, if necessary, and finishing and/or personalizing said re-manufactured plastic products, if necessary, and K. Collecting said discrete printed laminated functional plastic products.
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Abstract
A method of and system for manufacturing discrete printed laminated plastic products from sheet stock by employing the steps of providing a programmed computer, creating a master template that defines the position and other attributes of the graphics and/or text to be printed on the plastic products, inputting into the computer information concerning the type of product, information to be printed, and entering the information concerning the master template into the computer, providing a sheet stock and printing graphics and/or text in discrete areas of the sheet stock, assigning a unique identity to each discrete printed area and to each sheet containing a plurality of discrete areas, manufacturing the plastic products by laminating said sheet stock to form a laminated plastic stock material having discrete printed areas, cutting and/or punching said laminated plastic stock material to form discrete plastic products from said discrete printed areas, finishing the products to enable them to function for their intended purpose, personalizing the plastic products, inspecting said discrete plastic products and eliminating those that do not meet manufacturing standards, entering information concerning the inspection results into said programmed computer, re-ordering and manufacturing any rejected discrete printed laminated plastic products, if necessary, collating the re-ordered products with any additional manufacturing, finishing, and/or personalization steps, collecting said discrete printed laminated plastic products, and collating the plastic products with mailing materials for mailing to customers.
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1. A method of manufacturing discrete printed laminated plastic products from sheet stock comprising:
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A. Providing a programmed computer, B. Creating a master template that defines the position and other attributes of the graphics and/or text to be printed on the plastic products, all of which conform to a common specification of dimension and material composition and provides the functionality of the discrete plastic product, C. Inputting into the computer database information concerning the type of product, information to be printed, and the information concerning the master template, D. Providing sheet stock from which the plastic products are to be made and printing graphics and/or text in discrete areas of the sheet stock, E. Assigning a unique identity to each discrete printed area and to each sheet containing a plurality of discrete areas, to discern that identity from identification marks integrated into each discrete area, F. Manufacturing the laminated plastic products by laminating said sheet stock to form a laminated plastic stock material having discrete printed areas and cutting and/or punching said laminated plastic stock material to form discrete plastic products from said discrete printed areas, G. Finishing and/or personalizing said discrete plastic products to enable them for their intended functional purpose and/or provide them with an individual identity, H. Inspecting said discrete plastic products to determine if they meet the manufacturing standard and eliminating those that do not meet the standard, I. Inputting the inspection results into the database of said programmed computer, J. Re-ordering and re-manufacturing any rejected discrete printed laminated plastic products, if necessary, and finishing and/or personalizing said re-manufactured plastic products, if necessary, and K. Collecting said discrete printed laminated functional plastic products. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for manufacturing discrete printed laminated functional plastic products from sheet stock comprising:
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A. A programmed computer which provides a master template that defines the position and other attributes of the graphics and/or text to be printed on the plastic products, B. Programming the computer with the information concerning the type of product, information to be printed, and entering the information concerning the master template into the computer, C. Means for assigning a unique identity to each discrete printed area and to each sheet containing a plurality of discrete areas, D. Means for manufacturing the laminated plastic products by feeding sheet stock, printing graphics and/or text in discrete areas of the sheet stock, laminating said sheet stock to form a laminated plastic stock material having discrete printed areas, and cutting and/or punching said laminated plastic stock material to form discrete plastic products from said discrete printed areas, E. Means for inputting the inspection results into the database of said computer, F. Means for finishing said discrete plastic products to enable them for their functional purpose and/or personalizing said discrete plastic products for providing them with an individual identity, G. Means for inspecting said discrete plastic products and eliminating those that do not meet a certain standard, H. Means for reordering the manufacture of any rejected discrete printed plastic products, I. Means for re-ordering and manufacturing any rejected discrete printed laminated plastic products, if necessary, and J. Means for collecting said discrete printed laminated functional plastic products. K. Means for collating said plastic products with mailing materials for mailing to customers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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