Two-step registered printing
First Claim
1. A method of printing a moving substrate, comprising:
- supplying a moving substrate to a first converting operation;
contact printing at least one first graphic on the moving substrate;
supplying the moving substrate with the first graphic to a second converting operation; and
non-contact printing at least one second graphic on the moving substrate.
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Abstract
A method of printing a substrate includes contact printing a first graphic in a first operation and non-contact printing a second graphic in a second operation. A method of printing an outer cover for an absorbent article includes contact printing the outer cover in a first operation, non-contact printing the outer cover in a second operation, and joining the outer cover with an absorbent and a liner to produce an absorbent article. A method of minimizing substrate printing waste includes contact printing absence advertisements in a first operation and non-contact overprinting a second graphic in a second operation. A method of distributing customized products to different customers includes contact printing substantially uniform graphics on a substrate in a first operation, non-contact printing customized graphics on a substrate in a second operation, and distributing the substrate to customers.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of printing a moving substrate, comprising:
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supplying a moving substrate to a first converting operation;
contact printing at least one first graphic on the moving substrate;
supplying the moving substrate with the first graphic to a second converting operation; and
non-contact printing at least one second graphic on the moving substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of printing an outer cover for an absorbent article, comprising:
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supplying a moving first substrate to a first printing operation, the first moving substrate comprising a film;
contact printing at least one first graphic on the first moving substrate in the first printing operation using a gravure roll printer or flexographic printer;
laminating a second moving substrate to the first moving substrate to form an outer cover, the second moving substrate comprising a nonwoven web and the outer cover defining a width;
supplying the outer cover to a second printing operation;
non-contact printing at least one second graphic on the outer cover in the second printing operation using a wax jet printer, ink jet printer, bubble jet printer, or laser jet printer, the first graphic spanning at least 60% of the width of the outer cover and being visible to the naked eye, the second graphic being positioned within the center third of the width of the outer cover and being visible to the naked eye; and
joining the outer cover with an absorbent and a liner to produce an absorbent article. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of minimizing substrate printing waste, comprising:
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supplying a moving substrate to a first converting operation;
printing a plurality of absence advertisements on the moving substrate using a contact printer;
supplying the moving substrate with the absence advertisements to a second converting operation;
at least partially overprinting second graphics on at least some of the absence advertisements using a non-contact printer, wherein a failure to print a second graphic on an absence advertisement results in the absence advertisement remaining visible on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of printing an outer cover for an absorbent article, comprising:
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laminating a first substrate comprising film to a second substrate comprising a nonwoven to form an outer cover, the outercover defining a film side, a nonwoven side opposite the film side, and a width;
supplying the outer cover to a printing process and contact printing at least one first graphic on the nonwoven side, supplying the outer cover to a converting operation, the converting operation combining the outer cover with an absorbent assembly to form an absorbent article;
non-contact printing at least one second graphic on the nonwoven side in the converting operation, the first graphic spanning at least 60% of the width of the outer cover and being visible to the naked eye, the second graphic being positioned within the center third of the width of the outer cover, and both first and second graphics being visible to the naked eye.
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22. A method of distributing customized products to different customers comprising:
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supplying a moving substrate to a first converting operation;
contact printing at least one first graphic on the moving substrate, the first graphic being substantially uniform to all customers;
supplying the moving substrate with the first graphic to a second converting operation;
non-contact printing a plurality of second graphics on the moving substrate, the plurality of second graphics being customized for specific customers; and
distributing the substrate to customers. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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