METHOD FOR PRODUCING DECORATIVE PRINTS HAVING IDENTICAL QUALITY INDEPENDENTLY OF THE PRINTING METHOD USED AND A DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAID METHOD

• Main Author: LEHNHOFF, INGO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 18.09.2014
• Subjects: BUILDING; COLOUR PRINTING; FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; LINING MACHINES; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRINTING; PRINTING, DUPLICATING, MARKING, OR COPYING PROCESSES; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

The present invention relates to a method for producing decorative prints having identical quality on at least two carrier materials, comprising the following steps: a) providing at least one printing pattern; b) converting the at least one printing pattern into at least one high-resolution electronic data set having a resolution of up to 1200 dpi, preferably 1000 dpi, by means of at least one piece of image-processing software; c) reducing the resolution of the at least one high-resolution electronic data set down to 100 dpi, preferably 60 to 80 dpi, by means of at least one piece of image-processing software; d) creating at least one first printed decoration on at least one first carrier material by using at least one digital printer by means of the at least one resolution-reduced electronic data set; e) creating at least one print cylinder for a gravure printing process by using at least one resolution-reduced electronic data set, wherein the resolution-reduced electronic data set can be identical to or different from the resolution-reduced electronic data set used for the digital printing; and f) creating at least one second printed decoration on at least one second carrier material by using the at least one print cylinder. The invention further relates to a device for performing said method.