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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2010
Stefaan DE Meutter, Antwerpen, BE;
Peter Bracke, Drongen, BE;
David Tilemans, Lier, BE;
Joris Van Garsse, Mullem, BE;
Geert Van Dyck, Ham, BE;
Stefaan De Meutter, Antwerpen, BE;
Peter Bracke, Drongen, BE;
David Tilemans, Lier, BE;
Joris Van Garsse, Mullem, BE;
Geert Van Dyck, Ham, BE;
Agfa Graphics NV, Mortsel, BE;
Abstract
A single pass inkjet printing method includes the steps of: a) providing a radiation curable inkjet ink set containing at least a first and a second radiation curable inkjet ink having a dynamic surface tension of no more than 30 mN/m measured by maximum bubble pressure tensiometry at a surface age of 50 ms and at 25° C.; b) jetting a first radiation curable inkjet ink on an ink-jet ink-receiver moving at a printing speed of at least 35 m/min.; c) at least partially curing the first inkjet ink on the ink receiver within the range of 40 to 500 ms after the first inkjet ink landed on the ink receiver; d) jetting a second radiation curable inkjet ink on the at least partially cured first inkjet ink; and e) at least partially curing the second inkjet ink within the range of 40 to 500 ms after the second inkjet ink landed on the first inkjet ink.