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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2013
Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Ronald L. Uptergrove, Northville, MI (US);
Manish K. Senta, Plymouth, MI (US);
Plastipak Packaging, Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for printing on an article having a non-planar surface in an embodiment includes obtaining coordinates or a geometry for a non-planar surface of an article; determining a tangent orientation for a print head in three dimensions; and using the tangent orientation and positioning the print head relative to the non-planar surface of the article. Embodiments of apparatus for printing on articles having non-planar surfaces are also disclosed.
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