PLANT FOR IN-LINE PROCESSING OF DISPENSABLE ARTICLES WITH WAX THERMO-PRINTED IMAGES Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC B41F5/24 

FIELD: process engineering.

SUBSTANCE: plant 10 comprises at least one unwinder 12 of one or several reels 14 of band 100, at least one printer 18 located behind said unwinder 12 to make thermal printing or writing at said band 100 with dye W based on paraffin or natural wax or mixes thereof and at least one articulated and/or cutting unit 20 arranged behind said printing unit 18 to fold and cut band 100 to make finished article. Printing unit 18 comprises at least one melting or thinning unit to feed and heat waxes W to be applied on band 100 and one or several heaters to rule out cooling , hence hardening, said colored waxes W fed by melting unit prior to their application on material 100.

EFFECT: simplified printing on disposable package.

20 cl, 8 dwg