METHOD FOR PREVENTING FLUTES ON A NON-PRINT SIDE
A method for printing an image on a substrate, the method including the steps of providing a plurality of rollers for moving a substrate on which the image is printed; depositing a plurality of different colored inks on a print side of the substrate which form the image; depositing clear liquid on the non-print side of the substrate in a predetermined pattern for permitting the substrate to have uniform substrate growth.
1 . A method for printing an image on a substrate, the method comprising the steps of:
a) providing a plurality of rollers for moving a substrate on which the image is printed;
b) depositing a plurality of different colored inks on a print side of the substrate which form the image;
c) depositing clear liquid on the non-print side of the substrate in a predetermined pattern for permitting the substrate to have uniform substrate growth.
2 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the pattern is a plurality of spaced apart clear ribs.
3 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the deposited clear ink is a plurality of spaced clear dotted lines.
4 . The method as in claim 2 , wherein the spaced apart lines are parallel.
5 . The method as in claim 3 , wherein the spaced apart lines are disposed in along an in-track direction.
6 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the clear liquid is clear water or clear ink.
7 . The method as in claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the clear ribs are continuous.
8 . The method as in claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the clear ribs are dashed or dotted.
9 . The method as in claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the clear ribs are equally spaced.
10 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the patterns is a plurality of one or more shapes.
11 . The method as in claim 10 , wherein the patterned shape is either polygons, circles, scattered dots, polygons or polygons and circles formed of dots.
12 . The method as in claim 1 , wherein the patterned shape is symmetrical.