Textured and digitally printed decorative surfacing materials
A method for manufacture of a digitally printed decorative surfacing material includes applying a textured layer upon a substrate, processing a digital image to compensate for additional surface area provided by the textured layer so as to produce a resultant digital image, digitally printing the resultant digital image upon the textured layer, applying a top coat layer over the digitally printed image. A digitally printed decorative surfacing material in accordance with the method described above is also provided.
1. A method for manufacture of a digitally printed decorative surfacing material, comprising:
applying a textured layer upon a substrate;
processing a digital image to compensate for additional surface area provided by the textured layer so as to produce a resultant digital image;
digitally printing the resultant digital image upon the textured layer;
applying a top coat layer over the digitally printed image.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of processing includes creating a 3-dimensional model of a textured surface of the textured layer and cross correlating the 3-dimensional model with the digital image.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of cross correlating includes overlaying image data within the XY plane of the digital image upon the 3-dimensional model of the textured surface of the textured layer.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the step of cross correlating includes altering the digital image to compensate for variations in a Z-direction as exhibited in the textured layer so as to compensate for variation in surface area of the textured layer.
5. The method according to claim 1 , further including the step of applying a UV cured adhesion promoter layer prior to the step of applying the textured layer.
6. The method according to claim 1 , further including the step of applying a filler layer prior to the step of applying the textured layer.
7. The method according to claim 1 , further including the step of applying a priming layer prior to the step of applying the textured layer.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate is thicker than 0.26 inches.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate has a thickness of 0.26 inches or thinner.
10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein prior to the step of digitally printing a tie layer is applied over the textured layer.