1. Digital printing needs digital structuring
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2. Hymmen – the company Management Employees Production sites Turnover
Dr. René Pankoke,
CEO – Sales and Strategy
Thomas Eikelmann,
CTO – Engineering/Project Management
Employees
Approx. 190
Production sites
Bielefeld City
Rödinghausen
Turnover
2017: 50 mill. €
2018: approx. 52 mill. €
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3. Hymmen – the company History Core competencies
Family-owned and directed since 1892
4th generation with focus on new technologies for “continuously producing systems”
Core competencies
Industrial production technology for the large volume production of board materials or the surface finishing of board (particle board, MDF/HDF-board etc.) or roll materials
Main focus on woodworking industry
Industrial Digital Printing Lines (Single Pass) since 2008
The founder Theodor Hymmen (l.) and his great-grandson Dr. René Pankoke
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4. Hymmen – the products Range of products Double Belt Presses
DBP - Double Belt Presses
MEP - Multi Opening Presses
FBS - Liquid Coating Lines
KSA - Laminating Lines
DGP - Industrial Inkjet
HTC - Software & Automation
Multi Opening Presses
Liquid Coating Lines
Industrial Inkjet
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5. 10 Years JUPITER Digital Printing Lines
During the last 10 years Hymmen made many important developments for digital printing in the decor industry.
The production of digitally printed material with Hymmen JUPITER Digital Printing Lines is valued at approx. 70 million square meter in 2018.
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6. History of JUPITER Digital Printing Lines
2008
Start
2009
First printing line
JPT-W 280
2011
First printing line
JPT-C 2200
Boards
Melamine pressing
2013
First printing line
JPT-WS 280
Edgebands
ABS and PVC
2015
Printing line with double printbars
176 printheads
2017
First machine with Xaar 2001
2009
First presentation
on Ligna 2009
2010
First printing line
JPT-C 1400
Doors
UV-Coating
2012
First printing line
JPT-W 1400
Paper
Melamine pressing
2014
First printing line
with double printbars
2016
First printing line
JPT-WS 560
wide edgebands
PP-Material
2018
First structuring line
JPT-DLE 1400 Digital Lacquer
Embosing
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7. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
In many customer meetings it became apparent that the customer estimates the printing quality of digital printing and wants to use its advantages. However, the complete product is crucial for the customer.
Haptics is definitely one of the most important properties of flooring and furniture besides the optics.
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8. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Meanwhile, the flooring and furniture boards produced with traditional processes all have a more or less structured surface. Many high-quality products have a synchronous structure.
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9. Traditional structuring by press baldes
Usually these structures are generated by textured sheets or texture films during the melamine resin pressing in short cycle press.
Overlay
Decorpaper
Board
Balancelayer
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10. Traditional structuring by Rollers
When boards are directly printed, protection layers are achieved by multiple UV-lacquer layers. Rollers can create a positive structure at the last layers. UV
Roller application UV lacquer
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11. Flexibility of digital printing
However, the benefits of digital printing is facing the inflexibility of the analogue structuring process.
Digital Printing arguments:
Industrial manufacturing of small batch sizes
Stock cost reduction
Fast reaction on market trends / Shorter "time to market„
Set-up time and material minimization
New design options (repeat length, colors, details...)
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12. The benefits of digital printing
New Designs :
The length of the image is not related to the diameter of structuring roller anymore (typically 1.3 meter).
Long prints without repeat of the image possible
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13. JUPITER Digital Printing Line
New design variation :
Multiple large boards can belong to one design family They can be printed in a variable order Many individual board are possible
No repeat of a single panel in the same room possible (like real wood)
Variation 1
(Planks 1-8)
Variation 2
(Planks 9-16)
Variation3
(Planks 17-24)
....
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14. DLE Digital Lacquer Embossing The solution is
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15. Assumptions for an industry-proven process
The following demands have to be fulfilled:
Depth of µm
Synchronous to printed decor
Surface quality must not be lost This varies depending on the product (furniture, flooring, etc.)
Different gloss levels
Creating a depth-structure instead of a positive structure (like real wood)
Possibility to add the technology to existing conventional lacquering lines
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16. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Step 2: A transparent medium is applied to the top coat lacquer layer which is not cured.
This happens by means of the proven technology of the Hymmen JUPITER Digital Printing Lines.
Step 1: A UV top coat layer is applied (roller application, pouring, injection or ...).
Step 3: After application of the structuring medium the curing of the top coat takes place by means of UV radiation. UV
Roller application UV lacquer
InkJet
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17. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
This innovative technology takes place in 3 steps:
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18. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Step 1: A UV top coat layer is applied (roller application, pouring, injection or ...).
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19. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Step 2: A transparent medium is applied to the top coat layer which is not cured. This happens by means of the proven technology of the Hymmen JUPITER Digital Printing Lines.
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20. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Step 3: After applying the structuring medium, the curing of the top coat takes place by means of UV radiation.
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21. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
InkJet UV
lacquer
print
HDF
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22. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Printing speed 15 – 50 m/min
Effective working width up to mm
Structure printing lines 1
Additional structure printing lines optional
Structuring medium Hymmen Himali Ink
Typical application quantity top coat g/m²
Typical application quantity structuring medium 0,2 - 2 g/m²
Intermediate drying UV LED possible
Resolution or 720 dpi
Printhead type Xaar 1003 or Xaar 2001
Technical data
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23. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
The advantages:
High flexibility
No roller or press plate costs
No setup time due to roller or press plate change
New design options
Synchronous structure
Option of integration into existing traditional lines
All proven properties of known lacquers are maintained (scratch resistance, surface hardness, chemical resistance)
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24. Digital lacquer Embossing + excimer curing
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25. Higher surface performance Anti-Finger-Print effects
DLE and excimer curing
The combination of Digital Lacquer Embossing and excimer curing creates the following possibilities.
Higher surface performance
Anti-Finger-Print effects
New Design possibilities
Different gloss levels
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26. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Synchron wood structure
Digital Printing + DLE
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27. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Synchron wood structure Digital Printing + DLE
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28. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Design structure
by DLE
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29. Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE)
Thank you very much!
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