Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Embossing

EMBOSSING:- 

EMBOSSING IS A PARTICULAR CALENDERING PROCESS THROUGH WHICH A SIMPLE PATTERN CAN BE ENGRAVED ON THE CLOTH. 
THE EMBOSSING MACHINE IS MADE UP OF A HEATED AND EMBOSSED ROLLER MADE OF STEEL, WHICH IS PRESSED AGAINST ANOTHER ROLLER COATED WITH PAPER OR COTTON, ITS CIRCUMFERENCE BEING EXACTLY A WHOLE MULTIPLE OF THE METAL ROLLER. A GEAR SYSTEM DRIVES THE HARMOISED MOTION OF THE ROLLERS, PREVENTING THEM FROM SLIDING AND GRANTING A SHARP ENGRAVING OF THE PATTERNED DESIGN. AFTER BEING ENGRAVED, THE PATTERN CAN BE STABILISED BY MEANS OF AN APPROPRIATE HIGH TEMPERATURE TREATMENT OR BY APPLYING SUITABLE STARCHY SUBSTANCES. 

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