DE102008042937A1 - Embossing coating for film substrates - Google Patents

Abstract

A coating unit for the transfer of imaging or covering layers from a transfer film to a printing material should be used flexibly for the production of complex substrates from film material. For this purpose, at least one film application module FA is used in a sheet-fed rotary printing press such that a variable is created in combination with printing units, coating units. In particular, the coated film sheet should be dry from its back.

Description

The The invention relates to a method and a device for transfer Imaging or covering layers of a carrier film on printed sheet according to the preamble of claim 1 and of Claim 7.

It is known to produce metallic layers on printed sheets by means of a film transfer process. So is in the EP 0 569 520 B1 a printing material and a printing apparatus using this material are described. In a sheet-fed machine with a feeder and a boom, printing units and a coating unit are arranged. In at least one printing unit, an adhesive pattern is applied as a printed matter in the planographic printing process. In the coating unit after the printing unit, a counter-pressure cylinder, a pressure roller and a film guide are provided. Therein, a foil strip is guided through the transfer nip of the coating unit between impression cylinder and press roll from a film supply roll and wound up again on the exit side after leaving the coating unit. The transfer film contains a carrier film on which functional layers of various types, such as metallic layers, for example of aluminum, or plastic layers can be applied. Between functional layer and carrier film, a separating layer is provided, by means of which the functional layer can be removed from the carrier layer.

After this a sheet with a flat adhesive or provided with an adhesive pattern, it is through the coating plant guided, wherein by means of the press roller on the impression cylinder resting printed sheet associated with the film material becomes. The underlying functional layer is narrow Bonding with the adhesive areas on the sheet one. Thereafter, the functional layer adheres only in the area of provided with adhesive pattern or full-surface Kleberbe rich on, wherein the carrier film, the functional layer in the area the adhesive pattern is removed. The print sheet is coated Condition designed.

adversely the procedures described is that they are not flexible can be used, a comprehensive know-how to the complex processes require and are difficult to handle. Above all, those are so far known production methods on the processing of substrates limited to paper or cardboard. A coating of film substrates in cold foil stamping is not yet known.

task The invention is therefore a method according to the preamble of Claim 1 and a device according to the preamble of the claim 7 so improve, by means of a film coating of sheet from film substrate easy, safe, economical and accurate good adhesion of the film coating can be done, with methods and device should be easy to handle.

The Solution to this problem arises in the characteristics of Claims 1 and 7.

In Advantageously, a method is proposed, in whose Application for film application Also substrates from films can be processed. For this purpose, a drying of the adhesive for the film coating especially from the uncoated back of the Folienbedruckstoffes ago provided. The corresponding drying device is downstream of the film coating.

Here should the film application on film substrates in combination done with an offset printing machine with upstream or downstream paint modules. The application is carried out in a printing unit or paint module. Before or after the application can also be printed and between dried z. B. with the help of a UV dryer.

After all may be the use of heat reduced UV dryer systems used in conjunction with the foil application in cold foil lamination become.

in the The invention will be described below with reference to drawings explained in more detail. Showing:

1 a printing machine with a film transfer device,

2 a first configuration of a sheetfed press, as well

3 a second configuration for this with two coating units,

4 schematic steps of the process for the film transfer and

5 schematic variants of the process of drying.

• – Ein Druckbogen wird zunächst mit einem flächigen oder bildgebenden Klebstoffmuster versehen (Druckwerk als Auftragwerk 1).
• – Im Folgedruckwerk wird der Druckbogen gemeinsam mit einer Transferfolie 5 unter Pressung durch einen Transferspalt 6 geführt, (Beschichtungswerk 2).

1 shows parts of a sheet-fed rotary printing press, which contains two printing units and is used for the following purposes:

• - A printed sheet is first provided with a two-dimensional or imaging adhesive pattern (printing unit as Auftragwerk 1 ).
• - In the following printing unit, the printed sheet is combined with a transfer film 5 under pressure through a transfer gap 6 guided, (coating plant 2 ).

The commissioned work 1 can be a known offset printing unit with an inking unit 11 , a plate cylinder 12 and a blanket cylinder 13 be. The blanket cylinder 13 acts with an impression cylinder 4 together.

The coating plant 2 can also be formed by an offset printing unit. The transfer gap 6 in the coating plant 2 is through a press roll 3 and an impression cylinder 4 educated. The press roll 3 may correspond to the blanket cylinder. The press roll 3 can also correspond to the form cylinder of a paint module. Within the coating plant used for the film transfer 2 is a track guide 14 shown for transfer foils. The transfer foil 5 is protected by protective devices 15 of the coating plant 2 on and executed again.

Alternatively, as in the context of the Auftragwerkes 1 shown is one in the commissioned work 1 integrated film transfer device may be provided, whereby an integrated film application module is provided. This is done on an impression cylinder 4 a printing gap between a blanket or form cylinder 13 and the impression cylinder 4 downstream of a press roll 3 ' assigned. So can a film web 5 ' a transfer film after the coating of the printing material by means of the applicator 1 a transfer gap formed as mentioned above 6 ' fed and also discharged directly. The cold foil stamping takes place in a single integrated foil application module FA, as in 1 indicated.

As in 1 on order 1 shown schematically, can be arranged in an integrated film application module FA and an applicator in a compact design within the coating module. For this purpose, an adhesive applicator 1' the impression cylinder 4 assigned and the transfer nip, here between the blanket cylinder 13 and the impression cylinder 3 would be provided upstream arranged. The transfer film would be here around the blanket cylinder 13 or guided approximately tangentially past this by the designated pressure gap.

Such an adhesive application device 1' this may consist of a compact forme cylinder for supporting a printing forme for the adhesive and an applicator of a chamber doctor blade and an anilox roller for supplying the adhesive. It is on the same impression cylinder 4 in turn, the adhesive application is first integrated on the substrate and the film application is carried out immediately afterwards.

The foil supply roll 8th is the coating plant 2 assigned on the side of the sheet feeder. The foil supply roll 8th has a rotary drive 7 for continuous controlled feeding of the transfer film to the coating unit 2 on. In the film feeder can deflection or tension rollers for guiding the transfer film 5 in a substantially constant tension against the press roll 3 be provided. On the downstream side of the printing unit is a film collecting roll 9 provided for the used sheet material. A rotary drive 7 at the foil collecting roll 9 is always advantageous. It may even be provided that the transfer film 5 by means of the rotary drive 7 conveyed on the outlet side and held tight on the inlet side by means of a brake.

The press roll 3 (Blanket or form cylinder or separate press roller) carries on its surface a compressible or damping, z. B. also provided with a compressible intermediate layer element. The press roll 3 can do this with a press cover 10 For example, be provided as a plastic coating, comparable to a blanket or blanket, which is held in a cylinder channel on jigs.

To ensure the efficiency of the coating process can be provided, the film feed of the transfer film 5 from the film supply roll 8th to the transfer gap 6 and to the foil collecting roll 9 is progressively controllable, with the transfer film 5 is then stopped if no transmission of imaging or covering layers is to take place.

The associated device preferably includes a corresponding feed control for the transfer film 5 , which ensures that at least that in the area of the press roll 3 and the impression cylinder 4 lying part of the film web is stationary as long as the cylinder channel passes.

A further improvement of the film utilization of the type described results when the transfer film 5 is divided into one or more Teilfolienbahnen lesser width.

Furthermore, in the film application module thus formed from the applicator 1 and the coating plant 2 dryer 16 be provided, by means of which the adhesive application or the entire film coating can be dried. Here come z. B. UV dryer in question.

Furthermore, in a follow-up printing 20 , which adhere to the coating plant 2 connects, an intermediate dryer Z provided. The intermediate dryer Z is inner half or in conjunction with a sheet guiding device 19 arranged. The bows guide means 19 can be designed as a so-called sheet guide path with pneumatic devices for non-contact guidance of the printing material. It connects the path of the film sheet B of the coating plant 2 to the following printing unit 20 and is below a bow guide drum 21 (designed here as a skeleton drum) arranged.

The intermediate dryer Z is within the sheet guiding device 19 or embedded between elements of the sheet guiding device 19 arranged so that an over the sheet guiding device 19 guided foil sheet B can be irradiated from its underside.

Furthermore, the film application module can be a monitoring device 17 to scan the sheet surface included.

With The device described above, it is possible substrates pictorial or partial or full surface to coat or seal or conceal or even with a particularly resistant surface layer to provide. This is the device for the film transfer in a downstream of the printing units of a sheet-fed press Printing or coating plant arranged. In such an arrangement is the surface of the film by means of the film coating fresh print finished or protected.

The In a first step, the method is characterized in that the film application as a finishing application or functional application Film printing material is performed. In a second Point is the pretreatment of the film substrate and the application film performed by a corona treatment. In a third Point is the use of heat-reduced UV dryer systems in conjunction with the foil application for cold foil lamination used. For this purpose, the film guide tangentially through the Transfer gap or loop around the blanket cylinder.

According to the invention, the film application to film substrates in conjunction with an offset printing machine should now be such that an applied transfer film layer TF or an adhesive layer K, on which the transfer film layer TF adheres, in a coating plant 2 Subsequent following printing unit 20 or still in the coating plant 2 even dried from the uncoated back. For this purpose, an intermediate dryer Z is used, the so in a sheet guiding device 19 arranged or associated with it, that it can irradiate the film sheet B from the bottom. When the foil sheet B is made of transparent or partially transparent film substrate, the dryer radiation reaches the adhesive layer K through the substrate more directly than from the top side on the way through the mostly metallic transfer film layer TF

Of the Intermediate dryer Z can be a UV dryer. For printing on Film substrates are often UV inks used, the cure very quickly and efficiently using a UV dryer leave so that a firmly adhering to the film substrate ink layer arises. Special dryers have been developed for drying UV inks which work at a relatively low temperature. Conventional are known UV emitter or UV cold emitter, z. B. as excimer radiator. It but also so-called NIR dryers in question.

at Film substrates become many to improve color adhesion a corona or plasma treatment performed by the films are subjected to a corona discharge or a plasma becomes. This changes their surface tension so that the printing inks to adhere securely.

Advantageous The proposed method is that the curing effect greatly improved by the back dryer irradiation is. This results in a greatly reduced thermal influence the film substrate

• 1. Die Zuführung von Folienbogen zur Druckmaschine erfolgt über einen Bogen anleger AN oder einen dem Bogenanleger AN oder der Druckmaschine direkt vorgeschalteten so genannten Rolle-Bogen-Anleger RB, in dem die Folienbogen B aus einer Folienbahn direkt erzeugt werden.
• 2. Eine Corona- oder Plasmavorbehandlung (Einrichtung E) der Oberfläche des Folienbedruckstoffes kann in der Anlage oder einem Anlagemodul oder einem der Maschine vorgeschalteten Rolle-Bogen-Anleger RB erfolgen.
• 3. Eine Vorbeschichtung der Folienbogen B kann in einem Lackmodul oder Druckwerk D (mit integrierter Lackiereinrichtung) zur Grundierung mit einem Primer oder zur Bildung einer Grundschicht mit einem Deckweiß oder zur Bildung von Glanzeffekten mit so genannten Iriodin-Lacken erfolgen.
• 4. Mittels UV- oder Excimer-Zwischentrockner 16 wird der Folienbogen B danach für weitere Beschichtungsschritte vorbereitet. Ein, mehrere oder jedes Druckwerk D kann hierzu mit entsprechenden Zwischentrocknern 16 ausgerüstet sein. Generell können Zwischentrockner als konventionelle UV-Strahler oder UV-Kaltstrahler ausgeführt sein. Für diesen Arbeitsschritt können aber auch so genannte NIR-Trockner zur Anwendung kommen. Wegen des Folienverzuges vor und nach der Applikation sind aber bevorzugt wärmereduzierte UV-Trocknersysteme einzusetzen.
• 5. In der Druckmaschine kann eine Bogenwendeeinrichtung W vorgesehen sein, um die Folienbogen B von beiden Seiten bearbeiten zu können.
• 6. Der Kleberauftrag zur Folienapplikation erfolgt über ein Druck- oder Lackwerk oder eine in ein Druckwerk integrierte kompakte Beschichtungseinrichtung. Hierfür kommt ein UV-Kleber in Betracht, der wie die UV-Druckfarben gut auf dem Folienbedruckstoff haftet und unter Einsatz der genannten Trockner 16 schnell durchgetrocknet werden kann.
• 7. Eine Corona- oder Plasmabehandlung (Einrichtung E) der zu applizierenden Folienschicht ist optional möglich. Dies ist von den gegebenen Haftungsverhältnissen der beteiligten Oberflächen abhängig.
• 8. Die Folienapplikation im Transferspalt 6 erfolgt bevorzugt unter tangentialer Führung bzw. mit geringer Umschlingung der Transferfolie 5 an der Presswal ze 3, die unter Verwendung eines Drucktuch- oder Formzylinders oder eine anders gearteten Andruckwalze gebildet sein kann.
• 9. Nach der Folienapplikation kann erneut eine Zwischentrocknung zur Aushärtung mit Hilfe der bereits genannten Trockner 16 erfolgen.
• 10. Erfindungsgemäß soll aber hierfür speziell ein Zwischentrockner Z vorgesehen sein, der in der Bogenführungseinrichtung 19 eines Folgedruckwerkes D die Folienbogen von der nicht beschichteten Rückseite her bestrahlt.
• 11. Das Drucken des erforderlichen farbigen Sujets erfolgt mit einer oder mehreren Farben und ggf. eine erneuten Zwischentrocknung.
• 12. Über Lackmodule kann die Veredelung von Bogen B mit Schutz-, Glanz- oder Effektschichten kombiniert mit Zusatzschritten und Zwischen- oder Endtrocknung erfolgen. Lackmodule sind Druckwerken vor- oder nachgeordnet.

For the process of film application to film substrates such. B. PET films are generally to provide the following steps:

• 1. The feeding of film sheet to the printing machine via a sheet feeder AN or a sheet feeder AN or the printing press directly upstream so-called roll-sheet feeder RB, in which the film sheet B are generated directly from a film web.
• 2. A corona or plasma pretreatment (device E) of the surface of the film printing material can be carried out in the plant or a plant module or a roller-bow feeder RB upstream of the machine.
• 3. A pre-coating of the foil sheet B can be carried out in a varnish module or printing unit D (with integrated varnishing device) for priming with a primer or for forming a base layer with an opaque white or for forming gloss effects with so-called iriodin varnishes.
• 4. By means of UV or excimer intermediate drier 16 the foil sheet B is then prepared for further coating steps. One, several or each printing unit D can this purpose with appropriate intermediate dryers 16 be equipped. In general, intermediate dryers can be designed as conventional UV emitters or UV cold emitters. For this step, however, so-called NIR dryers can also be used men. Because of the film distortion before and after the application, however, preference is given to using heat-reduced UV dryer systems.
• 5. In the printing press, a sheet turning device W may be provided in order to be able to process the film sheets B from both sides.
• 6. The adhesive application for film application via a printing or coating unit or integrated into a printing compact coating device. For this purpose, a UV adhesive comes into consideration, which like the UV inks adheres well to the film substrate and using the aforementioned dryer 16 can be dried quickly.
• 7. A corona or plasma treatment (device E) of the film layer to be applied is optionally possible. This depends on the given adhesion conditions of the surfaces involved.
• 8. The film application in the transfer nip 6 takes place preferably under tangential guidance or with low wrap of the transfer film 5 at the Presswal ze 3 , which may be formed using a blanket or form cylinder or a different type of pressure roller.
• 9. After the film application, an intermediate drying can be used again for curing with the aid of the already mentioned dryers 16 respectively.
• 10. According to the invention, however, an intermediate dryer Z should be provided for this purpose, which in the sheet guiding device 19 of a subsequent printing unit D irradiated the film sheet from the uncoated back side.
• 11. The printing of the required colored subjects is done with one or more colors and, if necessary, a renewed intermediate drying.
• 12. Using varnish modules, the finishing of sheet B with protective, gloss or effect layers can be combined with additional steps and intermediate or final drying. Lacquer modules are upstream or downstream of printing units.

Possible Configurations of a sheet-fed rotary printing machine including Foil application modules FA are described below.

In 2 a first variant of such a configuration is shown. The illustrated printing press has a roll-bow feeder RB. In the roll-bow feeder RB foil sheets are cut from a roll of film accurately and fed in the machine cycle of the press. Subsequently, a printing unit D or a paint module is arranged.

In the configuration shown close to the printing unit D or the paint module an applicator 1 and a coating module 2 which can also be arranged as an integrated film application module FA within a printing unit. Thereafter, if necessary, several further printing units D are provided up to the sheet delivery AU.

Between or in printing units D or before or in the film application module FA are intermediate dryer 16 arranged, by means of which the applied in respective workstations coatings can be dried. Specific is after each coating plant 2 an intermediate dryer Z is provided, by means of which the film sheets B can be irradiated from the back.

in the Area of feeding the foil sheets from the roll-bow feeder RB in the first work station of the printing machine is a discharge device E provided. It serves in a conventional manner, for example by means of a corona discharge the surface properties to improve the foil sheet for the adoption of coatings. The discharge device E can also be used in the roll-bow feeder RB be integrated so that the surface treatment of the Foil sheet also effective for the sheet transport to the printing press becomes. With such a printing machine so one of a Film roll cut foil sheet first coated, then with an imagewise or flat film layer coated and subsequently printed again in multiple colors.

In 3 a second variant of such a configuration is shown. The illustrated printing machine has a sheet feeder AN, to which a discharge device E for film treatment is assigned. Subsequently, either a printing unit D or a paint module is provided. This is followed by one or two-part film application module FA. Subsequently, a printing unit is again arranged, which is followed by a so-called turning device W. This serves to evert a film sheet coated on one side, so that its previous underside can be subsequently printed or coated from above.

In the configuration shown close to the turning device W applicator 1 and a coating module 2 which can also be arranged as an integrated film application module FA within a printing unit. Thereafter, if necessary, several further printing units D are provided up to the sheet delivery AU. Before feeding the film sheets to the film application module FA, they can be exposed again, but now with their upper rear side exposed to the action of a discharge device E.

Between or in printing units D or before or in the film application module FA are Zwi rule dryer 16 arranged, by means of which the applied in respective workstations coatings can be dried. Specific is after each coating plant 2 an intermediate dryer Z is provided, by means of which the film sheets B can be irradiated from the back.

With Such a printing press can therefore each foil sheet first coated from its top, then provided with a film coating, then printed or coated, then turned, then with a provided further film coating and subsequently again multi-colored be printed. Furthermore, arise in such machines other production possibilities by using press sheets with optical or tactile patterns are provided, the film coating highlighted and visible or palpable by this, or even through the film itself optical or tactile surface pattern be applied. These coating operations can turn one-sided or double-sided on unprinted or printed Surfaces done.

• I. In bevorzugter Ausführungsform kann die Trocknung des Klebersujets K vor dem Auftragen des Foliensujets TF auch in der Anwendung bei Folienbedruckstoffen erfolgen. Hierbei kann der Folienbogen B von der Oberseite getrocknet werden und die Kleberschicht K wird direkt von der Trocknerstrahlung erreicht, so dass eine Vortrocknung des Klebers erreicht wird.
• II. In besonders bevorzugter Ausführungsform kann die Trocknung des Klebersujets K bei aufgetragenem Foliensujet TF in der Anwendung bei Folienbedruckstoffen auch von der Unterseite bzw. von der Rückseite der Folienbogen B her erfolgen. Hierbei wird die Kleberschicht K direkt von der Trocknerstrahlung erreicht, da das Material des Folienbogens B die Trocknerstrahlung besser passieren lässt als die metallische Beschichtung des Foliensujets TF. Daher ist der Zwischentrockner Z in der Bogenführungseinrichtung 19 des auf das Beschichtungswerk 2 folgenden Druckwerks 20 vorgesehen.

According to the invention, the following mode of production is provided:

• I. In a preferred embodiment, the drying of the Klebersujets K before applying the Foliensujets TF also be used in film substrates. Here, the film sheet B can be dried from the top and the adhesive layer K is achieved directly from the dryer radiation, so that a predrying of the adhesive is achieved.
• II. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the drying of the Klebersujets K with applied Foliensujet TF in the application of film substrates also from the bottom or from the back of the film sheet B forth. In this case, the adhesive layer K is achieved directly by the dryer radiation, since the material of the film sheet B allows the dryer radiation to pass better than the metallic coating of the film substrate TF. Therefore, the intermediate dryer Z is in the sheet guiding device 19 of the coating plant 2 following printing unit 20 intended.

In 4 and 5 the process of drying with the arrangement according to the invention is shown in more detail again.

• A) Zunächst wird ein Bogen (hier Folienbogen B) durch Vereinzelung von einem Stapel oder durch Schneiden von einer Rolle zur Verfügung gestellt.
• B) Die Oberfläche des Folienbogens B wird ggf. mit einem Plasma unter Wirkung einer Entladungseinrichtung E zur besseren Farbanhaftung behandelt.
• C) Ein Auftragswerk 1 trägt ein Klebersujet K auf den Folienbogen B auf. Der Kleber kann eine farblose oder eingefärbte UV-Farbe sein.
• D) Das Klebersujet K wird ggf. mittels eines Trockners 16 auf dem Folienbogen B vorgetrocknet. Der Trockner 16 kann ein UV-Trockner sein.
• E) Auf das auf den Folienbogen B aufgetragene Klebersujet K wird im Beschichtungswerk 2 ein Foliensujet TF von einer Folienbahn 5 übertragen.
• F) Der Folienbogen B wird von seiner unbeschichteten Rückseite her mittels des Zwischentrockners Z bestrahlt und damit wird das Klebersujet K unter dem Foliensujet TF fertig getrocknet.

4 shows the steps for applying film layers on a substrate in the context of the method according to the invention.

• A) First, a sheet (here film sheet B) is provided by singulation of a stack or by cutting a roll.
• B) The surface of the film sheet B is optionally treated with a plasma under the action of a discharge device E for better color adherence.
• C) A commissioned work 1 applies a Klebersujet K on the foil sheet B. The adhesive may be a colorless or colored UV color.
• D) The adhesive K is optionally using a dryer 16 pre-dried on foil sheet B. The dryer 16 can be a UV dryer.
• E) On the applied on the foil sheet B Klebersujet K is in the coating plant 2 a foil foil TF from a foil web 5 transfer.
• F) The film sheet B is irradiated from its uncoated back by means of the intermediate dryer Z and thus the adhesive K is under the foil foil TF ready dried.

In 5 are the possibilities of drying a coating with a transfer film layer TF from a film web 5 shown on a foil sheet.

The adhesive layer K on the film sheet B can, with appropriate means (right illustration in 5 ) during the transfer of the transfer film layer TF from the film web 5 by means of a dryer 16 be dried. The dryer radiation (double lines, dotted lines) must be the carrier film of the film web 5 and penetrate the transferred transfer film layer TF to reach the adhesive layer K. Therefore, there the radiation of the dryer reaches the adhesive layer K only partially or at least only attenuated.

The same applies if the dryer 16 is applied when the coating is ready transferred on the sheet of film B is present. (left illustration in 5 , above).

In 5 bottom left is shown that the irradiation of the film sheet B by means of intermediate dryer Z leads from the unprinted back side to a largely unhindered passage of the radiation. Thus, the adhesive layer K is well achieved and can be dried quickly and efficiently.

1

Commissioned work ( 1' )

2

coating plant

3

Press roller (pressure roller 3 ' )

4

Impression cylinder

5

Transfer foil / foil web ( 5 ' )

6

Transfer nip (press nip 6 ' )

7

roller drive

8th

Film supply roll

9

Foil composite role

10

Press covering

11

inking

12

plate cylinder

13

Blanket cylinder

14

guide

15

Printing plant security

16

dryer

17

monitoring device

18

dancer roll

19

Sheet guiding device

20

Follow printing unit

21

Sheet guide drum / transfer cylinder

1'

commissioned

3 '

Press roll / pressure roll

5 '

Transfer film / sheet

6 '

Transfer nip / press nip

B

Bow, Sheet, foil sheet

D

printing unit

AT

investor

RB

Roll-to-sheet feeder

AU

boom

FA

Foil application module

W

turning device

e

discharger

K

Adhesive layer, Kleber subject

TF

Transfer film layer film subject

Z

Between dryer, Back dryer

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Cited patent literature

• - EP 0569520 B1 [0002]

Claims (13)

Method for transferring image-forming layers from a carrier foil to printed sheets in a sheet-fed rotary printing press, at least one applicator ( 1 ) for an imagewise or areal coating of a printed sheet with an adhesive and with at least one coating unit ( 2 ) for transferring image-forming or covering layers from the carrier film to the printing sheet, wherein in a coating unit ( 2 ) a transfer gap ( 6 ) is formed and the carrier film on the surface of a press roll ( 3 ) along and with the coated side placed on a sheet and under pressure together with this through the transfer nip ( 6 ), so that the image-forming or covering layers are adhesively transferred in adhesive-provided areas from the carrier film to the printing sheet, the printed sheets being film sheets, characterized in that - on at least one printed or coated or uncoated or uncoated first side in a transfer gap ( 6 ) with an imagewise or full surface film coating of the carrier film ( 5 ) and that the film sheets are dried after application of the film coating. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that that each foil sheet after the application of the foil coating from its uncoated side to dry the adhesive is irradiated. Method according to claim 1 or 2, characterized that each foil sheet before applying coatings by means of a device for influencing its surface tension treated becomes. The method of claim 1 to 3, characterized in that - film sheets are coated in a sheet-processing machine on at least one side by means of a liquid medium and - that on this coating a imagewise or surface applied Fo lienbeschichtung of a carrier film ( 5 ) and - that the film sheets are provided on the thus coated side with one or more printed images by means of ink. Method according to Claims 1 to 4, characterized that the adhesive and / or the liquid coating media and / or the printing inks are curable by means of UV radiation. Method according to Claims 1 to 5, characterized that applied to foil sheet coatings alone or in combination are dryable. Device for transferring imaging and / or covering or covering transfer layers from a transfer film ( 5 ) on printed sheets with an at least 1 ) for the imagewise or surface coating of printed sheets with an adhesive and with at least one coating unit ( 2 ) for transferring the transfer layers to the printing sheets, each coating unit ( 2 ) a transfer gap ( 6 ), in which the transfer film ( 5 ) a press roll ( 3 ) at least tangent, is placed under pressure with the coated side on the print sheet, so that the image-forming or covering or covering layer in the region of the areas provided with adhesive on the printing sheet adhering to the transfer film ( 5 ) is transferred to the printing sheet, characterized in that in a sheet-fed rotary printing machine between a sheet feeder (AN) or roll-bow feeder (RB) and a sheet delivery (AU) a plurality of as printing and / or paint and / or coating units (D, 20) formed working units are provided that the sheet-fed rotary printing machine, before or after the coating units (D, 20) at least one an applicator ( 1 ) and a coating unit ( 2 ) is assigned, and that the working units and / or foil application modules (FA) each have a dryer ( 16 ) is assignable. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that that the sheet-fed rotary printing press in the supply of unprinted or uncoated sides of the film sheet to a work unit (D, FA, 1) a discharge device (E) by means of which the foil sheet of a surface treatment is suspendable. Apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the sheet-fed rotary printing press in the region of the feed of a transfer film ( 5 ) to a transfer film processing unit (FA, 1) comprises a discharge device (E), by means of which the transfer layer having the side of the transfer films of a surface treatment is exposed. Device according to claim 7, characterized in that that the sheet-fed rotary printing press, whose working units or Bow leading sheet transport modules in the area after the Applying a coating provided with a drying device are. Apparatus according to claim 7 to 10, characterized characterized in that in the sheet-fed rotary printing press whose working units or sheet leading sheet transport modules are provided in the area after the application of a coating with a drying device which are associated with the uncoated back or bottom of a film sheet, so that the coating of the coating of the film sheet opposite Side is irradiated by means of the dryer. Device according to claim 11, characterized in that the drying device is a UV dryer. Device according to claim 11 or 12, characterized in that that the UV dryer in the area of the unprinted side of the Foil sheet leading sheet guiding device is arranged.