WO2013024191A1

WO2013024191A1 - Apparatus and method for manufacturing a laminated printed product

Info

Publication number: WO2013024191A1
Application number: PCT/ES2012/000225
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jordi Puig Vila; Miguel MARCÓ PADROSA; Albert CHICOTE PRATS
Original assignee: Comexi Group Industries, Sau
Priority date: 2011-08-18
Filing date: 2012-08-17
Publication date: 2013-02-21
Also published as: WO2013024191A4; ES2398833A1; ES2398833B1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method that includes the steps of unwinding a transparent substrate (A) from a first reel (2) using a first unwinding device (1), printing a series of inks onto said transparent substrate (A) using a rotary printing press (3) having a print drum (4) and a plurality of printing units (5.1-5.8), applying an adhesive onto the printed surface of the transparent substrate (A) using an adhesive applicator downstream from the printing unit (5.7, 5.8) of the rotary printing press (3) that applies the final colour, unwinding a secondary sheet (B) from a second reel (7) using a second unwinding device (6), laminating said secondary sheet (B) onto the printed surface of the transparent substrate (A) using a pair of rollers (9, 10) of a laminating device (8) so as to produce a laminated printed product (C), and winding the laminated printed product (C) onto a third reel (11) using a winding device (12).

Description

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A PRINTED PRODUCT

LAMINATE

Technical field

The present invention relates in general to an apparatus and a method for manufacturing a laminated printed product, and more particularly to an apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product including in operative association a rotary printer and a laminating device, and a method that can be implemented by said apparatus.

Background of the invention

In the technical field of graphic arts, apparatuses are known for the manufacture of a laminated printed product using a technique called reverse printing, consisting of printing, in particular by means of a rotary printer, several colors on a face of a transparent substrate, applying an adhesive by means of an adhesive applicator device on one side of a secondary sheet, and said secondary sheet laminated on the printed face of the transparent substrate by means of a laminating device to form the laminated printed product, so that in it the various printed colors are visible through of the transparent substrate and are protected by said transparent substrate. If deemed convenient, the last color printed on the substrate by the rotary printer is a continuous layer of ink of a background color, for example white.

A drawback of said reverse technique is the need to provide the said adhesive applicator device in addition to the rotary printer, which implies a higher manufacturing cost of the apparatus.

It is also well known, for example by documents EP 1480819 A and EP 1932669 A, to use in rotary printers inks curable by electron beams or by ultraviolet rays, which inks can be applied wet on wet and cured all at the same time radiating the substrate printed by electron rays ("electron beam") or ultraviolet rays.

Central drum rotary printers are also known in the state of the art such as that described in patent application WO 2012/059801 relating to a rotary offset printing machine of central drum variable format, in combination with ink curing technology by electron or ultraviolet (UV) rays, said inks being solvent free Exhibition of the invention

According to a first aspect, the present invention contributes to mitigating the foregoing and other inconveniences by providing an apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product, comprising operatively associated: a first unwinding device that unwinds a transparent substrate from a first coil; a rotary printer provided with at least one printing drum and a plurality of printing units that successively print inks of different colors on said transparent substrate; a second unwinding device that unwinds a secondary sheet from a second coil; a laminating device provided with at least one pair of rollers that laminate said secondary sheet on the printed face of said transparent substrate to form a laminated printed product; an adhesive applicator device configured to apply an adhesive between the transparent substrate and the secondary sheet before passing through said laminating device; and a winding device that reels said printed product laminated in a third coil.

The apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that said adhesive applicator device is configured to apply the adhesive on the printed side of the transparent substrate downstream of the printing unit of the rotary printer applying the last color.

The rotary printer can be, for example, a central printing drum flexographic printer, in which the different printing units are arranged around a central printing drum, an in-line flexographic printer, in which the different printing units they are arranged in line and where each of them has its particular printing drum, a stacked flexographic printer, in which the different printing units are stacked on top of each other and where each of them has its particular printing drum, or even a printer combined with offset printing units and flexographic printing units, such as that described in patent application WO 2010/034855. Said rotary printer may also be as described in patent application WO 2012/059801, cited. The invention can also be implemented by an in-line gravure printer.

In one embodiment, said printing unit that applies the last color is the penultimate printing unit of the rotary printer and said adhesive applicator device is the last printing unit of the rotary printer, so that the need for a device is omitted specific adhesive applicator to apply adhesive on the secondary sheet, resulting in a simpler device and lower manufacturing cost.

In another embodiment, said last printing unit of the rotary printer is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or a continuous layer of pigmented adhesive, which makes it possible to dispense with the last continuous layer of background color ink . However, in another variant, the last printing unit of the rotary printer is configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive onto an ink layer applied by the penultimate printing unit, in which case this penultimate printing unit may be configured for example to apply the continuous layer of background color ink.

In yet another embodiment, the adhesive applicator device is an adhesive applicator located downstream of the last printing unit of the rotary printer and is configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive onto a layer of ink applied by the last unit of ink. printing of the printing machine, in which case this last printing unit may be configured to apply, for example, both a continuous and a discontinuous layer of background color ink.

The adhesive applicator is especially advantageous when the rotary printer has a central printing drum and the adhesive applicator is arranged to apply the adhesive on the substrate resting on the central printing drum, since this allows to dispense with a specific counterpressure drum. for the adhesive applicator device.

Preferably, the printing units of the rotary printer are configured to apply electron-curable inks and the adhesive applicator is configured to apply an electron-curable adhesive, or the last printing unit of the rotary printer is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with electron-curable adhesive properties or a continuous layer of electron-curable pigmented adhesive. In such a case, the apparatus comprises a curing device including an electron beam emitter arranged to irradiate the laminated printed product downstream of the laminating device and upstream of the winding device.

Alternatively, the printing units of the rotary printer are configured to apply ultraviolet curable inks and the adhesive applicator is configured to apply an ultraviolet curable adhesive, or the last printing unit of the rotary printer is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with UV curable adhesive properties or a continuous layer of pigmented adhesive curable by ultraviolet rays, in which case the apparatus comprises a curing device including an ultraviolet emitter arranged to irradiate the printed laminated product downstream of said laminating device and upstream of said bobbin device.

In another possible alternative embodiment, the printing units of the rotary printer are configured to apply UV curable inks and the adhesive applicator is configured to apply an electron-curable adhesive, or the last printing unit of the rotary printer It is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with electron-curable adhesive properties or a continuous layer of electron-curable pigmented adhesive, in which case the apparatus comprises intermediate curing devices including UV emitters arranged downstream of each printing unit, and a curing device that includes an electron beam emitter arranged to irradiate the laminated printed product downstream of the laminating device and upstream of the winding device.

According to a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for manufacturing a laminated printed product, which comprises the following steps. On the one hand, unwind a transparent substrate from a first coil by means of a first unwinding device, and successively print inks of different colors on said transparent substrate by means of a rotary printer provided with at least one printing drum and a plurality of printing units. On the other hand, unwind a secondary sheet from a second coil by means of a second unwinding device, and laminate said secondary sheet onto the printed face of said transparent substrate by means of a rolling device provided with at least one pair of rollers to form a laminated printed product, having an adhesive was applied between the transparent substrate and the secondary sheet by means of an adhesive applicator device before passing through said laminating device. Finally, winding said printed product laminated in a third coil by means of a winding device.

The method of the present invention is characterized in that said step of applying an adhesive comprises applying the adhesive on the printed face of the transparent substrate by means of said adhesive applicator device downstream of the printing unit of the rotary printer applying the last color.

In one embodiment, the method comprises using said last printing unit of the rotary printer to apply a continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or a continuous layer of pigmented adhesive on the last color applied by the penultimate printing unit of the rotary printer.

In another embodiment, the method comprises using said last printing unit of the rotary printer to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive onto a continuous layer of ink applied by the penultimate printing unit.

In yet another embodiment, the method comprises applying a continuous layer of transparent adhesive onto a continuous layer of ink applied by the last printing unit by means of an adhesive applicator located downstream of the last printing unit of the rotary printer.

In any of its embodiments, the method comprises using inks and an adhesive curable by electron rays and curing said inks and adhesive by irradiating said printed product laminated with electron rays. Alternatively, the method comprises using inks and an adhesive curable by ultraviolet rays and curing said inks and adhesive by irradiating said printed product laminated with ultraviolet rays. Another alternative comprises using ultraviolet curable inks and an electron curable adhesive, in which case the inks are cured with ultraviolet rays just after they have been printed by each printing unit, and the adhesive is cured by irradiating the printed product laminated with electron rays.

It is also envisaged to include in association with the proposed apparatus a cutting unit of the laminated material, prior to its winding, that is to say a cutting unit of the laminated material in line, using for example a machine as described in the PCT patent application / ES2012 / 000143. Brief description of the drawings

The foregoing and other features and advantages will be more fully understood from the following detailed description of some embodiments with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a schematic side view of an apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 2 is a schematic side view of an apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, including a final stage of in-line cutting, such as that described in said PCT patent application / ES2012 / 000143; Fig. 3 a schematic side view of an embodiment of the apparatus of the invention provided for application of inks and an adhesive, both curable by rays or ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and applied by flexographic technology;

Fig. 4 is a schematic side view similar to the previous one in which water / solvent based inks applied by flexographic technology and electron ray curable (EB) are used and the adhesive is also curable by EB and applied by flexographic means;

Fig. 5 a schematic side view of another exemplary embodiment where inks and an adhesive curable by EB and applied by flexographic technology are used, according to the principles of this invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic side view, similar to the previous ones, where the inks used are UV curable inks, applied by flexographic technology and the adhesive is a water / solvent based compound that is applied by a rotogravure technique with closed scraper;

Fig. 7 is also a schematic side view similar to the previous ones and shows an apparatus for applying EB-curable inks including a solvent-free adhesive application device, after the last ink applicator unit;

Fig. 8 a schematic side view of an apparatus according to another embodiment of the invention for application of UV-curable inks and with a solvent-free application and adhesive device, including a UV curing unit;

Fig. 9 a schematic side view of an apparatus according to another embodiment of the invention wherein the ink application units (curable by EB) are offset configuration, and an adhesive application device of flexographic technology, which applies an adhesive curable by EB;

Fig. 10 is a schematic side view equivalent to the previous one (EB curable adhesive applicator and flexography applied device) but in this case the inks are UV curable, and a UV curing device prior to the laminator is used for this purpose. and curing EB; Y

Fig. 11 is a schematic side view equivalent to the previous two but intended to be treated with UV curable inks and adhesives.

Exhibition of the invention

Referring first to Fig. 1, the apparatus according to a first embodiment of the first aspect of the present invention comprises a first unwinding device 1 configured to unwind a transparent substrate A from a first coil 2. Said transparent substrate A is passed through a rotary printer 3 provided with a central printing drum 4 around which eight 5.1-5.8 printing units are arranged which successively print inks of different colors on said transparent substrate A supported on the print drum 4 while it rotates.

The apparatus further comprises a second unwinder device 6 configured to unwind a secondary sheet B from a second reel 7, and a laminating device 8 provided with at least one pair of rollers 9, 10. The previously printed transparent substrate A and said secondary sheet B they are passed by the tightening of said pair of rollers 9, 10 of the laminating device 8 with the printed face of the transparent substrate A facing said secondary sheet B, so that the laminating device 8 laminates the secondary sheet B on the printed face of the substrate transparent A to form a laminated printed product C, which is wound in a third coil 11 by a winding device 12.

Downstream of the laminating device 8 and upstream of said winding device 12 is provided a curing device 13 that includes an electron beam emitter 14.

According to a first embodiment of the apparatus of Fig. 1, the printing unit applying the last color is the penultimate printing unit 5.7 of the rotary printer 3 and the last printing unit 5.8 of the rotary printer 3 is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or a continuous layer of pigmented adhesive on the layers of ink previously applied to the transparent substrate A by the remaining printing units 5.1-5.7. Thus, said continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or said continuous layer of pigmented adhesive forms a continuous layer of a background color over the remaining colors and at the same time acts as an adhesive disposed between the transparent substrate A and the secondary sheet B before going through said laminating device 8.

In this first embodiment, since the continuous background color layer and the adhesive are applied by the last printing unit 5.8, the rotary printer 3 can use the remaining seven printing units 5.1-5.7 to print a design in seven colors.

According to a second embodiment of the apparatus of Fig. 1, the last printing unit 5.8 of the rotary printer 3 is configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive on the previously printed inks on the transparent substrate A by the printing units 5.1- 5.7 precedents. Preferably, the penultimate printing unit 5.7 is configured to apply a continuous layer of background color ink, and the adhesive is applied on this layer of ink applied by the penultimate printing unit 5.7.

In this second embodiment, since the continuous background color layer is applied by the penultimate printing unit 5.7 and the adhesive is applied by the last printing unit 5.8, the rotary printer 3 can use the remaining six printing units 5.1- 5.6 to print a design in six colors.

Fig. 2 shows a third embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, which is in all identical to the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, except that here the apparatus includes an adhesive applicator 15 located downstream of the last unit of printing 5.8 of the rotary printer 3. This adhesive applicator configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive on the inks previously printed on the transparent substrate A by the printing units 5.1-5.8 of the rotary printer 3, and therefore on a layer of ink applied by the last printing unit 5.8. Preferably, this last printing unit 5.8 of the rotary printer 3 is configured to apply a continuous layer of background color ink.

In this third embodiment, since the continuous background color layer is applied by the last printing unit 5.8 and the adhesive is applied by the adhesive applicator 15, the rotary printer 3 can use the remaining seven printing units 5.1-5.7 to print a design in seven colors.

In the corresponding embodiments, the printing units 5.1-5.7 (Fig. 1) or 51.5-8 (Fig. 2) of the rotary printer 3 are configured to print wet on damp printing inks curable by electron rays and the last unit Print 5.8 (Fig. 1) is configured to apply ink with electronically curable pigmented adhesive or adhesive properties or adhesive applicator 15 (Fig. 2) is configured to apply transparent electron-curable transparent adhesive to the inks of wet printing, so that printing inks and ink with adhesive properties or pigmented adhesive or transparent adhesive are cured all at the same time downstream of the laminating device 8 when the laminated printed product C passes through said device of curing 13.

Alternatively, in the corresponding embodiments, the printing units 5.1-5.8 (Fig. 1) or 5.1-5.7 (Fig. 2) of the rotary printer 3 are configured to print ultraviolet curable printing inks and the last printing unit 5.8 (Fig. 1) is configured to apply ink with adhesive or pigmented adhesive properties curable by electron beams or adhesive applicator 5 (Fig. 2) is configured to apply transparent electronically curable transparent adhesive. In such a case, the different freshly printed inks are cured by respective conventional curing devices (not shown) that radiate ultraviolet rays on the transparent substrate A downstream of each printing unit 5.1-5.8, so that each printing block is printed on an already cured ink, and the ink with adhesive properties or the pigmented adhesive or the adhesive is applied on already cured printing inks and is cured downstream of the laminating device 8 when the laminated printed product C passes through said device curing 13, which in this case includes an electron beam emitter.

Also within the scope of the present invention is a third alternative according to which, in the corresponding embodiments, the printing units 5.1-5.8 (Fig. 1) or 5.1-5.7 (Fig. 2) of the rotary printer 3 are configured to Printing UV-curable printing inks and the last printing unit 5.8 (Fig. 1) is configured to apply ink with UV-curable pigmented adhesive or adhesive properties or adhesive applicator 15 (Fig. 2) is configured to apply transparent adhesive curable by ultraviolet rays. In this case, the different freshly printed inks are cured by respective curing devices (not shown) that radiate ultraviolet rays on the transparent substrate A downstream of each printing unit 5.1-5.8 and the adhesive is cured downstream of the laminating device 8 when the laminated printed product C passes through said curing device 13, which in this case includes an ultraviolet emitter.

It will be noted that, unlike prior art apparatuses, the three embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention described above have in common that they include an adhesive applicator device, which in the first two embodiments is the last printing unit 5.8 of the rotary machine 3 and in the third embodiment is the adhesive applicator 15, arranged to apply the adhesive on the printed side of the transparent substrate A downstream of the printing unit 5.7, 5.8 of the rotary printer 3 which applies the last color .

It will also be noted that in the three embodiments of the apparatus of the present invention described above the adhesive applicator device is arranged to apply the adhesive on the transparent substrate A supported on the printing drum 4 while it rotates, although alternatively the adhesive applicator 15 of the third embodiment could apply the adhesive on the transparent substrate A resting on a particular back pressure drum (not shown) different from the central print drum 4.

In this third embodiment, the inclusion in association with the proposed apparatus of a cutting unit 26 of the laminated material, prior to its winding, that is to say a cutting unit of the laminated material in line, using for example a machine as described above is also provided in patent application PCT / ES2012 / 000143

Although the apparatus of the present invention has been described to this point by three embodiments that include a rotary printer 3 provided with a central printing drum 4, it is also within the present invention that the apparatus includes an in-line rotary printer or a printer stacked rotary, in which each printing unit has a particular printing drum. You could also use a gravure printer or an offset printer.

The principles of this invention allow a large number of alternative or complementary embodiments of those explained in detail above, based on:

- the type of ink used;

- the type of adhesive used;

- the adhesive application system

- the printing method (flexography, offset, rotogravure)

Thus, in Fig. 3, an exemplary embodiment is shown schematically where the printing machine 3 is a flexographic machine, the inks used are ultraviolet curing and the adhesive is an ultraviolet curable adhesive applied by a flexographic device 5.8. As indicated instead of winding the rolling stock, it could lead to an in-line winding and cutting machine as described in the aforementioned patent application PCT / ES2012 / 000143 and shown in Fig. 2 explained above. The figure shows drying screens 21 interspersed between the flexographic units (5.1-5.8). Likewise, a UV curing unit 20 is placed before the laminating device 8.

In Fig. 4 another example is shown using a flexographic machine 3 in which the inks are based on water / solvent curable by EB applied by a flexographic device 5.1 - 5.7 and the adhesive is an electron-curable adhesive (EB), applied by a flexographic device 5.8. There are also interspersed drying screens 21, and a drying device 22 (for example by ultraviolet) placed before the laminating device 8 and the curing device EB 13. Another example is illustrated in Fig. 5 where the inks are electron-curable inks, applied by flexographic devices 5.1 - 5.7, and the adhesive is an electron-curable adhesive applied by a flexographic device 5.8.

Fig. 6 shows an exemplary embodiment in which the inks are UV curing inks applied by flexographic devices 5.1 - 5.7, (with intercalated drying screens 21) and the adhesive is a water / solvent based adhesive applied by means of a device rotogravure 5.8a (scraper closed). It is noted that the apparatus has two drying units 23 (adhesive) and 24 UV curing units.

Fig. 7 shows an exemplary embodiment in which the printing inks are curable by electron beams applied by flexographic devices 5.1 - 5.7, and the adhesive is a solvent-free adhesive applied by a special applicator unit 5.8b for this type of adhesive.

Fig. 8 shows an example where the printing inks are curable by ultraviolet radiation applied by flexographic devices 5.1 - 5.7, and the adhesive is a solvent-free adhesive applied by means of a special unit 5.8b for such an adhesive. The apparatus includes a UV curing unit 27 prior to the laminating device 8.

The examples given are, however, should only be considered as illustrative and not limiting, since different combinations are possible depending on the inks used (curable by electron beams, by ultraviolet radiation, or by their solvent-based or water-based or water-based composition ) and the type of adhesive used curable by electron or ultraviolet rays, or by its composition (based on solvents / water or without solvents, or by the method of application of said adhesive (by a flexographic device or by a device for rotogravure with closed scraper).

Except in the case of using a solvent-free adhesive (for example, bi-component, well known in the art), a passage of the laminated material to a winding and in-line cutting unit is provided in all cases, as schematically illustrated in Fig. 2.

An example is shown in Fig. 9, which differs from those explained above in that an offset central drum printing machine is used, for example the one described in the patent application WO 2012 / 059801. cited, with offset application groups of 25.1 -25.7 ink that allows variable formats with a printing ink curable by electron rays and the adhesive is applied by a 25.8 flexographic device, after the offset printing group of the last color.

A variant is illustrated in Fig. 10 where ultraviolet curable inks applied by means of an offset machine such as the one explained and an electron-curable adhesive are used. For this purpose, a UV curing unit 28 is provided, for said inks, placed before the laminating device 8 and the curing device EB 13.

Finally, in Fig. 11 another variant is shown where ultraviolet curing printing inks applied by means of an offset machine are used as explained in the two previous figures and the adhesive is an electron-curable adhesive applied by means of a flexographic device 25.8. As in the previous figure, a UV curing unit 29 is provided for the inks and the adhesive, placed before the laminating device 8.

As indicated above, other variants are possible depending on the type of adhesive used and the application system, as well as the printing inks used.

Modifications, variations and combinations will occur to one skilled in the art from the embodiments shown and described without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims

1. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product, comprising: a first unwinding device (1) that unwinds a transparent substrate

(A) from a first coil (2);

a rotary printer (3) provided with at least one printing drum (4) and a plurality of printing units (5.1-5.8) that successively print inks on said transparent substrate (A);

a second unwinding device (6) that unwinds a secondary sheet

(B) from a second coil (7);

a laminating device (8) provided with at least one pair of rollers (9, 10) that laminate said secondary sheet (B) on the printed face of said transparent substrate (A) to form a laminated printed product (C);

an adhesive applicator device configured to apply an adhesive between the transparent substrate (A) and the secondary sheet (B) before passing through said laminating device (8); Y

a winding device (12) that reels said laminated printed product (C) into a third reel (11),

characterized in that said adhesive applicator device is configured to apply the adhesive on the printed side of the transparent substrate (A) downstream of the printing unit (5.7, 5.8) of the rotary printer (3) that applies the last color.

2. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 1, characterized in that said printing unit applying the last color is the penultimate printing unit (5.7) of the rotary printer (3) and said adhesive applicator device It is the last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3).

3. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 2, characterized in that said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or a layer Continuous pigmented adhesive.

4. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 2, characterized in that said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) is configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive on an applied ink layer by the penultimate printing unit (5.7).

5. - Apparatus for manufacturing a printed laminated product according to claim 1, characterized in that said adhesive applicator device is an adhesive applicator (15) located downstream of the last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3 ) and is configured to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive over a layer of ink applied by the last printing unit (5.8).

6. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the printing units (5.1-5.7, 5.1-5.8) of the rotary printer (3) are configured to apply light-curable inks of electrons

7. - Apparatus for manufacturing a printed laminated product according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the printing units (5.1-5.7, 5.1-5.8) of the rotary printer (3) are configured to apply curable inks by ultraviolet rays.

8. Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 7, characterized in that the apparatus comprises an ultraviolet emitting curing device arranged to cure freshly printed ink downstream of each printing unit (5.1-5.7, 5.1- 5.8).

9. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 6 or 8, characterized in that said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with curable adhesive properties by electron rays or a continuous layer of pigmented adhesive curable by electron rays.

10. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 6 or 8, characterized in that said adhesive applicator (15) is configured to apply an electron-curable adhesive.

11. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 9 or 10, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a curing device (13) including an electron beam emitter (14) disposed downstream of said laminating device (8 ) and upstream of said winding device (12).

12. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 8, characterized in that said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) is configured to apply a continuous layer of ink with light-curable adhesive properties ultraviolet or a continuous layer of UV-curable pigmented adhesive.

13. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 8, characterized in that said adhesive applicator (15) is configured to apply an ultraviolet curable adhesive.

14. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 12 or 13, characterized in that the apparatus comprises a curing device including an ultraviolet emitter arranged downstream of said laminating device (8) and upstream of said device tape drive (12).

15. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 1, characterized in that said rotary printing machine is a central drum flexographic printing machine or a central drum offset machine.

16. - Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 15, characterized in that it includes a unit for curing by ultraviolet radiation downstream of the rotary printer and prior to the laminating device, for treating UV curing inks, or UV curing adhesives.

17. Apparatus for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 1, characterized in that, alternatively to said rewinding unit 11, a cutting and rewinding unit (26) has been included.

18.- Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product, which includes the steps of:

unwind a transparent substrate (A) from a first coil (2) by a first unwinding device (1);

successively printing inks on said transparent substrate (A) by means of a rotary printer (3) provided with at least one printing drum (4) and a plurality of printing units (5.1-5.8);

unwind a secondary sheet (B) from a second coil (7) by a second unwinding device (6);

laminating said secondary sheet (B) on the printed face of said transparent substrate (A) by means of a laminating device (8) provided with at least one pair of rollers (9, 10) to form a laminated printed product (C);

applying an adhesive between the transparent substrate (A) and the secondary sheet (B) by means of an adhesive applicator device before passing through said laminating device (8); Y

winding said laminated printed product (C) in a third reel (11) by means of a winding device (12),

characterized in that said step of applying an adhesive comprises applying the adhesive on the printed face of the transparent substrate (A) by said device Adhesive applicator downstream of the printing unit (5.7, 5.8) of the rotary printer (3) that applies the last color.

19. - Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises using said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) to apply a continuous layer of ink with adhesive properties or a layer Continuous pigmented adhesive on the last color applied by the penultimate printing unit (5.7) of the rotary printer (3).

20. - Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises using said last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3) to apply a continuous layer of transparent adhesive on an applied ink layer by the penultimate printing unit (5.7).

21. - Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to claim 18, characterized in that it comprises applying a continuous layer of transparent adhesive on an ink layer applied by the last printing unit (5.8) by means of an adhesive applicator (15) located downstream of the last printing unit (5.8) of the rotary printer (3).

22. - Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that it comprises using inks and an ink with adhesive properties or a pigmented adhesive or a transparent adhesive curable by electron rays and curing said inks and ink with adhesive or pigmented adhesive or transparent adhesive properties by irradiating said laminated printed product (C) with electron rays.

23. - Method for the manufacture of a printed laminated product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that it comprises using UV-curable inks and an ink with adhesive properties or a pigmented adhesive or a transparent adhesive curable by rays of electrons, and curing said inks by irradiating said transparent substrate (A) with ultraviolet rays downstream of each printing unit (5.1-5.7, 5.1-5.8) of the rotary printer (3) and curing said ink with adhesive or adhesive properties pigmented or transparent adhesive radiating said laminated printed product (C) with electron rays.

24. - Method for the manufacture of a printed laminated product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that it comprises using UV-curable inks and an ink with adhesive properties or a pigmented adhesive or a transparent adhesive curable by rays ultraviolet, and cure said inks by irradiating said transparent substrate (A) with ultraviolet rays downstream of each printing unit (5.1-5.7, 5.1-5.8) of the rotary printer (3) and curing said ink with pigmented adhesive or clear adhesive or transparent adhesive properties by irradiating said laminated printed product (C) with ultraviolet rays.

25. - Method for manufacturing a printed laminated product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that it comprises using an adhesive selected from: electronically curable or ultraviolet radiation curable.

26. - Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that it comprises using an adhesive selected from: solvent / water based or solvent free.

27.- Method for manufacturing a laminated printed product according to any one of claims 18 to 21, characterized in that said solvent is applied by means of a flexographic device or by a closed scraper rotogravure device.