Abstract
The market for domestic carpet tiles in the UK is currently fairly small, amounting to 2% of the total carpet market, but it is expanding. Printed carpet squares, co‐ordinated with plain colours, are helping to increase design and colour flexibility and to further establish carpet squares as a viable floorcovering for the home.This paper discusses a flat‐bed vacuum‐transfer process for printing carpet squares. Basic machine parameters are described and the process limitations assessed against the machine's unique advantage of being able to produce print/tile registration. The further prerequisites of base fabric requirements and the various techniques available for paper printing are also examined.
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