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    <journal-meta>
      <journal-id journal-id-type="aggregator">72010410</journal-id>
      <journal-title>NIP &amp; Digital Fabrication Conference</journal-title>
      <abbrev-journal-title>nip digi fabric conf</abbrev-journal-title>
      <issn pub-type="ppub">2169-4451</issn><issn pub-type="epub"/>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Society of Imaging Science and Technology</publisher-name>
        <publisher-loc>7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA</publisher-loc>
      </publisher>
    </journal-meta>
    <article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.2352/ISSN.2169-4451.2013.29.1.art00001_2</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="sici">2169-4451(20130101)2013:2L.253;1-</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">nip_v2013n2/splitsection1.xml</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="other">/ist/nipdf/2013/00002013/00000002/art00001</article-id>
      <article-categories>
        <subj-group>
          <subject>Articles</subject>
        </subj-group>
      </article-categories>
      <title-group>
        <article-title>Development of Digital Quasi-embossing Technology with an Inkjet Printer-2</article-title>
      </title-group>
      <contrib-group>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Matsumae</surname>
            <given-names>Naoki</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Ohnishi</surname>
            <given-names>Masaru</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Hashizume</surname>
            <given-names>Hironori</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
        <contrib>
          <name>
            <surname>Abe</surname>
            <given-names>Takao</given-names>
          </name>
        </contrib>
      </contrib-group>
      <pub-date>
        <day>01</day>
        <month>01</month>
        <year>2013</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>2013</volume>
      <issue>2</issue>
      <fpage>253</fpage>
      <lpage>256</lpage>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-year>2013</copyright-year>
      </permissions>
      <abstract>
        <p>Conventional embossing printing technology which can be used to produce metallic glossy images on stereo-shaped objects needs a pressing plate with the image patterns specially arranged. Accordingly, the embossing system is relatively expensive and lacks the adaptability for high-mix
 low-volume production. Considering these facts, we developed the Digital Quasiembossing Technology (DQT) which consisted of the technology combined with UV-curable inkjet printing and hot foil-stamping. We reported the DQT for the first time at NIP 28 in Quebec City last year. This paper is
 a continuation of the last report and describes the following facts. (a) We have improved the adhesion of UV-curable ink to a metallic foil, and consequently we can make not only relatively small-sized products but also large-sized ones with pictures and letters printed thereon. (b) The improved
 DQT system can produce higher gloss than the last system reported at NIP 28.</p>
      </abstract>
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