CPC B44C 1/227 (2013.01) [B05D 1/28 (2013.01); B05D 3/067 (2013.01); B05D 3/12 (2013.01); B05D 5/02 (2013.01); B05D 7/542 (2013.01); B41F 17/24 (2013.01); B44C 1/20 (2013.01); B44C 5/0476 (2013.01); B44F 9/02 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A method of manufacturing a floor board, comprising the steps of:
supplying a panel,
printing a substance onto the panel in a predefined pattern for creating an elevation on the panel at the predefined pattern, wherein said substance comprises a liquid and a powder, the substance is printed onto the panel by printing the liquid onto an initial upper surface of the panel in said predefined pattern, and then providing the powder to the liquid,
heating the powder so that the powder is melted together into a single mass which is elevated above the initial upper surface of the panel, hence forming the floor board;
wherein the liquid evaporates during the step of heating the powder.
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