Patent ID: 8454772

Claim:
A process for manufacturing a decorative board, the process comprising: providing a decor paper in the form of a sheet; providing a plurality of decor sections on the decor paper, each decor section comprising a printed decor pattern, wherein the printed decor pattern of each decor section comprises at least one visibly detectable positioning portion; placing the decor paper on a base layer; using a first camera array to detect a position of the at least one visibly detectable positioning portion of at least one decor section; pressing the decor paper and the base layer under elevated pressure using the plurality of press plates or press foils, wherein each press plate or press foil is provided with a surface structure comprising at least one of a protrusion or depression intended to match at least a portion of at least one decor section of the decor paper, wherein the decorative board will be provided with a decor surface structure matching at least a portion of the surface structure of the press plate or press foil and comprises at least one of the protrusion or depression which is in register with the at least one decor section of the decor paper; using a second camera array to sense color and the decor surface structure after pressing; and evaluating alignment of the pressed decorative board by comparing the data input from the second camera array.