Patent ID: 7862670

Claim:
A process for the manufacture of a decorative board with joining edges; said process comprising providing a dÃ©cor layer and at least one paper layer impregnated with a thermosetting resin on a base layer; using a first camera array to detect position of dÃ©cor sections on the dÃ©cor layer; generating a first data input, using said first data input to accurately guide positioning of a press plate or press foil on top of the dÃ©cor layer; laminating the dÃ©cor layer, paper layer and base onto the board layer under heat and pressure to obtain a laminated board with surface structure in register with the dÃ©cor sections of the dÃ©cor layer; machining at least an edge of the board; detecting the quality of a dÃ©cor section on the dÃ©cor layer of the laminated board with a second camera array by sensing a color with at least one color camera and by sensing the surface structure with at least one reflection camera and comparing the data input from the color camera and reflection camera in a control computer for evaluation of alignment between dÃ©cor and surface structure; sending data obtained from the first camera to a computer; and utilizing the computer to guide a tool to machine an edge of the board.