Abstract: The object is to obtain a printed product excellent in fastness to washing. To achieve the object, a printing method is provided. The printing method includes a forming step of forming a solvent UV ink layer (2) on a printing target object (1), a drying step of drying the solvent UV ink layer (2), a decorating step of forming a decorative layer (3) on the dried solvent UV ink layer (2), and a curing step of curing the decorated solvent UV ink layer (2) by irradiating the same with ultraviolet.

Abstract: A manufacturing system manufactures a predetermined product by printing and applying a coating agent to a base material made of resin. In a coating device of the manufacturing system, as a nozzle spraying the coating agent moves once in a first direction, a linear coating agent being the coating agent in a line shape with the first direction as a longitudinal direction is applied to the base material. A host control device creates application data for applying the coating agent to the base material by the coating device based on image data as data of an image to be printed on the base material by printing devices, and the application data includes, for applying the linear coating agents to the base material, spray range data of the coating agent from the nozzle in the first direction, and application interval data of the linear coating agents in a second direction.

Abstract: Since ink is not heated at a protrusion connecting an ink supplying device and a print head chip or the like, the viscosity of the ink increases, and the fluidity may not be maintained in some cases. An inkjet printer 1 for solving the above problem includes an inkjet head 300 that ejects ink; a protrusion 310 provided to protrude from the inkjet head 300 and configured to circulate the ink to the inkjet head 300; and an ink flow path portion 6 that supplies the ink to the protrusion 310; where the ink flow path portion 6 includes an ink warming block 200 that heats the ink, and a conducting portion 210 that is formed in the ink warming block 200 itself or separately from the ink warming block 200 and through which heat from the ink warming block 200 is conducted is adjacently disposed outside the protrusion 310.

Abstract: Provided is an inkjet printer capable of suppressing variations in landing positions of inks ejected from a plurality of inkjet heads mounted on a carriage for each inkjet head. In this inkjet printer, a plurality of inkjet heads 3 are mounted on a carriage. This inkjet printer includes at least one of a first inclination adjustment mechanism (13) for adjusting the inclination of each of the inkjet heads (3) with respect to the carriage in a pivoting direction having a sub scanning direction as an axial direction of pivoting, and a second inclination adjustment mechanism (14) for adjusting the inclination of each of the inkjet heads (3) with respect to the carriage in a pivoting direction having a main scanning direction as an axial direction of pivoting.

Abstract: A method for generating ejection position data indicating an ejection position where ink is ejected includes performing an edge detection process, an edge correction process, and an ejection position data generation process based on processing target data indicating an image to be printed. In the processing target data, a non-ejection value indicating that ink is not ejected to a corresponding ejection position or an ejection value other than the non-ejection value is set as a pixel value of a pixel. In the edge detection process, a position where a pixel to which the non-ejection value is set and a pixel for which the ejection value is set are adjacent is detected to detect an edge. In the edge correction process, the pixel value of the corresponding pixel is changed to a non-ejection value for at least a part of the ejection position where ink is ejected to draw the edge.

Abstract: A method for generating ejection position data indicating an ejection position where ink is ejected includes performing an edge detection process, an edge correction process, and an ejection position data generation process based on processing target data indicating an image to be printed. In the processing target data, a non-ejection value indicating that ink is not ejected to a corresponding ejection position or an ejection value other than the non-ejection value is set as a pixel value of a pixel. In the edge detection process, a position where a pixel to which the non-ejection value is set and a pixel for which the ejection value is set are adjacent is detected to detect an edge. In the edge correction process, the pixel value of the corresponding pixel is changed to a non-ejection value for at least a part of the ejection position where ink is ejected to draw the edge.

Abstract: An inkjet printer includes an inkjet head having multiple nozzles that eject an ultraviolet-curable ink, an ultraviolet irradiator that cures the ink, a carriage on which the inkjet head and the ultraviolet irradiator are mounted, a carriage drive mechanism that moves the carriage in a main scanning direction, and a controller that controls the ultraviolet irradiator. A part of the ultraviolet irradiator disposed at the same position as the inkjet head in a sub scanning direction is a head position ultraviolet irradiation portion. The controller makes a peak illuminance of ultraviolet with which the head position ultraviolet irradiation portion irradiates the ink when the carriage moves at a moving speed V2 lower than a peak illuminance of ultraviolet with which the head position ultraviolet irradiation portion irradiates the ink when the carriage moves at a moving speed V1, where the moving speed V2 is lower than the moving speed V1.

Abstract: An inkjet printer including a platen that supports a recording medium; an inkjet head having a nozzle surface that ejects ink, which cures by being irradiated with light, toward the recording medium; a light irradiation device that irradiates the ink attached to the recording medium with light; and a carriage that is mounted on the inkjet head and the light irradiation device, and is scanned with respect to the platen; where an uneven portion for suppressing stray light from the light irradiation device from reaching the nozzle surface is provided in a portion closer to the nozzle surface than the light irradiation device in a scanning direction; and the uneven portion is provided at a position facing a space on a path of the stray light from the light irradiation device to the nozzle surface in a space between the portion and the platen.

Abstract: A shaping apparatus, a shaping method, and a shaping program with which a shaped object can be formed to have the interior with excellent color expression are provided. A 3D printer forms a three-dimensional shaped object having an interior colored, with layer bodies of a light reflective material and a coloring material ejected from an ejection head based on color image data layered. The 3D printer determines arrangement positions of a light reflective material and a coloring material so that the light reflective material is arranged at a predetermined position in each unit volume in a region to be colored inside a shaped object and the coloring material is arranged around the light reflective material based on the color image data. A set position of the unit volume is set to make one surface of one unit volume come into contact with a plurality of other unit volumes.

Abstract: There is provided a resin composition for a modeling material, used for shaping a modeling material by a manufacturing method for light curing molding using an ink-jet scheme, comprising (A) an ethylenic unsaturated monomer as a photocuring component, (B) a photopolymerization initiator, and (C) a surface adjusting agent, wherein the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mt of 26.0 to 33.0 mN/m, and the resin composition for a modeling material has surface tension Mst represented by the following (i) expression of 33.0 mN/m or more, and this resin composition for a modeling material 4a can afford a light cured article having the good dimensional accuracy.

Abstract: Provided are a manufacturing method for a foamable printed matter, a manufacturing method for a foam and a foaming inhibition ink. The manufacturing method for a printed matter is a manufacturing method for a foamable printed matter that foams to form an irregular pattern on its surface, the method including a printing step of inkjet-printing a foaming inhibition ink on a printing medium having a layer of a foamable resin composition containing a chemical foaming agent, under a temperature condition lower than a softening temperature of the foamable resin composition, the foaming inhibition ink containing: a foaming inhibitor that deteriorates a heat decomposing ability of the foamable resin composition; and a solvent that dissolves the foaming inhibitor when the foaming inhibitor is solid, is compatible with the foaming inhibitor when the foaming inhibitor is liquid, and is able to move the foaming inhibitor into the foamable resin composition.

Abstract: A repairing method for a shaped object includes: preparing a defective portion part to be attached to a defective portion in a repair target shaped object; creating a repair patch which is an attachment member to be attached to at least one part of the repair target shaped object; and attaching the repair patch to cover at least one part of a boundary portion of the repair target shaped object and the defective portion part; where at least one part of the repair target shaped object is colored. The repair patch including a colored layer and an adhesive layer is created using a shaping device capable of shaping a shaped object colored by a layered shaping method, and the colored layer is colored and formed in accordance with a color of a portion covered by the repair patch in a shaped object.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object manufacturing method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by ejecting a liquid shaping material and then solidifying the ejected shaping material includes: an interior forming process of forming an interior portion of the three-dimensional object by the shaping material; and a periphery forming process of forming a peripheral portion of a periphery of the interior portion by stacking a plurality of layers by the shaping material, where the shaping material for forming the interior portion in the interior forming process has a larger rigidity in a solid state compared to the shaping material for forming the peripheral portion in the periphery forming process, the periphery forming process is a process of forming a groove configuring one part of the peripheral portion, and the interior forming process is a process of forming the interior portion by placing the liquid shaping material in the groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shaping system for shaping a three-dimensional object, which includes a slice data generation step that generates slice data and a shaping execution step that shapes the three-dimensional object by a shaping apparatus based on the slice data. The shaping apparatus shapes the three-dimensional object using inkjet heads. The slice data generation step has a color cross-section data generation step that generates color cross-section data showing at least a cross-sectional shape of the three-dimensional object and a color at each position, a plate division data generation step that generates plate division cross-section data in which the color cross-section data is color-separated for each color of the material, and a plate division cross-section data change step that changes at least some plate division cross-section data. The slice data is generated based on the plate division cross-section data changed in the plate division cross-section data change step.

Abstract: [Object] To appropriately produce a product generated by printing on a medium. [Solving Means] A production management system that manages production of a product generated by executing printing on a medium determines (S104, S114) a recommended condition of processing by an electronic device scheduled to be used for generation of a product, based on processing condition information indicating, for each step of generating the product, a relationship among quality of the product, a type and an installing place of the electronic device that performs at least one step of generating the product, and a recommended condition of processing by the electronic device, the target quality of the product, and the type and the installing place of the electronic device scheduled to be used for generating the product.

Abstract: A shaping data combining process of an external PC to which 3D data indicating a shaped object shaped by a 3D printer is input for each 3D job includes: a step of generating shaping data based on the 3D job, a step of combining a plurality of shaping data to generate combined shaping data to fill a margin region where the shaping of the shaped object is not performed with respect to a shapeable region of the 3D printer, and a step of transmitting the combined shaping data to the 3D printer.

Abstract: An ink supplying device includes: an attachment unit to which a cartridge for storing ink to be supplied to an inkjet head of a printing apparatus is attached and in which an internal flow path is formed for the ink stored in the cartridge to flow; an external tube that is connected to the internal flow path of the attachment unit and circulates the ink; and a base portion that supports the attachment unit and a part of the external tube. The attachment unit is supported by the base portion so as to be rotatable in a direction around a predetermined central axis. The external tube is disposed in a curved state from a connecting portion connected to the internal flow path to a supported portion supported by the base portion and is provided such that the curved state changes in accordance with the rotation of the attachment unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sintered product from a three-dimensional object as a solution includes: a preparation step S11, a degreasing step S12, and a sintering step S13. In S11, a multilayer made of an ink containing inorganic particles and an organic material is formed to prepare a three-dimensional object. S12 includes: a first degreasing step of heating the three-dimensional object under an inert gas atmosphere at a first average degreasing temperature (T1) for a first heating time to degrease the organic material; and a second degreasing step of heating the three-dimensional object degreased in the first degreasing step, under an inert gas atmosphere at a second average degreasing temperature (T2) higher than Ti for a second heating time to degrease the organic material. In S13, the three-dimensional object degreased in the second degreasing step is sintered at an average sintering temperature higher than T2 to obtain a sintered product.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a colored product, where using inkjet heads which are a plurality of color ink heads, and an inkjet head, which is a colorless ink head, a plurality of coloring regions are formed in an overlapping manner in a normal direction, a surface side colored region, which is a region located closest to the surface of the colored product is formed using at least the color ink ejected from any of the inkjet heads, and an inner colored region, which is a region located farther from the surface of the colored product than the surface side colored region is formed using at least the color ink ejected from any of the inkjet heads and the colorless ink ejected from the inkjet head.

Abstract: A table device and a printing apparatus are provided. The table device includes a X-shaped link member in which two long members are turnably coupled in an X-shape, an expansion/contraction mechanism that expands/contracts with at least a pair of X-shaped link members arranged facing each other, a table that is disposed on one end side of the expansion/contraction mechanism and moves in the expansion/contraction direction of the expansion/contraction mechanism, a support member disposed on the other end side of the expansion/contraction mechanism, a coupling member that couples the opposing long members of the long members forming the expansion/contraction mechanism and moves with the expansion/contraction of the expansion/contraction mechanism, and a regulating member that regulates a fluctuation of the coupling member that moves when the expansion/contraction mechanism expands/contracts.