Abstract: A processing system including an inkjet printer that performs printing on a workpiece according to print data associated with a jig ID that indicates the type of jig, and a jig having a jig ID indicating its type that supports the workpiece and is set in the inkjet printer acquires the jig ID from the jig (S61), and notifies incompatibility between the print data and the jig when the jig ID associated with the print data, and the jig ID acquired from the jig in S61 do not match (NO in S63) (S64).

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 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: A molding device that molds a stereoscopic molding object through a layered molding method, where after molding of at least one molding object is started and before the molding of the at least one molding object is completed, molding of another molding object is started. The molding device 10, for example, includes an ejection head, and a molding object supporter, the molding object supporter includes, for example, a plurality of molding tables, at least an opposing surface of each molding table is independently movable, an ejection head ejects a material toward the opposing surface of at least one molding table to mold the molding object on the molding table, and at least the opposing surface of the molding table on which the molding object is molded is moved in a perpendicular direction to move the molding object in the perpendicular direction.

Abstract: A three-dimensional object production method according to the disclosure includes a step of allocating one of regions in a nozzle row (22) that is different from each other to each of pixel groups (25A, 25B) divided into a predetermined number n (n being an integer ?2) of groups among pixel rows constituting the unit layer (25), and a step of forming the pixel rows by nozzles (21) included in each region forming one pixel group (25A, 25B).

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a printed matter exhibiting metallic gloss includes an applying step of applying an ink composition onto a substrate in a form of a droplet by an inkjet method, and the ink composition containing an external stimulus film-forming resin that forms a film by an external stimulus including radiation or heat, and scaly particles containing a metal; a standby step of providing a predetermined standby time to bring the scaly particles close to a surface of the droplet and orient the scaly particles to be substantially parallel to the surface; and a film forming step of forming the film by applying the external stimulus to the ink composition after the standby step to form a metallic glossy layer exhibiting metallic gloss.

Abstract: Powdering on a front surface of a printed matter or the like is appropriately performed. A printing apparatus configured to perform printing on a medium includes: an ink ejection portion configured to eject an ink to the medium; and a powdering portion configured to perform powdering that applies powder to the medium. The powdering portion includes: a liquid applying device configured to apply, to the medium, a powder containing liquid that is a liquid including the powder and a solvent and an energy ray emitting portion configured to irradiate the powder containing liquid applied to the medium with energy rays. The powder containing liquid is a liquid that generates heat when irradiated with energy rays. The energy ray emitting portion irradiates the powder containing liquid applied to the medium with energy rays to evaporate the solvent of the powder containing liquid, so that the powder adheres to the medium.

Abstract: To provide a printing system that can print, on a medium, an alignment mark for aligning the medium in a processing device that performs processing on the medium after printing without complicated work carried out by a user. The printing system includes a printer, the processing device, a printer control unit, a processing device control unit, a data creating unit that creates printing data for performing printing on the medium and processing data for performing processing on the medium after printing, and a data processor that transmits the printing data to the printer control unit and transmits the processing data to the processing device control unit. The data processor creates alignment data for aligning the medium in the processing device, and transmits the alignment data to the printer control unit. The printer control unit controls the printer to print the alignment mark on the medium.

Abstract: A shaped article is provided. The shaped article includes a light reflective layer, a decorative layer, and a first transparent layer. The light reflective layer is being provided from an ink having light reflectiveness. The first transparent layer is being provided from a transparent ink. The decorative layer is disposed on an outer side of the light reflective layer. The first transparent layer is disposed on an outer side of the decorative layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shaping method 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: A building apparatus having a configuration more suitable for building an object is provided. The building apparatus is configured to build an object in three-dimensional by ejecting ink. The building apparatus includes an ink container holder 202 that is a first container holder for holding an ink container 302 that is a first ink container, an ink container holder 204 that is a second container holder for holding an ink container 304 that is a second ink container, a first ejection head for ejecting ink supplied from the ink container 302, and a second ejection head for ejecting ink supplied from the ink container 304. The capacity of the ink container 302 is smaller than the capacity of the ink container 304.

Abstract: A method for forming a three-dimensional object by extruding ink droplets from ink-jet heads includes forming an inner build region of the object. A colored region is formed outside of the inner build region so as to color the object. A support region is formed outside of the colored region so as to support the object while the object is being formed. An intermediate region is formed between the inner build region and the colored region. The intermediate region is formed in such a manner that affinity between the intermediate region and the inner build region and affinity between the intermediate region and the colored region are higher than affinity between the colored region and the support region.

Abstract: To provide an inkjet printing apparatus that improves the smoothness of an ink surface and improves image quality. Provided is an inkjet printing apparatus for printing a UV curable ink onto a print medium. The inkjet printing apparatus including: an ejection unit configured to eject the UV curable ink; and a UV light source configured to irradiate, with ultraviolet light, the UV curable ink landed on the print medium, the print medium being formed from vinyl chloride. The inkjet printing apparatus further includes a heating unit configured to heat the print medium. The heating unit either heats the print medium to a temperature at which a solvent contained in the UV curable ink landed on the print medium does not volatilize or heats the print medium in a state in which the UV curable ink that lands on the print medium contains substantially no solvent.

Abstract: A printing device prints an object on a medium by inkjet printing. The printing device includes: a glossy ink head that discharges ink droplets of a glossy ink having a glossy color; and a main scan driver that prompts the glossy ink head to perform main scans in which the glossy ink head discharges the ink droplets while moving in a predetermined main scanning direction. The glossy ink contains a glossy pigment. In the main scans, the glossy ink head discharges the ink droplets plural times while moving in the main scanning direction to form ink dots at positions on the medium aligned in the main scanning direction. The ink droplets discharged from the glossy ink head each have a volume constituting a size that allows for contact on the medium between any ones of dots formed in each one of the main scans.

Abstract: A dye printing method and an ink capable of performing printing on more types of media than in the related art are shown. A dye printing method using ink 10 containing a solvent 11, and particles 12 of a thermoplastic resin dispersed in the solvent 11 and containing a dye 13 is characterized by including a printing process of performing a printing on a medium 20 with the ink 10, a particle fixing process of fixing the particles 12 to the medium 20 by drying the solvent 11 of the ink 10 ejected to the medium 20 by the printing process, and a resin fixing process of fixing the thermoplastic resin to the medium 20 by heating the particles 12 fixed to the medium 20 by the particle fixing process, at least at a glass-transition temperature or higher.

Abstract: A multilayered printed matter includes a group of print layers formed on a medium. The group of layers include a front layer and a back layer on which patterns are printed, a white layer, and a black layer. The white layer is interposed between the front layer and the back layer to conceal the back layer to be invisible from the side of the front layer. The white layer reflects incident light from the side of the front layer to allow the front layer to be visible from the side of the front layer. The black layer is interposed between the white layer and the back layer to conceal the back layer to be invisible from the side of the front layer. In comparison between the black layer and the white layer that are equal in thickness, the black layer exerts a higher light blocking effect than the white layer.

Abstract: A color conversion method for performing color conversion on print data includes a color conversion process of converting a color of a pre-conversion color system used to express a color in the print data before the color conversion is performed to a color of an ink color system corresponding to inks of multiple colors, and in the color conversion process, a position selecting process of selecting some positions from the positions in the print data, a profile using process of converting the color of each position in the print data according to a profile associating the colors before and after the conversion, and a color correcting process of performing correction on results of color conversion in the profile using process with respect to the selected position selected in the position selecting process to obtain a color expressed using ink of the predetermined number of colors or less.

Abstract: A color measurement method for measuring a color printed by a printing apparatus, a color adjustment method and a printing system are provided. The color measurement method includes: a color measuring step of measuring the color printed by the printing apparatus with an XYZ sensor, which is a colorimeter; and a correcting step of correcting an output value output by the XYZ sensor in the color measuring step. In the correcting step, the output value is corrected using: a correction table in which a correction amount is associated with each position of a color space in an Lab color system, the correction table being prepared in advance for a plurality of XYZ sensors, and a correction factor used to adjust the correction amount in the correction table, the correction factor being individually prepared with respect to the XYZ sensor used in the color measuring step.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a shaped object for shaping the shaped object by layering a layer of a shaped object material, which is a material of the shaped object, in a layering direction set in advance, the manufacturing method including slice data generating stage of generating a plurality of pieces of slice data, each of which indicating a cross-section of the shaped object at positions different from each other in the layering direction; and shaping stage of shaping the shaped object by ejecting the shaped object material based on a plurality of pieces of slice data; where in at least either one of the slice data generating stage or the shaping stage, a process of applying fluctuation, in which a position seen from an outer side of the shaped object changes in an irregular form, to the shaped object is carried out.

Abstract: A shaping apparatus, a shaping method and a shaped object are provided. The shaping apparatus for shaping a shaped object that is stereoscopic and in which at least one part is colored is provided and includes: inkjet heads which are coloring heads that eject a coloring ink; an inkjet head which is a light reflective material head that ejects a white ink to become a light reflective material; and a controller. The shaped object including a region to be colored is shaped as the shaped object. At least a part of the region to be colored is formed by arranging a plurality of color cells set in advance as a unit of coloring. Each of the color cells includes a reflective core formed of the white ink, and an outer peripheral portion formed of the coloring ink.