Abstract: A method for producing a laminated body including a first curable liquid composition and a second curable liquid composition, the method including: forming a first liquid layer formed of the first curable liquid composition; impacting the second curable liquid composition onto the first liquid layer, to form a second liquid droplet layer formed of the second curable liquid composition inside the first liquid layer or at a lower part of the first liquid layer in a direction in which second liquid droplets for the second liquid droplet layer are impacted onto the first liquid layer; and curing the first liquid layer and the second liquid droplet layer.

Abstract: Provided is an ink set including a first ink and a second ink. The second ink contains a high-viscosity component having a viscosity of 500 mPa·s or higher at 25 degrees C., and a low-viscosity component having a viscosity of 30 mPa·s or lower at 25 degrees C. A static surface tension ?1 (mN/m) of the first ink and a static surface tension ?2 (mN/m) of the second ink satisfy General formula (1) below. 1 (mN/m)??1??2?5 (mN/m)??General formula (1) A content A (% by mass) of each component contained in the first ink, a static surface tension B (mN/m) of each component contained in the first ink, a content C (% by mass) of each component contained in the second ink, and a static surface tension D (mN/m) of each component contained in the second ink satisfy General formula (2) below.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminar object includes discharging an active energy ray curable ink A, irradiating the active energy ray curable ink A with active energy rays, discharging an active energy ray curable ink B, and irradiating the active energy ray curable ink B with the active energy rays, wherein the amount of the active energy rays per pass is greater in the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink A than that in the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink B, wherein a surface roughness Sq1 of solid printed matter having a thickness of 40 ?m obtained in the discharging and the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink A is 1.5 times or more than a surface roughness Sq2 of solid printed matter having a thickness of 40 ?m obtained in the discharging and irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink B.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge device, circuitry, and a curing device. The liquid discharge device is configured to discharge a liquid having a curing degree variable by a stimulation amount while relatively moving to a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire surface roughness information indicating glossiness of a formed object formed on the recording medium and set a stimulation amount for the liquid based on the surface roughness information. The curing device is configured to stimulate the liquid discharged by the liquid discharge device based on the stimulation amount set by the circuitry to cure the liquid. The circuitry is configured to set, based on the surface roughness information, the stimulation amount for each region stimulated by the curing device in a same plane of the formed object.

Abstract: A method for producing a laminated body including a first curable liquid composition and a second curable liquid composition, the method including: forming a first liquid layer formed of the first curable liquid composition; impacting the second curable liquid composition onto the first liquid layer, to form a second liquid droplet layer formed of the second curable liquid composition inside the first liquid layer or at a lower part of the first liquid layer in a direction in which second liquid droplets for the second liquid droplet layer are impacted onto the first liquid layer; and curing the first liquid layer and the second liquid droplet layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing printed matter is provided. The method includes the steps of: irradiating applied droplets of an active energy ray curable composition with an active energy ray having an illuminance less than 0.8 times a maximum gloss illuminance; and applying droplets of the active energy ray curable composition onto the applied droplets irradiated in the irradiating.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge device, circuitry, and a curing device. The liquid discharge device is configured to discharge a liquid having a curing degree variable by a stimulation amount while relatively moving to a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire surface roughness information indicating glossiness of a formed object formed on the recording medium and set a stimulation amount for the liquid based on the surface roughness information. The curing device is configured to stimulate the liquid discharged by the liquid discharge device based on the stimulation amount set by the circuitry to cure the liquid. The circuitry is configured to set, based on the surface roughness information, the stimulation amount for each region stimulated by the curing device in a same plane of the formed object.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is provided which comprises a polymerizable monomer, a polysilane compound containing a phenyl group in a repeating unit, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge device, circuitry, and a curing device. The liquid discharge device is configured to discharge a liquid having a curing degree variable by a stimulation amount while relatively moving to a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire surface roughness information indicating glossiness of a formed object formed on the recording medium and set a stimulation amount for the liquid based on the surface roughness information. The curing device is configured to stimulate the liquid discharged by the liquid discharge device based on the stimulation amount set by the circuitry to cure the liquid. The circuitry is configured to set, based on the surface roughness information, the stimulation amount for each region stimulated by the curing device in a same plane of the formed object.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an active energy ray curable composition including a polymerizable compound composition is provided. When the active energy ray curable composition is formed into a film having an average thickness of 10 ?m on a substrate and, after a lapse of 15 seconds, the film is irradiated with an active energy ray having a light quantity of 1,500 mJ/cm2 to become a cured product, the cured product satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) when the substrate is a polypropylene substrate, the cured product has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or more; and (2) when the substrate is a polycarbonate substrate, an adhesion between the polycarbonate substrate and the cured product is 70 or more, the adhesion being measured according to a cross-cut adhesion test defined in Japanese Industrial Standards K5400.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition including a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound is provided. When the active energy ray curable composition is formed into a cured film on a substrate under the specific condition, the cured film satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) when the substrate is a polyethylene terephthalate substrate, the cured film on the substrate has a transmission density of from 1.5 to 3.0 that is measured with a transmission densitometer, and (2) when the substrate is a polycarbonate substrate, the cured film on the substrate has a first length (L1) and a second length (L2) before and after a specific tensile test, respectively, and a ratio of L2/L1 ranges from 1.5 to 4.0.

Abstract: A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge device, circuitry, and a curing device. The liquid discharge device is configured to discharge a liquid having a curing degree variable by a stimulation amount while relatively moving to a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to acquire surface roughness information indicating glossiness of a formed object formed on the recording medium and set a stimulation amount for the liquid based on the surface roughness information. The curing device is configured to stimulate the liquid discharged by the liquid discharge device based on the stimulation amount set by the circuitry to cure the liquid. The circuitry is configured to set, based on the surface roughness information, the stimulation amount for each region stimulated by the curing device in a same plane of the formed object.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing printed matter is provided. The method includes the steps of: irradiating applied droplets of an active energy ray curable composition with an active energy ray having an illuminance less than 0.8 times a maximum gloss illuminance; and applying droplets of the active energy ray curable composition onto the applied droplets irradiated in the irradiating.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition is provided which comprises a polymerizable monomer, a polysilane compound containing a phenyl group in a repeating unit, and a photopolymerization initiator.

Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, an active energy ray curable composition including a polymerizable compound composition is provided. When the active energy ray curable composition is formed into a film having an average thickness of 10 ?m on a substrate and, after a lapse of 15 seconds, the film is irradiated with an active energy ray having a light quantity of 1,500 mJ/cm2 to become a cured product, the cured product satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) when the substrate is a polypropylene substrate, the cured product has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or more; and (2) when the substrate is a polycarbonate substrate, an adhesion between the polycarbonate substrate and the cured product is 70 or more, the adhesion being measured according to a cross-cut adhesion test defined in Japanese Industrial Standards K5400.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a laminar object includes discharging an active energy ray curable ink A, irradiating the active energy ray curable ink A with active energy rays, discharging an active energy ray curable ink B, and irradiating the active energy ray curable ink B with the active energy rays, wherein the amount of the active energy rays per pass is greater in the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink A than that in the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink B, wherein a surface roughness Sq1 of solid printed matter having a thickness of 40 ?m obtained in the discharging and the irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink A is 1.5 times or more than a surface roughness Sq2 of solid printed matter having a thickness of 40 ?m obtained in the discharging and irradiating of the active energy ray curable ink B.

Abstract: In accordance with sonic embodiments of the present invention, an active energy ray curable composition including a polymerizable compound composition is provided. When the active energy ray curable composition is formed into a film having an average thickness of 10 ?m on a substrate and, after a lapse of 15 seconds, the film is irradiated with an active energy ray having a light quantity of 1,500 mJ/cm2 to become a cured product, the cured product satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2): (1) when the substrate is a polypropylene substrate, the cured product has a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or more; and (2) when the substrate is a polycarbonate substrate, an adhesion between the polycarbonate substrate and the cured product is 70 or more, the adhesion being measured according to a cross-cut adhesion test defined in Japanese industrial Standards K5400.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition including a polymerizable compound is provided. When a three-layer cured product of the active energy ray composition is obtained by a specific procedure, the three-layer cured product has (1) a stretchability of 1.1 or more and (2) a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or more. The stretchability is defined by a ratio L2/L1, wherein L1 represents a first length of the cured product before a tensile test and L2 represents a second length of the cured product after the tensile test. The tensile test includes stretching the cured product along with the substrate with a tensile tester at a stretching speed of 20 mm/min and a temperature of 180° C.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition including a polymerizable compound is provided. When a three-layer cured product of the active energy ray composition is obtained by a specific procedure, the three-layer cured product has (1) a stretchability of 1.1 or more and (2) a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or more. The stretchability is defined by a ratio L2/L1, wherein L1 represents a first length of the cured product before a tensile test and L2 represents a second length of the cured product after the tensile test. The tensile test includes stretching the cured product along with the substrate with a tensile tester at a stretching speed of 20 mm/min and a temperature of 180° C.

Abstract: An active energy ray curable composition is provided. The active energy ray curable composition includes polymerizable compounds including a first monofunctional monomer having a polar group, a second monofunctional monomer having no polar group, and a polyfunctional monomer. The homopolymer of each of the first monofunctional monomer and the second monofunctional monomer has a glass transition temperature of 50° C. or more. The first monofunctional monomer and the second monofunctional monomer account for 50% by mass or more of the polymerizable compounds in total, and the polyfunctional monomer accounts for 30% by mass or less of the polymerizable compounds.