A shaping system includes: a printing device that prints an image using predetermined ink on a thermal expansion sheet having a thermal expansion layer on one side; and an expansion device that performs: a drying process of heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to maintain a non-expansion state, to dry the image printed by the printing device using the predetermined ink; and an expansion process of, after the drying process, heating the thermal expansion sheet to an extent that allows the thermal expansion layer to expand, to expand the thermal expansion layer.

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.

A method of enhancing a fluorescent image on a substrate, the method including forming the fluorescent image on the substrate, the fluorescent image including a fluorescent marking material, forming a border on the substrate adjacent to the fluorescent image, the border including a non-fluorescing marking material and a thickness, wherein the border at least partially circumscribes the fluorescent image.

A method of enhancing a fluorescent image on a substrate, the method including forming the fluorescent image on the substrate, the fluorescent image including a fluorescent marking material, forming a border on the substrate adjacent to the fluorescent image, the border including a non-fluorescing marking material and a thickness, wherein the border at least partially circumscribes the fluorescent image.

The disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing surface materials for construction or manufacturing use and the surface materials produced by such methods. Substrate materials, such as synthetic or engineered stone or fiber-reinforced resinous panels, can be formed in conventional ways such as casting, molding, or pressing. Layers are printed onto substrate materials to form textures, which may include inks to selectively color the printed texture, thereby enabling a wide variety of high-resolution appearances. A clear, protective topcoat is then applied to the surface materials and cured to provide a finished material.

The disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing surface materials for construction or manufacturing use and the surface materials produced by such methods. Substrate materials, such as synthetic or engineered stone or fiber-reinforced resinous panels, can be formed in conventional ways such as casting, molding, or pressing. Layers are printed onto substrate materials to form textures, which may include inks to selectively color the printed texture, thereby enabling a wide variety of high-resolution appearances. A clear, protective topcoat is then applied to the surface materials and cured to provide a finished material.

The present invention relates to a method for producing water-insoluble quantum dot patterns on and/or within a substrate. The method comprises a step of depositing a deliquescent salt, quantum dots and an acid or salt thereof onto at least one surface region of a substrate such that the deliquescent salt, the quantum dots and the acid or salt thereof are at least partially contacted to form said at least one water-insoluble pattern.

An image processing apparatus that can determine a light emission component due to excitation of a fluorescent color material and reflect the light emission component in a reproduced image. To this end, the image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain image data obtained by optically reading an original image, a light emission amount obtaining unit configured to obtain a fluorescence light emission amount obtained by optically detecting a fluorescent color material in the original image; an estimating unit configured to estimate a component attributable to light emission by the fluorescent color material in the obtained image data, based on the obtained fluorescence light emission amount, a correcting unit configured to correct the image data by using the estimated component attributable to light emission, and an output unit configured to output the corrected image data.

An image processing apparatus that can determine a light emission component due to excitation of a fluorescent color material and reflect the light emission component in a reproduced image. To this end, the image processing apparatus includes an image obtaining unit configured to obtain image data obtained by optically reading an original image, a light emission amount obtaining unit configured to obtain a fluorescence light emission amount obtained by optically detecting a fluorescent color material in the original image; an estimating unit configured to estimate a component attributable to light emission by the fluorescent color material in the obtained image data, based on the obtained fluorescence light emission amount, a correcting unit configured to correct the image data by using the estimated component attributable to light emission, and an output unit configured to output the corrected image data.

An object of the present disclosure is to perform color calibration of a printing apparatus that performs printing with a fluorescent material regardless of unevenness of a fluorescent whitening agent contained in the sheet. An embodiment of the present invention is a control apparatus including: a control unit that controls printing of a patch on a printing medium, the patch being formed by printing a fluorescent material; and a correction unit that corrects a printing amount of the fluorescent material based on a measurement result obtained by receiving light reflected by the printing medium on which the patch is printed, in which the patch is printed using the fluorescent material and a non-fluorescent material, and at least one dot of the non-fluorescent material overlaps a dot of the fluorescent material.