Obtaining a reference image of a natural stone; producing a first engineered stone slab which approximates an aspect of the reference image of the natural stone; performing an examination of the first engineered stone slab; using the reference image and results of the examination, to create a first masking image; and printing the first masking image onto the first engineered stone slab. Producing a second engineered stone slab which approximates the aspect of the reference image of the natural stone, wherein the first and the second engineered stone slabs provide different approximations, as caused by random variation in a manufacturing process; performing an examination of the second engineered stone slab to obtain results; using the reference image and results of the examination of the second engineered stone slab, to create a second masking image; and printing the second masking image onto the second engineered stone slab.

The present disclosure is to provide a laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product by vacuum forming which has a crack and strain-free uneven design on the clear coating film layer being an outermost layer at the time of use and provide a good design property to a molded product.

A laminated film for decorating a three-dimensional molded product by vacuum forming, having a base material film layer (A), a clear coating film layer (B), and a design layer (C), wherein at least one face of the base material film layer (A) bordering the clear coating film layer (B) has an uneven design.

Obtaining a reference image of a natural stone; producing a first engineered stone slab which approximates an aspect of the reference image of the natural stone; performing an examination of the first engineered stone slab; using the reference image and results of the examination, to create a first masking image; and printing the first masking image onto the first engineered stone slab. Producing a second engineered stone slab which approximates the aspect of the reference image of the natural stone, wherein the first and the second engineered stone slabs provide different approximations, as caused by random variation in a manufacturing process; performing an examination of the second engineered stone slab to obtain results; using the reference image and results of the examination of the second engineered stone slab, to create a second masking image; and printing the second masking image onto the second engineered stone slab.

A film for in-molding is configured with a transfer film which is transferred to a surface of an injection molding resin, and a carrier film which is not transferred. The transfer film includes a coloring layer which includes ink which is an organic material formed of a thermoplastic resin and applies a design to an in-mold molded product, and inorganic polymer layers formed of a thermosetting resin, and the coloring layer comes into contact with the inorganic polymer layers and is interposed between the inorganic polymer layers.

A film for in-molding is configured with a transfer film which is transferred to a surface of an injection molding resin, and a carrier film which is not transferred. The transfer film includes a coloring layer which includes ink which is an organic material formed of a thermoplastic resin and applies a design to an in-mold molded product, and inorganic polymer layers formed of a thermosetting resin, and the coloring layer comes into contact with the inorganic polymer layers and is interposed between the inorganic polymer layers.

A transfer material, a printed material, and a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method for the printed material are provided in which water resistance of the printed material can be enhanced. A protective sheet allows moisture in a color material receiving layer to be discharged to the outside through passages through which the moisture can be discharged.

A film for molding has an annular olefin-based resin as the main component thereof and is characterized by an X surface and a Y surface both having a surface glossiness of no more than 50%, when one surface is the X surface and the other surface is the Y surface. The film has excellent winding properties during processing, has high design properties and excellent fingerprint wipe-off properties for the surface of product members (molded members after molding and decoration) when the film is used as a transfer foil for molding.

Obtaining a reference image of a natural stone; producing a first engineered stone slab which approximates an aspect of the reference image of the natural stone; performing an examination of the first engineered stone slab; using the reference image and results of the examination, to create a first masking image; and printing the first masking image onto the first engineered stone slab. Producing a second engineered stone slab which approximates the aspect of the reference image of the natural stone, wherein the first and the second engineered stone slabs provide different approximations, as caused by random variation in a manufacturing process; performing an examination of the second engineered stone slab to obtain results; using the reference image and results of the examination of the second engineered stone slab, to create a second masking image; and printing the second masking image onto the second engineered stone slab.