Printing system and control device

A printing system that creates a product of printing by performing at least printing, the printing system comprising:

• a printing apparatus that executes a printing step of performing printing by ejecting ink;
• a device for a predetermined step, which is a device that executes a predetermined step before or after the printing step to create the product;
• and
• a control device that determines conditions of the printing step and the predetermined step,
• wherein
• the control device adjusts a condition of the printing step based on a state of the product obtained by actually executing the printing step and the predetermined step by the printing apparatus and the device for a predetermined step, target product information that is information indicating a state of the target product, and a condition of the predetermined step to be executed in the device for the predetermined step such that the product in a state closer to a state indicated by the target product information is obtained, wherein
• the predetermined step is a post-processing step performed after the printing step,
• the post-processing step is a step for changing the state of the printed matter by processing the printed matter;
• wherein
• the device for a predetermined step is a post-processing machine that executes the post-processing step on the printed matter obtained by performing the printing step by the printing apparatus;
• wherein
• the printing step is a step of ejecting ink that undergoes a color development process after the printing step,
• the post-processing step is a step of performing the color development process on the ink used in the printing step,
• the target product information indicates a target color of the product to be obtained by performing the color development process, and
• the control device adjusts the condition of the post-processing step executed in the post-processing machine so that the color of the ink obtained by performing the color development process matches the target color based on the color in a state where the color development process is not performed in the printed matter obtained by performing the printing step in the printing apparatus.

A control device that determines a condition of a step executed in a printing system that creates a product of printing by performing at least printing, wherein the control device

• determines a condition of a printing step executed in a printing apparatus that performs printing by ejecting ink, and a condition of a predetermined step executed before or after the printing step to create the product in a device for a predetermined step that is a predetermined apparatus different from the printing apparatus, and
• acquires printed matter information that is information indicating a state of a printed matter obtained by performing the printing step in the printing apparatus, and adjusts a condition of the predetermined step executed in the device for a predetermined step based on target product information, that is information indicating a state of the target product and the printed matter information such that the product in a state closer to a state indicated by the target product information is obtained, wherein
• the predetermined step is a post-processing step performed after the printing step,
• the post-processing step is a step for changing the state of the printed matter by processing the printed matter;
• wherein
• the device for a predetermined step is a post-processing machine that executes the post-processing step on the printed matter obtained by performing the printing step by the printing apparatus;
• wherein
• the printing step is a step of ejecting ink that undergoes a color development process after the printing step,
• the post-processing step is a step of performing the color development process on the ink used in the printing step,
• the target product information indicates a target color of the product to be obtained by performing the color development process, and
• the control device adjusts the condition of the post-processing step executed in the post-processing machine so that the color of the ink obtained by performing the color development process matches the target color based on the color in a state where the color development process is not performed in the printed matter obtained by performing the printing step in the printing apparatus.