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The Tallers Gràfics Soler pressroom with the five-colour KBA Rapida 164

Tallers Gràfics Soler

Paper, ink and craft. Since 1870.

A complete print service, from prepress to delivery. With the rigour of more than a century and a half of craft.

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In figures

The craft, in figures.

  • 1870

    The year we were founded, in Barcelona.

  • 10,000m²

    of facilities in Esplugues de Llobregat.

  • 112

    professionals across the Group. 95% of the workforce is permanent.

  • 15,000

    sheets per hour on the KBA Rapida 164.

  • 24h

    Production centres running 24 hours a day.

  • 164cm

    sheet width on the KBA Rapida 164. Maximum format: 164 × 120.5 cm.

Company

More than a century and a half of craft.

We were born in Barcelona in 1870. Since then, know-how and constant evolution have earned us a well-established reputation for reliability and rigour. Today we put that craft at the service of every job.

A printer in front of a Roland offset press, with sheets hanging in the viewing booth for colour checking

Reliability and rigour, sheet by sheet.

Over the years we have extended our reach to every field of publishing and advertising, with loyal clients from every sector and of every size.

We offer end-to-end print solutions, with a close-knit and committed team. We follow technological developments closely so that we can adopt the latest advances.

And we bring experience and energy: tailored solutions and innovative processes.

Three pillars. One way of working.

  1. Clients

    Our reason for being.

    At Soler, everything revolves around our clients: a personal service, tailored solutions and strict compliance with the requirements of every project.

  2. Processes

    Technology, with method.

    State-of-the-art technology and round-the-clock production. Process control, continuous improvement, our own methodology and environmental commitment.

  3. People

    A team that responds.

    Agility and flexibility, thanks to a team that is deeply committed to every job.

The pressroom in Esplugues de Llobregat: three people check sheets at the KBA control console

Facilities

10,000 m². The whole process, under one roof.

In Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona) we house our offices, prepress, printing, paperback and hardcover binding, and the materials warehouse.

  • Conditioned paper.A conditioned paper store, plus a temperature-controlled area inside the pressroom. Paper goes in at least two days before printing.
  • Round-the-clock production.Production centres running 24 hours a day.
  • Our own transport.We deliver every job with our own transport.

Products

The right craft for every job.

From the hardcover book to the folded map. We give every product the process and finish it calls for.

Spines of cloth-bound hardcover books with stamped titles

Bookbinding

Hardcover books.

Books made to last. Case making, thread sewing and casing-in on Kolbus and Diamant lines, with the whole process kept in-house.

  • Kolbus Cronos
  • Kolbus DA 260
  • C-45 casing-in line
  • Diamant MC 60
  • Aster and Smyth sewing machines
Printed sheets from an art book featuring works by Goya, Delacroix and Géricault, coming off the press

Paperbacks.

Perfect bound or sewn, to the same standard as a hardcover book.

  • Kolbus KM 473
  • Corona C-12
  • Trendbinder
  • Jetbinder
Display stand with magazines, books and a folded geological map

Magazines and catalogues.

Consistent colour from the first page to the last, precision folding and saddle stitching.

  • ISO 12647-2 colour management
  • Müller Martini saddle stitching
  • Stahl and MBO folders
Technical office with an aerial orthophoto on screen

Cartography and folded maps.

A house speciality: maps with many folding panels, and experience in institutional cartography.

  • Herzog+Heymann folder
  • Multilingual editions with Versioning
Warehouse with cardboard boxes and stacks of paper ready to go

Packaging and more.

Packaging, folded leaflets and bespoke finishing: flaps, spiral, Wire-O and shrink-wrapping.

  • Fidia flap folder
  • Spiral and Wire-O
  • Shrink-wrapping

Lux Printing Solutions

LuxHigh-end creation and finishing.

A space dedicated to projects that call for special attention. Bespoke design and concept, high-quality finishing and close support, from the first idea to the final detail.

  • Bespoke design and concept
  • High-quality finishing
  • A single point of contact, from start to finish
Let’s talk about your project
Macro of yellow, red, blue and black inks in the ink duct
A linen tester in a printer’s hand, resting on a printed sheet

Technology

Precision, from pixel to sheet.

We follow technological developments closely so that we can adopt the latest advances. Every area of the workshop, equipped to work with rigour.

Prepress

Every file checked before it reaches the plate.

A PDF workflow with Kodak Prinergy, preflight to the FOGRA-39 profile and contract proofs calibrated with a spectrophotometer. Proofs can be approved remotely.

CTP room: plate processor with a plate on the outfeed table

Workflow

  • Kodak PrinergyPDF workflow.
  • Kodak PrepsImposition.
  • InSiteRemote proof approval.
  • VersioningMultilingual editions.
  • CIP-4Automatic ink presetting.
  • FTP serverFile reception.

CTP

  • CRON UPV72128GPlates up to 1,422 × 1,860 mm. Automatic loading and punching.
  • 2 × Kodak/Creo Trendsetter VLFPlates up to 1,473 × 2,032 mm.
  • AmskyUV plate CTP, 70 × 100 format.

Proofing and colour

  • Epson SureColor P7000 SpectroProoferContract proofs.
  • Epson P7200Plotter.
  • SpectrophotometerProof calibration.
  • FOGRA-39Preflight profile.
The Koenig & Bauer feeder with a pile of paper ready to go into the press

Offset printing · Large format

KBA Rapida 164

Our flagship press. Five colours, sheets up to 164 × 120.5 cm and 15,000 sheets an hour.

  • 5colours

    164-5 SPC configuration.

  • 164 × 120.5cm

    Maximum sheet size.

  • 15,000sheets/hour

    Maximum production speed.

The offset pressroom.

Every press is fitted with densitometric equipment and colour management.

  • KBA Rapida 164-5 SPC

    5 colours164 × 120.5 cm15,000 sheets/hour

  • Roland 904

    4 colours130 × 185 cm12,000 sheets/hour

  • Roland 904 Format 8

    4 colours

  • Roland 700

    5 colours74 × 104 cm12,000 sheets/hour

Canon imagePRESS digital press, with an Epson plotter in the background

Digital printing

The agility of digital. The same rigour as ever.

Two Canon imagePRESS machines with a resolution of 2,400 × 2,400 dpi, for jobs that need speed without compromising on quality.

Canon imagePRESS C10000VP

Resolution
2,400 × 2,400 dpi
Maximum size
330 × 487 mm

Canon imagePRESS C7505

Resolution
2,400 × 2,400 dpi
Maximum size
330 × 762 mm

Binding and finishing

The last step is the one you can touch.

Paperback, hardcover, sewing, folding, cutting and finishing. A complete bindery to finish every product in-house.

A hand leafing through the signatures of a book block in production
Printed sheets from an illustrated book stacked on the guillotine table

Perfect binding

  • Kolbus KM 473
  • Corona C-12
  • Trendbinder
  • Jetbinder

Case binding

  • Kolbus Cronos and DA 260Case making.
  • Kolbus C-45Casing-in line.
  • Diamant MC 60

Sewing and gathering

  • Aster and SmythBook sewing machines.
  • Müller MartiniGatherers.

Folding

  • Stahl and MBOFolders.
  • Herzog+HeymannMap folder.
  • FidiaFlap folder.

Cutting

  • Polar and StahlGuillotines.
  • Wohlenberg 185Guillotine with automatic palletiser.

Other finishing

  • Müller MartiniSaddle stitching.
  • Spiral and Wire-O
  • Shrink-wrapping

Quality control

We measure every step.

Colour, ink and even water are monitored with instruments and defined protocols.

Ink-zone density control screen, with cyan, magenta, yellow and black bars

  • X-Rite

    Densitometers for colour make-ready and press-side colour control.

  • Gloss meter

    Measures the gloss of printed surfaces.

  • Reverse osmosis

    Two units for the dampening water, with weekly water checks.

  • ISO 2846-1

    Inks that comply with the standard and Pantone®-approved base colours.

Process

From order to delivery.

Eight stages, one management system and one point of contact who is with you at every step.

  1. 01 · Technical office

    A single point of contact.

    Your account manager opens the job ticket in our Optimus integrated management system and follows the order from start to finish.

    • Account manager
    • Job ticket
    • Optimus

  2. 02 · Prepress

    Preflight, imposition and proofs.

    We check every file, impose it and prepare the proofs. Nothing moves forward until you give your approval.

    • Preflight FOGRA-39
    • Kodak Preps
    • InSite
    • Sign-off

  3. 03 · CTP plates

    Straight to plate.

    Approved files are imaged directly onto the plates using large-format CTP systems.

    • CRON UPV72128G
    • Trendsetter VLF
    • Amsky UV

  4. 04 · Printing

    Measured colour.

    We set colour with a densitometer and manage it on every press. If you wish, you can approve the job at the press.

    • Densitometry
    • ISO 12647-2
    • Press-side approval

  5. 05 · Drying

    As long as it takes.

    Controlled drying for 24 to 48 hours before the sheets are handled.

    • 24–48 h

  6. 06 · Cutting and folding

    Precision cutting and folding.

    Guillotines and folders give shape to the sheets, including maps with many folding panels.

    • Polar
    • Wohlenberg 185
    • Herzog+Heymann

  7. 07 · Binding and finishing

    The final form.

    Paperback, hardcover, saddle stitching, spiral, Wire-O or shrink-wrapping: every product is finished in-house.

    • Kolbus
    • Diamant MC 60
    • Müller Martini

  8. 08 · Storage and delivery

    With our own transport.

    We store your jobs and deliver them with our own transport.

    • Storage
    • Own transport

Sustainability and quality

Printing responsibly.

Concrete decisions to reduce the impact of every job. And certifications to back them up.

0% isopropyl alcohol. We have eliminated it completely from all our printing equipment.

  • FSC®-certified papers.
  • Waste reduction and management programme.
  • Plate developer recovered and handled by an authorised waste manager.
  • Product carbon footprint certified to ISO 14067.
Paper warehouse with wrapped pallets

Certifications.

Quality, environment, paper sourcing and colour, to international standards.

  • QualityQuality management system

  • EnvironmentEnvironmental management system

  • Carbon footprintProduct

  • Chain of custodyForest Stewardship Council®

  • Chain of custodyPEFC™ forest certification

  • Colour managementOffset printing

  • FSC® Mix label: paper from mixed sources. Licence FSC® C051148
  • FSC® Recycled label: recycled paper. Licence FSC® C051148
  • PEFC label. Licence PEFC/14-38-00304

Chain of custody licences: FSC® C051148 and PEFC/14-38-00304.

Two Tallers Gràfics Soler printers smile as they hold up a sheet from an art book in front of the KBA

People

Our craft is our people.

A close-knit and committed team, with advanced vocational qualifications and master’s degrees in Graphic Arts.

  • 112

    professionals across the Group.

  • 95%

    of the workforce is permanent.

  • Account manager

    A single, university-qualified point of contact who follows every order from start to finish.

  • A craft that is taught

    Team leaders combine their work with teaching at the Escola Antoni Algueró, part of the Fundació d’Indústries Gràfiques.

  • Ongoing training

    The team keeps its skills constantly up to date through training from the Gremi d’Indústries Gràfiques.

Contact

Let’s talk about your project.

Tell us what you need and we’ll prepare a tailored quote.

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