−20 mmA wall graphic with no allowance for the kederThe fabric slides into the profile groove and eats 20 mm off every edge. With no allowance the logo ends up inside the keder, and the fix is a new print, not a new sticker.
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From file to pallet
Digital, large format and B1 offset under one roof.
The route a file takes through the works, the machines with their formats, the substrates with their weights and the requirements a file has to meet. If a project goes beyond this list we say so at quotation.
- large format from the roll
- up to 5,000 mm
- offset sheet
- B1
- minimum run
- 1 copy
- print-ready file
- PDF/X-4
01 · Job ticket
What happens to the file
Five steps between sending the file and the pallet in the hall. Each one names the machine from the table below and the time before the job moves on.
The file arrives
By link, not as an attachment. A 300 dpi PDF in large format can run past a gigabyte and the mailbox will bounce it, usually without telling anyone.
up to 5 GBPreflight
The checker reads bleeds, the profile, white overprint and black text sitting on the bleed. You get the report even when the file passes without comment.
40 minutesProof and approval
The print lead time runs from your proof approval, not from the moment you order. The approval day is included in every lead time we quote.
1 working dayPress and finishing
The run size decides the press: from a single digital copy to ten thousand off the reel. Lamination and hot foil travel on the same job.
depends on the runKitting and pallet
The stand number on the package, the fire certificate in a sleeve. The pallet leaves packed the way it has to stand in the hall, because otherwise it gets repacked at the gate.
1 working day
02 · Machine park
Every machine’s format, as a number.
The run length picks the machine: from one copy on digital to ten thousand on the web press.
Digital printing
488 × 320 mm
Substrates 60-350 g. Films up to 450 × 320 mm.
minimum run 1 copy
Large format
up to 5,000 mm
Solvent and UV. Roll-to-roll and flatbed.
minimum run 1 copy
Sheetfed offset
B1 · 1,610 × 1,190
Four colours both sides. Three shifts a day.
minimum run 1,000 copies
Web offset
reel
Four-colour heatset. Coldset 1+1.
minimum run 10,000 copies
Finishing
up to 1,020 × 720 mm
Lamination, spot varnish, embossing, hot foil.
minimum run 1 copy
Prepress
PDF/X-4
Bleed 3 mm, Fogra51 and Fogra39 profiles. Design from scratch or a fix to your file. 3D stand visualisation before printing.
minimum run 1 file
Finishing and build-up
seam up to 5,000 mm
Textile sewing, welding, eyelets. Kitting, labelling, packing and delivery to the hall address. Crews on site at shows in Poland.
minimum run 1 set
24 hExpress 24 h for walls, roll-ups and digital print. The surcharge is agreed at quotation and confirmed by phone before we take the job.+48 732 129 024
03 · Substrates
The substrates we print on
Weight decides whether a wall shows through and whether a banner survives wind. Below are the substrates we print on, with weight or thickness.
- Polyester fabricKeder-tensioned walls, flags, curved builds.210 g
- BlockoutRoll-ups. The blocking layer stops the graphics on the other side from showing through.220 g
- Frontlit PVCOutdoor banners, eyelets every 50 cm, a welded sleeve for the rope.510 g
- MeshScaffold and facade nets. It lets wind through, so there is no full banner wind load to calculate.370 g
- Monomeric filmFlat, single-season graphics: shop windows, boards, indoor signage.80 µm
- Polymeric filmCurved surfaces and longer exposure: vehicles, rounded counters, graphics meant to last years.50 µm
- Blueback paperLarge format posters pasted flat. The blue reverse hides whatever hung there before.120 g
- Foamed PVCRoom signs, wayfinding boards, contour cut parts off the flatbed.3 and 5 mm
- Aluminium compositeOutdoor signs and boards, where the panel has to stay flat for several seasons.3 mm
Bar: weight on a scale up to 510 g. Films and boards are given by thickness, so they have no bar.
04 · Print files
A file that passes preflight first time.
trim size
Format
PDF/X-4 · 3 mm bleed
PDF/X-4 or PDF 1.6 with 3 mm bleed and crop marks. For large format a 1:10 scale is fine, just say so.
Colour
CMYK · ISO Coated v2
CMYK, ISO Coated v2 for coated stock, PSO Uncoated for uncoated. Spot colours as Pantone, not as a similar CMYK mix.
Fonts and images
outlines · 300 dpi
Fonts converted to outlines. Images at 300 dpi in small format, 100-150 dpi when viewed from a few metres.
What we cannot take as is
Word, slides, scans
Word and presentation files, images pulled from the web and scanned logos. We will rework them, but that is a separate line in the quote and a separate day in the schedule.
Three things that send a file back
100 K100 K black across a large areaIn offset it comes out as a grey cloud, in solvent as banding. A rich black is 60/50/40/100, and on fabric 70/60/60/100.
RGB → CMYKAn RGB logo inside a CMYK fileThe conversion happens on its own and it happens badly: a corporate blue can drift a full tone. A spot colour goes in as Pantone, not as a similar CMYK mix.
Quotation
Tell us what to print and by when.
- 01A reply within 24 h on working days.
- 02Deadline counted back from delivery or opening day.
- 03A proof to approve before anything is printed.
Tight deadline? WhatsApp is the fastest way.
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