Die Struck Soft Enamel Metal Lapel Pins
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The above pricing will serve as a "ball park price" for most
customers. Pricing subject to change upon submission of art. If you have
questions or require a pin size not shown here, please contact us via telephone
or fill out the form on the right.
The Look And Feel Of Quality
Die struck, soft enamel lapel pins are a lower cost alternative to hard
enamel pins. Although the base metal is slightly thinner than hard enamel pins
and the enamel is not level with the surface, this process still delivers a
great looking pin for your dollar.
The words "die struck" refer to the method that the pins are
manufactured. Each design is engraved backwards into a steel mold. The factory
then places an alloy metal, usually zinc, over the design and then stamps it. A
tool and die is created to trim the excess from the stamping and each pin is
trimmed. The pins are electroplated and injected with liquid color. Obviously
this is the simplified example but it’s important to know that a majority of
this process is done by hand.
The "Soft Enamel" part of the name is derived from the method we
use to inlay color in the design. We hand inlay liquid coloring that hardens.
You can add a clear epoxy dome to the top of the pin to make it look like a
hard enamel pin
Finishing Options
- Our pin pricing includes either an all metal finish or
up to four colors of enamel fill.
- We do not consider the metal finish a color
- Metal finish options: Electroplate in gold, nickel,
bronze, brass, antique and sandfrost
- Enamel options: opaque enamels
Obtaining A Quote
And The Steps To Placing And Filling An Order
- Fill out the form on the right. Once you hit 'submit'
another screen will appear outlining the process.
- Once we figure out which process will work best for you
we submit a quote. If you are unsure we will suggest
- that art be prepared for your consideration.
- When art and quote are approved we will submit to you an invoice.
- To start your order you submit your art proof and
invoice to us via fax or email
- it takes 2-3 weeks to fill an order
Design Requirements For Die Struck Hard Enamel Pins
- The pin requires a raised area and recessed area
to hold the color.
- For this reason details such as object outlines and text will
be converted to raised metal.
- Fine detail may be reduced or removed so the pin is
legible at actual size.
- Gradients and over-lapping colors are difficult to
achieve in most situations
- Please submit your art in Adobe Creative Suite CS3 or
lower as a ".ai" or ".pdf" VECTOR file. You can't "convert" a JPG to
vector art. It has to originate as vector art
For Graphic
Designers And Customers Who Work With National Brands
- Designing lapel pins is totally different than
designing for print or the web and some looks/finishes might not work.
- Most designs that are submitted require some editing to
work as a lapel pin. We will complete these edits for you and show you an
art proof.
- Text works best as ALL CAPS, raised metal, not bold
with a tracking of at least 50.
- Colored text is possible, if there is 3mm of area to
inject color into at scale.
- Colored and outlined fonts are very difficult and/or impossible
to do using this process unless the text is very large.
- Please show us your design prior to getting final
approval from your client.
- Download more info for graphic designers here
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