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Soft Enamel Pins
THE GO-TO CHOICE FOR CUSTOM PINS
Soft Enamel Lapel Pins start out as die struck pins. A custom die, based on your approved design, is struck out in a milling machine. That die is then used to stamp your design onto a sheet of iron or copper. Immediately afterwards, these stampings are cut out to the precise outline of your pin design’s unique shape. The metal plating is the next step in the process. For soft enamel pins, the most common plating types are gold, nickel (silver), copper, and black nickel (dark silver/black chrome). The raised metal surfaces are polished to a mirror finish, and the recessed metal areas that were stamped are filled with an enamel paint.
Our pins are made to order, which gives us the ability to match Pantone colors to your brand standards exactly. The color filled areas in the metal recesses contrast beautifully with the polished raised metal.
Soft Enamel Lapel Pins Pricing
Cloisonné Pins
ALSO KNOWN AS HARD ENAMEL PINS
Cloisonné pins, also known as hard enamel, are typically struck out from sheets of brass, creating deep impressions of your design details, while leaving raised metal outlines. These outlines hold each enamel color fill in place. The recessed areas are filled using a colored hard enamel powder, which completely covers the raised metal outlines. The pins are then fired at high temperature in a kiln, in order to melt the hard enamel powder. From there, the pins are buffed and polished so that the enamel is level with the raised metal. This ensures that the raised metals are mirror finished, and that the surface of the pin is smooth to the touch.
Cloisonné Lapel Pins Pricing
Die Struck Pins
NO COLOR LAPEL PINS
The process to create Die Struck Lapel Pins begins with the creation of a custom die of your lapel pin design. Then a sheet of copper, brass, or iron is stamped using the die, which creates a deep impression of your design in the metal. Cut-to-shape molds are made separately and used to stamp out the pin design impressions in the outline of the finished design. Plating the pins comes next. For this type of pin, the most common platings are high polished gold, nickel (silver), black nickel, and copper.
Die Struck Lapel Pins Pricing
USA Made Pins
TEXTURED RUSH PINS - MADE IN THE USA IN LESS THAN 7 DAYS
Our new Textured Rush Pins are perfect for designs that use gradients or incorporate photographic images. Most importantly though, they give you a quality product in-hands when you need it. Our Textured Rush lapel pins offer the ability to create a unique, photographic design that does not require the separation of colors by trimming metal outlines. Our new Rush Lapel Pins are available in a variety of standard sizes to meet your needs. With our Rush Trading Pins, you can rest easy knowing that your son or daughter won’t have to miss out on pin trading at the next tournament!
How to Get USA Made Rush Pin Pricing
Custom USA Made pins are customer specific so we need a little more information before we can give you pricing. Simply email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form, and a sales representative will contact you regarding your request to begin the process of creating your custom USA Made pins pins.
Rush Pins Lapel Pins Pricing
Offset Printed Pins
PERFECT FOR DETAILED IMAGES
Offset Printed Lapel Pins are unlike all other styles of lapel pins. That said, custom shapes are still at your full disposal with this pin style. The offset printed style of pin is used in instances where the production of color gradients is necessary. Using the offset printed process, we are able to print pictures, images, and camera-ready artwork using a 4-color process. The process begins with your design being transferred from a photographic negative onto the surface of the metal lapel pin.
Your image is offset printed onto the pin blanks, which come in your choice of gold or nickel (silver). Then, a clear epoxy dome is applied over the imprint to protect the image’s surface from scratching. The epoxy dome has the added benefit of giving your image a glossy finish, as well as a protective coat. We recommend providing 300dpi camera-ready artwork for this process to ensure that your pins are printed with sharp imagery. The better the source image, the better the final product. There is a $100 set-up fee for offset printed pins.
Offset Printed Lapel Pins Pricing
Silk Screen Pins
Silk Screen Lapel Pins are a great choice for companies who must strictly maintain their branding standards and achieve perfect reproduction of their logo colors, without using metal outlines to hold in filled enamel or cloisonné colors. This pin style uses a 0.8mm pin blank and screens your design onto the pin one color at a time. All solid colors are producible, but an offset printed pin will be most suitable, if gradients are needed. A silk screen pin is a great choice when corporate branding guidelines do not allow for metal borders found in the soft enamel or cloisonné lapel pins.
You will get 1 Silkscreen color free! There is a $19.00 silk screen setup charge for each additional color which is definitely something to keep in mind if your quantity is low, and you are looking for the best value.
Silk Screen Lapel Pins Pricing
Lapel Pin Mold Pricing
For every lapel pin design, a unique die is created. This is then stamped into metal to create the raised and recessed areas of the pin. Your mold is stored for 2 years in case you need to re-order. Your mold is fee is waived, unless ordering multiple designs. The mold fee is $55.00 for each unique design after the first complimentary mold.
| # of Designs | Price |
|---|---|
| 1 Design | Complimentary |
| 2 Designs | $55 |
| 3 Designs | $110 |
For pins larger than 2", there is an oversized mold fee. For a 2.25" pin the mold fee would be $75. 2.5" pins fee would be $100, 2.75" is $112.50, and 3" mold fee would be $125. This fee would be per design.
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Custom Plating Examples
High Polished Gold
No Extra Charge
High Polished Silver
No Extra Charge
High Polished Copper
No Extra Charge
Black Nickel
No Extra Charge
Black Metal
Included with Your Order
Antique Gold
$0.10 Extra Per Pin
Antique Silver
$0.10 Extra Per Pin
Dual Plating
$0.70 Extra Per Pin
Attachment Options
Butterfly Clutch
No Extra Charge
Rubber Clutch
No Extra Charge
Yellow Rubber Clutch
No Extra Charge
Jewelry Clutch
$0.30 Extra per Pin
Cufflinks
$0.50 Extra per Pin
Deluxe Clutch
$0.30 Extra per Pin
Magnetic Back
$0.75 Extra per Pin
Bar Magnet
$1.00 Extra per Pin
Packaging Options
Ply Bags
No Extra Charge
Acrylic Case
$0.25 Extra per Pin
Cufflink Case
$0.35 Extra per Pin
Velvet Bag
$0.55 Extra per Pin
Velvet Box
$2.25 Extra per Pin
Simply email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form, and a sales representative will contact you regarding your request to begin the process of creating your custom lapel pins.
Upgrades
Spinner
Dangler
Slider
Blinker
Glitter
Translucent Enamel
Custom Back Stamp
Please contact our sales representative for pricing.
Lapel Pin Gemstones
Dark Purple
Yellow
Dark Red
Red
Light Red
Black
White
Dark Blue
Light Purple
Dark Green
Light Green
Light Blue
Simply email us, or complete our quick and convenient Free Quote form, and a sales representative will contact you regarding your request to begin the process of creating your custom lapel pins.
FAQ
Our minimum order quantity is 100. In certain situations, we can manufacture and sell orders as small as 50 pins, but there is a below-minimum fee that often applies and the unit pricing is higher than that at quantity 100. Please contact us for additional details.
Although every pin is a little different, since everything we make is 100% custom, our orders typically deliver 7-10 business days after you pay for your order. That said, if you require a quicker turnaround, we will make every effort to accommodate it.
Even though our standard turnaround times are some of the fastest in the industry, we understand that sometimes you need your pins even quicker than usual. As such, we work with all customers to understand their deadlines at the beginning of the quoting process. We can either work with our production team to shave a few days off the delivery date or we can guide you into an alternate product type that can more easily facilitate rush production.
The ordering process is simple and can start in a number of ways. First off, feel free to give us a call or send us an email with any questions about the product or your design. You can also use our Free Quote request form. In this form, you will specify the product and quantity you are interested in. Also include any and all art or design ideas. We will reply promptly with an exact price quote and a color proof which is a digital image of what your physical product will look like.