From your sketch to a mold-ready file.
Send us anything — a hand-drawn napkin idea, a JPG logo from your website, a high-res Illustrator file. Our in-house design studio converts it to a clean vector, sets Pantone colors against our enamel color chart, and prepares a 3D mock-up that shows how the finished pin will catch light.
Free unlimited revisions until you sign off. Files never leave our network — we work under NDA by default.
- Lead time
- 3D mock-up in 24h, revisions same-day
- Formats accepted
- AI, EPS, SVG, PDF, PSD, PNG, JPG, hand sketches
- Color matching
- Pantone Coated reference + enamel sample swatches
- Cost
- Free with any production order
CNC-machined steel dies in-house.
The steel die-block is the heart of every stamped pin. We engrave ours in-house on three-axis CNC mills — not outsourced — which means we control depth tolerance to ±0.02 mm and can revise the die overnight if a sample shows unexpected behavior.
For 3D pieces (figurine pins, sculptural keychains, resin magnets) we mill a multi-cavity injection mold or silicone master in the same room.
- Stamping die material
- SKD-11 cold-work tool steel, heat-treated to HRC 58-62
- Tooling lead time
- 3-5 days for 2D, 5-8 days for 3D molds
- Tooling cost
- $80-200 (waived on orders > 1,000 pcs)
- Repeat orders
- Die archived 5 years — same Pantone, same dimensions, every reorder
Four hydraulic presses, eight tonnes each.
Brass, copper or zinc-alloy blanks go into the die and emerge with crisp recessed channels for enamel filling or pure relief for die-struck designs. For 3D figurines and PVC keychains we use injection casting from the same studio.
- Press capacity
- 4 hydraulic presses, 80 tonnes each
- Base metals
- Brass (preferred), copper, zinc-alloy, iron, stainless steel
- Tolerance
- ±0.05 mm on outline, ±0.1 mm on thickness
- Output
- 30,000+ pcs/day across all lines
Hand-filled enamel, baked twice.
Each recessed channel is filled by hand with paste enamel through a fine precision syringe. The pin is then baked in a kiln at 180°C, cooled, and inspected under a magnifier. For hard enamel, a second fill, second bake, and machine polishing flattens the surface to a glossy mirror finish.
For offset-print products (button badges, resin magnets) we substitute this step with a 4-color CMYK print + UV cure.
- Enamel types
- Soft enamel (raised lines), Hard enamel (flush polished), Glow-in-dark, Glitter, Translucent
- Print methods
- 4C offset, sublimation, screen print
- Pantone matching
- ±1 shade on Coated chart, lab-confirmed before production
Twelve plating options, mirror-polished metal.
After coloring, every pin goes through electroplating to give it its final metal finish. Gold, silver, rose-gold, antique-brass, gunmetal, copper, nickel, chrome, dyed black, rainbow, and two-tone — twelve standard finishes plus custom on request.
The exposed metal lines are then buffed to a high mirror polish; the enamel is masked so it stays untouched.
- Plating thickness
- 0.5μm flash, 2μm standard, 5μm heavy (recommended for keychains)
- Nickel-free option
- Required for EU markets; certified by REACH report
- Anti-tarnish
- Clear epoxy coat over silver plating to prevent oxidation
AQL 2.5 inspection on every shipment.
Eight QC inspectors verify dimensions with digital calipers, check Pantone match under D65 daylight bulbs, test plating adhesion with a tape pull, and confirm clutch attachment torque. Inspection follows ISO 2859-1 AQL 2.5 sampling — an independent third-party (SGS, BV, TUV) can audit at your cost.
Approved pieces move to packaging: poly-bags, hangtag cards, velvet pouches, clamshells, rigid gift boxes — whatever your retail or gifting program needs.
- Inspection standard
- ISO 2859-1 AQL 2.5 (Major), 4.0 (Minor)
- 3rd-party audit
- SGS / BV / TUV / Asia Inspection welcome at buyer’s cost
- Standard packaging
- Individual poly-bag + hangtag card, master export carton with packing list
- Custom packaging
- Velvet pouches, foam-insert boxes, branded sleeves — see packaging service
