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-release scope
- Specify the destination-market requirement and request product-specific testing where applicable
- Anti-tarnish
- Clear epoxy coat over silver plating to prevent oxidation
AQL 2.5 inspection on every shipment.
An agreed inspection plan can cover dimensional checks, Pantone comparison under controlled lighting, plating-adhesion checks and attachment verification. AQL-based sampling and buyer-appointed third-party inspection can be specified in the purchase order.
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
