Classic Hard Enamel Lapel Pins
Classic Hard Enamel is a process similar to "Cloisonné", allows PMS color matching.

Embossed Soft Enamel
Similar to "Hard-Enamel", other than the colors used are standard epoxy and are allowed to dry and harden without fire or heat. Color matching is available with this process.

HardEnamel
Referred to as "Cloisonné", It is a die-struck process with the use of special colors containing a glass-like mixture.
Colors are fired one at a time at 1,700 F for two to four minutes.
The finished item is hard baked using an open flame and buffed to give it the smooth hardened finish.

Offset Printed
For complex color and color gradation, the design is usually created using offset printing process.
This process allows high quality reproduction of logos.
The design is protected with a clear epoxy dome.

Screen Print
This process is ideal for multi-colored designs.
Color-matching is available while providing the fine detail and close color on color registration.
The design is protected with a clear epoxy dome.

Photo Etched
Your design is transferred from a photographic negative onto a metal surface.
Same principle as pictures taken by camera. The design is then etched into the brass using an acid-reaction process.
All the acids and other impurities are carefully rinsed off. The indentations are then filled with the enamel colors.
Colors are inserted by hand, one at a time, using different sized syringes. The sheet of metal is then fired at 450°F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Pins are then cut out of the sheet according to your custom design. Non-colored (raised) sections of the pin are then plated to a shiny gold finish.
An epoxy protective coating (dome) is then applied to protect the color enamels from fading or cracking over time.
Compared to pins of cloisonné and die struck soft enamel, the advantage to photo etched pins is that this process is less expensive and lighter in weight.