Photo Etched Lapel Pins




How They Are Made...

Photo etched lapel pins are manufactured by taking an image of your design and transfering it from film onto the surface of a sheet of metal. Your design is then etched into the brass or copper using an acid etching process. Then all of the acids and other impurities are carefully cleaned from the surface. The indentations created by the acid etching process are then filled with the enamel colors. Each color is applied by hand, one at a time, using different sized syringes. The sheet of metal is then fired at 450° for 15 minutes. The lapel pins are then cut from the sheet according to your custom design. Non-colored (raised) sections of the lapel pins are then plated and polished to a shiny finish. An optional epoxy protective coating (dome) can then be applied to protect the color enamels from being scratched or damaged.

Compared to cloisonne lapel pins, photo etched lapel pins are less expensive. But, still have a high percieved value. The biggest advantage to photo etched lapel pins is that the process offers you much more detail and flexability in design and selection of colors. This allows your imagination to run creatively for an elaborate lapel pin design.

As with all of the high quality lapel pins that we manufacture, our quality control, attention to detail and 23 years of lapel pin design and manufacturing experience ensure your lapel pins are made to the highest possible standards.

100 200 300 500 750 1000 2000 3000 5000 10000
3/4" $2.66 $2.08 $1.50 $1.26 $1.19 $1.13 $1.00 $0.84 $0.73 $0.59
1" $2.70 $2.15 $1.60 $1.31 $1.23 $1.16 $1.03 $0.87 $0.77 $0.64
1.25" $2.76 $2.23 $1.70 $1.37 $1.28 $1.20 $1.08 $0.92 $0.82 $0.67
1.50" $2.94 $2.47 $2.00 $1.47 $1.38 $1.30 $1.16 $1.00 $0.91 $0.74
*Mold fee and FedEx shipping included.


The Benefits of Photo Etched Lapel Pins

Photo etched lapel pins offer the greatest flexability in design and color choice. And they are best suited for higly detailed and complex designs. Designs with shadows, gradients and fades can be exactly reproduced using another process called Offset Printing. Please call, fax or email us for more information on this lapel pin manufacturing process.

How To Place An Order

We work hard to make the process of ordering custom made lapel pins as easy as it can possibly be. That process first starts when you contact one of our lapel pin designers via telephone, fax or email. We will take your ideas, concepts or designs and turn them into a full color proof, which we will send you via email, for your review. This proof will be an exact representation of what your lapel pins will look like. We will make as many changes, revisions or additions to the proof as you request. And when you are 100% satisfied with the design, we will start production and have your new order of lapel pins ready to ship in 10 days or less.
We offer the following services FREE of charge with every lapel pin order:

  • FREE Artwork and Design
  • FREE Full Color Proof w/ Unlimited Revisions
  • FREE Setup and Mold Fee
  • FREE UPS Priority Shipping
  • 10 Day Production Time
  • 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed
  • 100% On-Time Delivery Guaranteed
  • 23 Years Of Designing and Manufacturing Custom Lapel Pins
All of our photo etched lapel pins come with an 8mm post and rubber or butterfly clutch attachment. You may choose up to 7 colors for your design. And additional colors are available at $0.05 per lapel pin.

All photo etched lapel pins are individually poly-bagged in small zip lock bags. Superbly designed presentation cases are available for an additional $0.35 per lapel pin.

Order your lapel pins today. Call us at 1-800-264-3923 to speak with one of our friendly and highly experienced lapel pin designers. They will be able to answer any questions that you have regarding your lapel pins.

You may send your designs and ideas to us via an e-mail as a file attachment to sales@pinpromotions.com. When your design is received, we will create your full color proof, and then email it back to you for your approval the same day. Production starts when you have approved the lapel pin design. And your new lapel pins will be ready to ship in 10 days or less. And the UPS Priority Shipping is free!



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