Cloisonné lapel pins have the greatest perceived value with a jewelry-like
finish. They are the most traditional and ornamental pins available. The Cloisonné
color application process is said to be so durable that it will last
for more than a 100 years without fading. All the colors are made from mineral
ore from Japan and ground into a fine powder before coloring. The colors
must be fired at temperature of 800 degrees centigrade in order to become molten
and then cooled to normal room temperature. Usually pins are fired once after
each color painted to ensure the colors do not bleed. The Cloisonné Hard enamel
pins are the most expensive because of the labor some procedures; sophisticated
skills and time consuming in production required to product a 1st class lapel
pin.. Let us be your supplier of custom designed Masonic lapel pins. Contact CNF
Interactive Masonic Promotional Products and Gifts today to discuss which
manufacturing style of lapel pins best fits your needs.
Material : Copper
Colors : From mineral ore, grind into powder, imported from Japan.
Motifs : Made by die struck way. (Stamping way)
Color Chart : AOKI or FLOWER VASE or JS Color Chart
Photo Etched lapel pins have a lighter weight
and are approximately 0.8mm thick brass, photo etching is a good choice for
large sized designs or for pins with flashing lights inlaid. It is cheaper and
lighter than die struck soft enamel pins while colors can be as multiple as die
struck soft enamel pins. But photo etching can not be made in 3D cubic because
all the motifs are etched with chemical acid, the depth is shallow. With
techniques improved nowadays, we can fulfill more complicate designs. Epoxy
covering is optional at request.
Material : Standard thickness is 0.8mm brass plate.
Colors : Soft Enamel (Liquid stage)
Motifs : Made by etching with acid chemical.
Color Chart : Pantone Book.
Die struck Iron soft enamel lapel pins look
almost the same as the bronze soft enamel because the production procedures are
very similar. Some customers like iron soft enamel lapel pins instead of copper
soft enamel lapel pins because brass and copper prices being somewhat higher. In
order to tell the difference between copper and brass soft enamel lapel pins and
iron soft enamel lapel pins. Use a magnet, if the pins sticks to the magnet, it
is iron soft enamel; if not, it is copper or brass soft enamel. This is the
easiest way to tell the difference. You can also check the metal area on pins,
if it is rough surface, that is iron material; if it is shiny, that is copper.
Because we don't polish iron soft enamel actively unless customer request for it
and are willing to pay more cents too. If iron pins have been polished, it is
really difficult to tell the difference between each other. You might also check
the finishing. We use bronze electro plating to simulate gold or nickel to
simulate silver for reducing unit price, if the plating is not yellow as gold,
it may be iron soft enamel.
Material : Iron.
Colors : Soft Enamel (Liquid stage)
Motifs : Made by die struck way.
Color Chart : Pantone Book.
Die struck bronze soft enamel lapel pins produced using the soft enamel process is an
extremely popular lapel pin due to its raised metal features.
Soft enamel lapel pins can be plated in gold, silver, bronze, and a variety of
other finishes to meet your Masonic lapel pin needs. The lapel pin colors are
individually filled by hand with enamel colors and baked for proper color
distribution. Soft enamel lapel pins can be
coated with a protective layer of epoxy for a more durable finish. Contact
CNF Interactive Masonic Promotional Products and Gifts today to discuss which
manufacturing style of lapel pins best fits your needs.
Material : Copper or Brass.
Colors : Soft Enamel (Liquid stage)
Motifs : Made by die struck process.
Color Chart : PMS Color.
Off set printed lapel pins are usually easy to recognize because they have no
metal borders separating the colors. We have two kinds of printed pins, offset
printing and silkscreen printing.
Usually the artwork will determine which process to use.
Offset printing is also called 4 color process printing (Yellow/ Magenta/
Cyan & Black), no matter how many colors involved in the art, we only charge
for 4 colors if there is no metal border visible, or 5 colors if metal border is
necessary on the edge, the extra color is for the white background color.
Generally, if the pins are produced using offset printing, there should be no
PMS because we will use CMYK to present the colors.
Based on different prices, there are 4 different materials for choices:
A: Brass Material with gold or nickel plating (Most Expensive)
B: Brass Material without any electroplating (Less Expensive)
C: Stainless Steel without electroplating (Cheaper than Brass w/o plating)
D: Aluminum material without any electroplating (Cheapest one)
Silkscreen printed pins can have as many colors as your wish and the colors can
be matched to your instruction from the Pantone color chart, but the more color
you have the more set up fees you will incur. Generally speaking, it is solid
color printing, each block or area with only one color.
It is easy to recognize the screen printed pins, when you
find there is no metal border to separate 2 different colors, that is printed
pins. But we also have 2 kinds of printing, one is Offset printing and the other
is silkscreen printing, usually it is the art or motifs you offered determine
which one we should use.
Based on different prices, there are 4 different materials for choices:
A: Brass Material with gold or nickel plating (Most Expensive)
B: Brass Material without any electroplating (Less Expensive)
C: Stainless Steel without electroplating (Cheaper than Brass w/o plating)
D: Aluminum material without any electroplating (Cheapest one)
LED flashing pins have been impressing customers for many years. It is still
very popular when you need that extra flash for attention at your Masonic
functions. We accept custom designs as well as offer open
designs. Backside fitting can be fixed with butterfly clutch or with magnets for
wearing conveniently. Multiple color lights make the pins more impressive.
