What is the production process of metal badges?

Metal badge production process：

Process 1: Design badge artwork. Commonly used production software for badge artwork design include Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw. If you want to generate a 3D badge rendering, you need the support of software such as 3D Max. Regarding color systems, PANTONE SOLID COATED is generally used because PANTONE color systems can better match colors and reduce the possibility of color difference.

Process 2: Make the Badge Mold. Remove the color from the manuscript designed on the computer and make it into a manuscript with concave and convex metal corners with black and white colors. Print it on sulfuric acid paper according to a certain proportion. Use photosensitive ink exposure to create an engraving template, and then use an engraving machine to engrave the template. The shape is used to carve the mold. After the mold engraving is completed, the model also needs to be heat treated to enhance the hardness of the mold.

Process 3: Suppression. Install the heat-treated mold on the press table, and transfer the pattern to different badge manufacturing materials such as copper sheets or iron sheets.

Process 4: punching. Use the pre-made die to press the item to its shape, and use a punch to punch the item out.

Process 5: Polishing. Put the items punched out by the die into a polishing machine to polish them to remove the stamped burrs and improve the brightness of the items. Process 6: Weld the accessories for the badge. Solder the badge standard accessories on the reverse side of the item. Process 7: Plating and coloring the badge. The badges are electroplated according to the customer’s requirements, which can be gold plating, silver plating, nickel plating, red copper plating, etc. Then the badges are colored according to the customer’s requirements, finished, and baked at high temperature to enhance the color fastness. Process 8: Pack the manufactured badges according to customer requirements. Packaging is generally divided into ordinary packaging and high-end packaging such as brocade boxes, etc. We generally operate according to customer requirements.

Iron painted badges and copper printed badges

1.  Regarding iron painted badges and copper printed badges, they are both relatively affordable badge types. They have various advantages and are in demand by customers and markets with different needs.
2. Now let’s introduce it in detail:
3.  Generally, the thickness of iron paint badges is 1.2mm, and the thickness of copper printed badges is 0.8mm, but in general, copper printed badges will be slightly heavier than iron paint badges.
4.  The production cycle of copper printed badges is shorter than that of iron painted badges. Copper is more stable than iron and easier to store, while iron is easier to oxidize and rust.
5.  The iron painted badge has obvious concave and convex feeling, while the copper printed badge is flat, but because both of them often choose to add Poly, the difference is not very obvious after adding Poly.
6. Iron painted badges will have metal lines to separate the various colors and lines, but copper printed badges will not.
7.  In terms of price, copper printed badges are cheaper than iron painted badges.