Die Struck lapel pins

Die struck pins are exactly like hard enamel pins or soft enamel pins, except without the color!  Traditionally, the raised metal surface is highly polished to achieve a glossy effect, while the recessed area is sandblasted for contrast. These lapel pins are of very high quality. They are durable, stylish, and can be brightly colored. Most often used to employee recognition awards, student recognition awards, service awards, anniversary markers, and a brand and marketing tools for businesses, organizations, and not-for-profits.    

How Are Our Die Struck Lapel Pins Made?

Die struck pins begins with a simple metal plating color of your choice. Create a special die with your custom-designed symbol. Because of the soft nature of these metals, it can give it a sharp and detailed stamping effect. Then use a trimming tool to carefully cut out the outside shape of your lapel pin. Finally, we use hand sandblast the pin to make textures or “sandblast” backgrounds. The raised surface of your lapel pin will be polished to a mirror-like finish and the background will be remains textured. This gives the unique appearance of the die struck pins.

Die Casting Lapel Pins

The die-cast lapel pin almost always has a real 3D look and will have multiple surface layers at multiple angles to create a 3-dimensional look and feel. Lapel pins of this type are usually created without enamel colors and are often made of gold, nickel, silver, and other metals. Die casting process is considered to be flexible fine, you can reproduce any beautiful images into a 3 d Custom Pin. Because it requires a careful tooling of detailed steel dies, so it is more expensive than other types of pins. Most often used to create complex shapes like animals, statues and religious icons or automobile replicas. Die-casting also is appropriate for other items like Key chains, medals, challenge coins, and more.

How Are Our Die Cast Lapel Pins Made?

The 3D cast lapel pin and Die struck pins are formed in different ways。3D pin is made from a rubber mold acceptable for molten metal, while die struck lapel pins are made by stamping metal a die. First, pour the molten metal into your design rubber mold at high pressure.  The metals are liquid hot, then created by spin-casting (sometimes called centrifugal casting). Once the metal has cooled and hardened, from here each custom pins are polished to remove spurs, burs, and any surface defects to create a clean smooth surface and uniformly accurate final custom lapel pins. If you chose to include hard or soft enamel, it is added at this stage with a special syringe. Finally, the 3D cast pins plated in a metallic finish. Popular looks include gold, silver, brass, and copper.

Both types of custom lapel pins are very popular, many clubs, organizations, charities, and sports teams order lapel pins in high volumes to assist with their fundraising efforts. The decision to choose die-cast lapel pins or die struck lapel pins will depend on your specific needs. Looking for custom lapel pins? Please visit GS-JJ.COM. Contact GS-JJ through the free price quote form on our website, by emailing Info@GS-JJ.com, or by calling 1-888-864-4755 toll-free.

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• Associations or Club Fundraising
• Animal Rights Advocacy
• Church Fundraisers
• Non-Profit Fundraisers
• Reunions (of all types)
• School Fundraisers
• Social Awareness

Custom Pins for Clubs or Associations

You can use clubs and association custom pins to appreciate and recognize members’ achievements, outstanding service, and tenacity. Often, club members tirelessly serve their community. They spend time sharing and working on common goals. The custom pins are a useful tool to strengthen the club membership and a sense of belonging. The custom pins not only reflect the members’ beliefs and ideals, but also reflect their wishes. Those clubs who are proud of their status have special links with their custom pins.

Custom Pins in School or non-profit organizations Fundraisers

Public funds are in short supply everywhere, so more schools and non-profit organizations must turn to traditional fundraising methods to fill the budget gap. The custom lapel pins can show your name, logo, mascot, or name of the organization. Customized pins can be given at any fundraising event and it can build sentimental value and a collectible item.

Custom pins for Social Awareness Campaigns

In many organizations, fundraising events aren’t coordinated merely to raise money, but help them raise awareness. when trying to raise awareness for something like breast cancer, world hunger, animal rights, or an issue affecting your local church or community，Custom pins can actually be an effective way to further your message. If you have an attractive or intriguing logo, they’re the gift that keeps on giving. Interesting custom lapel pins are wonderful conversation starters. Just imagine in the weeks following your event, tens, hundreds, or thousands of people wearing your pinout into the world.

It is easy to see that so many organizations are making custom pins for their fundraising events or building awareness. Custom pins can be soft enamel pins, hard enamel pins, offset printed pins or die struck pins. They can be small or large, traditionally shaped or cut-to-shape. We can make the gifts extra special and worthy of standing out in a crowd. We pride ourselves on the quality of our products and provide you with the best choice to give you excellent support before and during your fundraising and guarantee the highest profits.  Contact us by emailing Info@GS-JJ.com, or by calling 1-888-864-4755 toll-free.

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