Silk Screen Printing

Silkscreen is the perfect alternative when the enamel filled processes are not compatible with the design. Each ink color is brushed softly through a silk mesh directly onto the metal background. This process is also possible on top of cloisonne, epola, and photo-etched. Epoxy dome is an available application.

Material: Brass/Stainless Steel/Aluminum

Standard thickness: 0.8mm or according to customer’s requirement on thickness

Plating: Gold / Silver / Nickel / Black Nickel / Coppe

Epoxy Coating/Resin: With

Additional Process: Laser Engraving/ Photo Engraving/ Attachment: Safety Pin, Butterfly Clutch, Rubber butterfly Clutch, Magnetic Disc

Standard Packing: Each piece/ poly bag

Color reference: Pantone Color Chart

Developing the Negative ＞Artworks provided from customers are used to produce films.

Making the printing plate ＞Using those films, one Silk-Screen Printing plate is made for each color in the design*

Printing ＞One color is printed at a time by hand, before printing another color put in oven to dry.

Cutting ＞The metal board is cut with pins in rows, and then the individual pins are cut separately in custom outline.

Attachment ＞Attachment is welded on to the back of each piece.

Plating ＞Now plating can be processed with various plating.

Epoxy Coating ＞A clear protective epoxy coating (epoxy dome) can then be applied to the surface of your pins to protect the image from fading or peeling off or getting scratched.

Final inspection ＞Then each pin is inspected to ensure only the highest quality is individually packaged and send for final inspection. 

Silk screening process offers the best solution for your pin when intricate designs require precise, color-on-color detailing，it is a good choice for a very thin and light weight pin. There are no lines on to separating the colors; they are actually small little pieces of artwork utilizing solid printed colors to form the pin image.

The result is a high beautiful, high quality pin that is sure to get attention.