Personalisation methods?

There are six main methods of branding your promotional message on to your selected product:

Screen Printing
Used most widely on pens, pencils, flat plastic items and PU, as well as clothing, particularly T-shirts. Ink is applied to the product by pushing it through a stencil (screen) containing your design.

Engraving
Used most commonly on crystal, glass and metal products to achieve a quality, lasting effect. Laser engraving is now widely regarded as the most accurate and economical way of reproducing fine design work, although machine engraving may still be used to excellent effect.

Blocking
Used to mark leather goods in particular. A metal block (die) is pressure stamped onto the product, usually with a gold or silver foil, to leave a lasting impression of your design. Alternatively, the process can be performed without foil, just leaving your design in plain relief. This is known as Blind Embossing.

Embroidery
This a great way to achieve quality personalisation on most clothing and headwear. With modern machinery offering speed and multiple colour possibilities, more customers are selecting this method of personalisation to great effect. A typical design is based on a stitch count of around 5 to 10,000 stitches.

Die Stamping
Usually used on metal products like stainless steel keyrings or similar products. Like blocking, a metal die is pressure stamped onto your product leaving an impression of your design. This can be left plain or filled with colour.

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