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Custom Enamel Pins, Crafted Step by Step

Precision in Every Detail: From Concept to Masterpiece

Bringing your custom merch to life shouldn’t be a headache. Whether you’re ordering hard enamel pins, challenge coins, or custom keychains, our 12-step production workflow is built to keep things simple, clear, and precise. From artwork cleanup and mold sinking to die-casting, enamel filling, and final packing, our factory team handles every step under one roof. Take a look at how we turn your designs into finished products—no guesswork, just solid craftsmanship.

Infographic illustrating the five-step custom challenge coin manufacturing process from design to shipping
Automatic enamel dispensing machine precisely filling colored liquid into custom metal pin recesses.

THE PROCESS

How Your Enamel Pins Are Made

Every pin starts with your design and moves through six carefully controlled stages. Here’s what happens at each one.

Pre-Production

Get a Quote

Send us your design and specs for a transparent quote. We’ll get back to you within 48 hours.

Product Design

We review your concept and provide structural advice to ensure it’s ready for production.

3D Artwork Proof Approval

You get a clear digital mockup to check colors, sizes, and details before we start cutting metal.

In-Production

Mold Sinking

We engrave your custom design into steel molds with exact depth and clean lines.

Raw Metal

We source top-grade zinc alloy, brass, iron, or acrylic sheets tailored to your product specs.

Die Casting

High pressure injects molten metal into the mold to form the core shape of your pin or coin.

Die Cutting

Excess metal is cleanly stamped away, leaving crisp, exact outer borders.

Welding Attachement

Butterfly clutches, safety pins, magnets, or screw posts are firmly soldered onto the back.

Electroplating

Items are plated with your choice of gold, nickel, black dye, antique finishes, and more.

Enamel Filling / Coloring

Soft or hard enamel is carefully filled into the recessed areas using Pantone (PMS) color matches.

High-precision CNC Die Engraving machine carving custom metal molds for pins and badges.
Finished metal molds produced via CNC Die Engraving for custom enamel pins.

Post-Production

Quality Inspection

Every single piece undergoes strict multi-point inspections for plating, colors, and craftsmanship to ensure it meets our rigorous standards before leaving the factory.

Packaging & Shipping

We use protective custom packaging to prevent transit damage, then dispatch your order via reliable express couriers or freight with full tracking right to your destination.

Why Work with us

Service You Can See, Quality You Can Trust.

Total production transparency from CNC tooling to final delivery combined with rigorous manufacturing standards to ensure your custom pins match your exact vision down to the last detail.

Premium materials

Solid metal bases and premium-grade enamels engineered to retain their vibrant color and brilliant shine for years to come.

Flexible MOQs

We use protective custom packaging to prevent transit damage, then dispatch your order via reliable express couriers or freight with full tracking right to your destination.

Rigorous Quality Control

Every single pin undergoes rigorous manual inspection before leaving our workshop, ensuring you receive a flawless product.

FAQs

Professional industrial baking and drying ovens used for metal craft and enamel pin manufacturing at the SYD Pins factory.

What is your MOQ?

Usually, it’s 20. We support businesses of all sizes with flexible low MOQs.

How long does production and delivery take?

Standard production typically takes 10–14 business days after proof approval. Express courier shipping (DHL/FedEx/UPS) takes an additional 3–5 business days.

What if I don't have a artwork or design ready?

No problem at all! Just send us your rough sketches, logos, or even a text description. Our in-house design team will help turn your ideas into a production-ready proof for free.

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