Custom Offset Printed Pins
Offset printed pins place approved artwork directly onto a prepared metal surface instead of filling separate recessed enamel cells. Custom offset printed pins suit gradients, fine detail and complex color transitions. Small text is subject to legibility review at the intended finished size.
- Surface: Printed artwork on a prepared metal surface
- Best for: Gradients, detailed logos and artwork with continuous color transitions
- Custom shape with a defined printed area and visible metal border
- Gold, silver or black nickel plating for the approved metal areas
- Butterfly or rubber clutch with the backing position shown on the proof
Pricing depends on the artwork, finished size, quantity, custom shape, printed area, plating, clear epoxy coating, backing, packing and delivery destination. For bulk offset printed pins, list each artwork version with its quantity, size, shape, printed area, plating, backing and packing requirement.
How offset printed pins reproduce complex artwork.
The metal piece is formed to the approved custom shape and prepared for printing. Artwork is applied across a defined print area, allowing continuous color changes and fine detail without a metal divider between every color. That makes full color printed pins possible when a design depends on gradients or complex transitions. A clear epoxy coating can be included when it is part of the order.
Hard and soft enamel divide colors into recessed cells bounded by metal lines. Offset printing places the image on the metal surface, so gradients, fine lines and complex color transitions can continue across the printed area. Products marketed as printed enamel pins should still identify the actual printing method; offset, UV, screen and photo printing are not the same process.
Define the printed area before proof approval.
Product and design samples.
What are offset printed pins?
Offset printed pins carry printed artwork on a prepared metal surface. The process is used when the design needs gradients, fine detail or continuous color transitions that cannot be divided into separate enamel cells.
How are offset printed pins different from hard or soft enamel pins?
Hard and soft enamel place color inside metal-bordered cells. Offset printed pins place the approved image on the metal surface, so every color change does not need a raised or recessed metal divider.
Are printed enamel pins the same as offset printed pins?
“Printed enamel pins” is a broad market term and may describe several methods. Ask which printing process is being quoted rather than assuming the term always means offset printing.
Which artwork suits custom offset printed pins?
This process suits artwork with gradients, fine lines or complex color transitions. Small text remains subject to legibility review at the intended finished size.
Which details define an offset printed pin order?
Send the artwork, finished size, quantity, required shape, plating, backing preference, packing requirement and delivery destination. The digital proof then shows the print area, visible metal border, backing position and clear epoxy coating when one is required.