Custom Pins

Pin-Centives has been making custom pins (not to mention earrings, cuff links and key chains) for almost 20 years. We've made them for every type of organization or event, including schools, sports, awards, service recognition, fraternities/sororities, company promotional pins and trading pins for conventions and tournaments. We manufacture several types of pins, as described below. But don't worry - part of our service is to help you decide which type will make the perfect pin for the look you're trying to achieve. Read about them below, look at some examples of each, and see if you're don't get some great ideas!

Hard Enamel Pins

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Hard Enamel or Cloisonne pins are top-of-the-line, high-quality lapel pins. These pins are often used as recognition, awards or membership pins. Hard Enamel or Cloisonne pins sport a smooth, hard-polished look. If you are looking for the highest quality lapel pin possible, this would be your choice.

Great for recognition, awards, or membership pins.

Soft Enamel Pins

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The Soft Enamel custom lapel pin is the most popular type of pin because it has a high-quality look and uses a softer enamel than the cloisonne pin. Therefore, this type of pin is less expensive than the Hard Enamel/Cloisonne.

Great for recognition, awards, and school pins.

Iron Soft Enamel Pins

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Iron Soft Enamel pins are the least expensive out of the group. These enamel pins are often used as promotional giveaways.

Great for promotional products, conventions, company gifts and giveaways.

Photo Etched Pins

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Photo Etched pins look similar to Soft Enamel lapel pins, however, the Photo Etched pins allow for much finer detail.

Great for club or sports team pins.

Printed Pins

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Screen printed pins are produced when it is required that one color be directly on top of another color and that there will be no "interference" by gold or silver metal.

An Off-Set printed pin can reproduce a full color photograph or any similar art work.

Great for promotional products, conventions, company gifts or giveaways.

2-tone Gold or Silver Pins

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2-tone gold pins or silver pins:

Designs which require little or preferably no color often look best in this medium. The effect is created by using "raised" polished silver or gold metal for lettering and logos on the pin while using a sandblasted or granular metal finish for the "recessed" background.

Great for recognition, awards, and membership pins.

Cast Metal Pins

Cast Metal pins are created for use with custom designs which require a "3-dimensional" effect. Although flat on the side of the metal lapel pin worn against the clothing, the opposite side has some vertical variations. Normally, these cast metal pins are created in a metal finish such as gold, nickel (silver), or black metal (gunmetal). Antiquing is popular also. Color is seldom used.

Great for recognition, awards, and membership pins.

Flashing Light Pins (Pin-Lights^TM)

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The Flashing Light pin is a popular new concept. These high-profile blinking pins are excellent as company givaways especially at conventions. These pins attract attention whenever the light up with their embedding blinking device.

Flashing Light pins are great for organizations such as firefighters or motorcycle clubs or for any company that sells a product where a flashing or blinking light would be appropriate on their pin (eyes of an animal, a light in a lighthouse, lights in a vehicle, a logo with a star, a gleem on a gemstone, etc.). Flashing Lights come in different colors: yellow, green, red, blue or white.