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Badge Manufacturing

Our badge manufacturing process consists of many steps, but we have broken these down into 9 simple stages making it easier to understand.
From initial drawings, through to quality control and packing, this simple explanation will tell you all you need to know to become an expert like us!

This is one of the most critical stages of the entire process, as the badge can only be as good as the pre-production visual. Once confirmed this is handed over to one of our skilled die makers...

Now our skilled die maker will either engrave your design into a solid piece of steel by hand, or by using a pantograph. For certain jobs we will even use a cnc milling machine to cut the die. After this we harden the dies ready for stamping...

Your die is now loaded into our hydraulic presses where up to 250 tonnes of pressure stamps the design into the desired metal. This gives us the first impression of your design as badge before it's cut to shape...

Here we take the stamping and cut the desired shape of the badge usually using a mechanical cutting machine. For very intricate job jobs we use our skilled craftsman to cut them by hand using a fine saw. Now the badge is stamped and to shape, it's time to add the fitting...

At this stage we attach the fitting of your choice onto the badge using a range of soldering techniques. The most common fittings are the butterfly clasp and the safety brooch. By this stage the badges are pretty dirty so time for a clean...

We use a number of methods to clean and polish the badges and remove any burns or oils present on the surface. We either polish the badges in our barrels in bulk or individually by hand depending on the finish required. This prepares the metal ready for plating...

Now it's time to give your badges their shiny metal look by using a process called electroplating. This deposits a layer of gold or silver, or another colouring of your choice, onto the metal making your badge ready to add your colours to them...

This is probably the most exciting stage as you see your design really come to life as a badge. We use a variety of techniques to get the desired finish that matches your logo and best of all, it's all done by hand...

The final stage involves checking each individual badge to make sure it passes our quality expectations. If they pass, they get packaged up and sent out using one of our couriers and delivered to your door.

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WHAT OUR

CUSTOMERS SAY.

We have built our business on reputation!

"Many thanks to the Badge Manufacturers for their quick turnaround of our badges. The team were super helpful and very quick to respond to all my questions and make tweaks to our artwork. The quality was second to none and I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again in the future or recommend their services."

Kim Tatterton, ROYAL ASCOT

"I wanted to write and thank Robert and the team at The Badge Manufacturers for their professional approach to providing badges to our service. From our initial email to the company with our requests right through to delivery. The service was outstanding. Many thanks."

Trudi Bolan, NATIONAL EXAMINATION BOARD FOR DENTAL NURSES

"After being let down by another supplier, The Badge Manufacturers came to our rescue! We needed a fast reliable service and a quality finished product... that's exactly what I received."

UNIQUE WEDDING IDEAS

"After searching for badge suppliers online, I came accross The Badge Manufacturers. The website was easy to use and the quality of badges looked good. Ordering was easy and the badges were received in time for our event. They went down a storm, we will definitely be re-ordering."

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