Enamel badges can be both classy and fun

Lapel pins are great way to promote your organization or to identify and recognize someone else. One of the styles of lapel pins is the enamel, can be hard or soft enamel.

Today enamel badges are used by various companies as a tool for promoting their product and services. The high level of customization options gives enamel badges a unique advantage. You can customize, choose what design you would like for your badge to better promote your company. Enamel badges are light, attractive and easy to hold and carry.

Enamel badges can be divided into various subcategories. Some of theses are described below-

• Hard enamel pins - Hard enamel badges as the name suggest are rough and tough in nature. They are made to survive even in harsh and rugged conditions. However their outer surface is polished to give it a smooth and glossy look.

• Soft enamel pins - Soft enamel pins on the other hand are very delicate. Soft enamel badges can be used in functions and other social gatherings. These are cheaper then hard enamel badges.

• Stamped enamel pins - These have metallic looks. Stamped enamel badges are classy looking enamel badges. If you like enamel badges in gold and silver color, this may just be the right choice for you.

• Printed enamel pins - These normally contains a complex piece of art which is very tough to make using stamp and fill method. You have to understand that shape of the metal used is very simple but the printed design is very complex. Normally printed enamel badges are very colorful. To make the design durable so that it can withstand things like weather and friction, epoxy is used to protect the printing.

• Pewter enamelpins  - Since pewter can be easily moulded, we can crave out complex designs that will look classy as well as modern. Miniatures can also be made using the same process.

• Soft PVC pins - PVC stands for polyvinyl chloride. These badges are soft and light. Youngsters are more attracted towards soft PVC badges due to their unusual form and fun factor associated with them.