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STAINLESS STEEL BUSINESS CARD
Want
your prospects and customers not only to keep your business
cards, but also be impressed by them? Then try metal
business cards, they stand out, get noticed, and do not get
thrown away. We can create an engraved version of your current
business card or you can design a special business card that
takes advantage of the unique look and properties of metal.
Try
handing out 20 metal business cards and we bet you will
never go back to paper. They are almost like tickets to your
success.
We can create business cards of just about any size or
shape. We cannot copy gold foils or the raised engraving
of your existing business card without the black & white
copy used to make these items, but we can copy the rest of
your business card including any logos. If you wish to design
a special card, please contact us and we will give you
instructions.
   
Quantity
Pricing For Regular Sized Business Cards: Price in US
Dollars
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(100
card minimum)
▪ $2.52 each Up to 500 cards with a 100
card minimum
▪ $2.24 each Above 500 cards
(Pricing is based on .010” thick stainless
steel. Other materials and thicknesses may
change price) |
Material
& Thickness:
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Normal
material is stainless steel. Normal thickness
is .010”. Other available materials include
brass, copper, and regular steel. If you want these
other materials or a different thickness, please
Contact Us. |
One-Time
Film & Layout Pricing:
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There is a one-time film creation charge of $100.00
(on future orders of the same card there will not be a
film charge)
▪ If you would like us to do the layout, there
is a layout charge of $25.00 on up.
If you prefer to do the layout, there will be no
layout charge |
Design:
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You
supply us with artwork created either by yourself or a
graphic artist. For design information, check out our design
guide. |
Other
Details:
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We
accept the following file formats: EPS, Freehand,
Illustrator, and Photoshop files.
We
do not do color.
On brass and copper a patina darkening (chemical
process) is possible. Please contact us for details.
Should you have any Questions please contact us
and we will get back to you. |
Information
About The Process
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Our
Metal Business Cards are made through a process called
photochemical etching. Here is a look at the process
of creating Metal Business Cards: |
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Graphic
Design ▪ Design your product.
The finished product is only as good as
your design.
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Layout
Film ▪ A layout film is created.
This is much like a large high-quality
printed transparency of your product.
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Photochemical
Etching ▪ The layout-film is
laid on the metal of your choice and put
through an intensive light and chemical
process that etched away the written part
of your product. |
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Quality
Control ▪ We check, deburr
edges, and hand-package your product. You
can then choose UPS or FEDEX for shipment.
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For
Ordering Information please Contact Us |
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Designing
guidelines for artistic, graphic or ornamental parts:
This
can be as simple as good black and white artwork or as complex
as layered files. The two rules to always remember in this
process are that whatever is black on the art is what is going
to etch away and the finished part will only turn out as good
as your art.
If
your part is square or rectangle and you just want a depth
etch or chemical engraving, all we need is crisp black and
white artwork. Depending on the size required we would like it
to be stepped out and repeated with approximately 1/8"
spacing. This will depend on the quantities required, so
please check with us before proceeding.
If
you want a shape cut or a shape cut with text or logos, etc.
engraved on one side or the other, we will require 2 files or
2 camera ready artworks. We will need one file of art that has
just the outline of the part in a minimum 2 point line width
in addition to anything that you want cut all the way through.
We refer to this as the back file.
We
will also need a second file that matches the back file
exactly and adding whatever text , logos, etc. that you would
want etched into the front plus anything that cuts all the way
through. We refer to this as the front file.
To
cut a shape, whether you want the part embossed (raised
letters) or debossed (etched letters) it is important that the
front and the back files of the artwork have the black outline
of the shape in a 2 point minimum line width.
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Photo
Chemical Etching Explained
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Production
of multiple image photo-tool on transparent
plastic film.
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Clean
and pre-treat the material.
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Apply
1.5 mil dry PHOTO RESIST (photographically
resistant) mylar layered film to the metal sheet
to be etched.
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Expose
the film via UV (Ultraviolet) light to transfer
the piece part photographically to the
previously treated sheet of metal.
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Develop
the metal sheet thereby exposing the piece part
image.
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The
removal of unwanted metal by controlled acid
attack.
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Rinse
and strip the photographically resistant film
from the sheet.
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Required
forming and finishing operations.
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