How to make challenge coin?
Before we know how to make challenge coin, everyone should know what is challenge coin?
A challenge coin is a metal iron, brass or zinc alloy coin or medallion, with an organization’s insignia or emblem on surface and designed by the organization’s members.
Then we should know why give challenge coins to the members or give away?
Usually, all challenge coins like Zyn challenge coin, they are given to prove membership when asked and to enhance morale, some challenge coins would be given as gifts or awards medals, also will be exchanged with friends and associates.
Another function is that the police challenge coins or military challenge coins are collected by service members and law enforcement personnel. Total process mainly include 1) Review custom coin design, 2) Pick Your metal coins options, 3) Hit your challenge coin order, 4) Gift or Trade your Custom Coins.
Below let us translate one by one step:
All challenge coins need custom designs, and then we transfer this design to computer, our 3D designer make all the details on computer to show customers the letters and details,
After customer confirm the artwork and details well on the 3D challenge coin effects, then we put the coin program in to a metal die to cast out the raised images and texts that customer’s want to show on the challenge coin.
After the challenge coin mold is finished, we will take the mold or coin die into the die casting or die struck machines, we can get the challenge coin shapes and all information from the coin semifinished products, because these products from machines will have many skin needling, they will be taken to technicians to be polished smoothly.
All these prepared well, no matter the challenge coin fire department or challenge coin military, they will be put into a plating tool, in this tool, the challenge coins semifinished products will be produced chemical reaction, which help the zinc alloy to be antique gold, silver or shinny gold and silver, then your challenge coins will looks more beautiful after this step.
Now your challenge coins are smooth with metal colors, finial step is the most import and need longer time manual working, it is enamel coloring process, all these colors will need at least 2-3 skilled workers, one is mix different pantone colors to get the ideal colors that we need based on the challenge coin artwork.
At present, you think we are finished? No, every step is important to make our a perfect challenge coins out, the enamel color is liquid and wet, then we need put the filled colors challenge coin in to the oven heating them to be dry.
Waiting around 20 minutes, we can take out the beautiful Zyn challenge coin or other challenge coins. Finial should be the packing, with our blank PVC pouch, it is free. If you want your logos on it, no problem, we can help you print the logos on our PVC pouch for you, or make a card at back of the challenge coin. Many customers also need the challenge coin holders to put them in, which can help challenge coins keep longer time avoid oxidation.
But sure that all are based on your idea.
These process is finished, then you can wait for your ideal challenge coins arrive at your home or office address.Fedex express will be as faster as 3 days.
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