Guides to Specifying Moulded Gift Products
Eight guides covering how these products are made, which material suits which job, what artwork we need, how lead times actually work, and what the compliance acronyms mean.
How Custom Soft PVC Fridge Magnets Are Made
A soft PVC magnet is not printed. It is moulded, colour by colour, in an aluminium tool, and almost every quality problem you can see in a finished magnet was decided before production started.
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Soft PVC Versus Rubber and Silicone
Three materials cover almost everything in moulded promotional products. Choosing the wrong one usually shows up as a part that looks right and feels wrong.
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Preparing Artwork Files for Custom Moulded Products
Most delays in a first order are artwork delays, and almost all of them are avoidable if you know what the factory actually needs.
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MOQ Lead Times and Planning a Season
Seasonal buyers miss dates for the same reason every year: they count forward from today instead of backwards from the shelf date.
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CE RoHS REACH and SGS for Imported Gift Products
Four acronyms come up in almost every European and North American enquiry. They are not interchangeable, and knowing which applies to your market saves a delayed shipment.
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Designing Destination Souvenirs That Sell
The souvenir that sells is the one a visitor recognises as the place they just stood in. Everything else is a compromise on that.
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Bulk Packing Versus Blister Carding
The packing decision looks like a detail at the end of a project. It is actually a channel decision that has to be taken at the start.
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Choosing Magnet Strength and Backing
A souvenir magnet that slides down a fridge door or drops off in the bag is a returned product, and both failures come from the same two decisions.
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Who are these guides written for?
Buyers, distributors and product managers who are specifying moulded gift products, not for other factories. They cover the decisions that cost money if you get them wrong.
Do the guides only apply to your products?
The material and process explanations apply to soft PVC and rubber moulding generally. The lead times and minimums are ours, and other factories will differ.
Can you advise on a specific project?
Yes. Email the brief with your artwork, quantity and date. A costed answer and a technical opinion come back within 8 working hours.
Have a Question These Guides Do Not Answer
Email it with your artwork or a description of the item. Technical questions get a technical answer, not a brochure.