Metal Card
A metal card is kept. It has weight, it does not wear, and it gets shown to other people, which is why it is used for top membership tiers and for businesses where one card in the right hands is worth the cost of a hundred paper ones.
Why Buyers Specify This
- Weight and permanence that no printed card matches
- Etched, engraved and cut-out design possibilities
- Plated finishes including brushed and mirror
- Kept and shown rather than filed away
Who It Is For
- Top tier membership and loyalty programmes
- Private clubs and concierge services
- Executives and businesses selling on relationships
- Brands issuing a small number of high-value cards
Problems It Solves
- Premium tiers that feel the same as the standard one
- Cards discarded shortly after being handed over
- Brands unable to signal exclusivity physically
- Printed finishes that cannot survive years of use
Where It Is Used
- Top tier membership cards
- Private club and concierge cards
- Executive business cards
- Limited edition collectable cards
Features
- Stainless steel and brass bodies
- Etching, engraving and cut-out work
- Plated and brushed finishes
- Colour fill where specified
Materials
- Stainless steel
- Brass
- Plating and enamel
What We Confirm With You
| Material | Stainless steel or brass |
|---|---|
| Process | Etched, engraved or cut out |
| Finish | Brushed, mirror or plated |
| Colour | Enamel or paint fill where specified |
| Artwork | Vector preferred, but photographs, sketches and physical samples are enough |
| Minimum order | Quoted per item, confirmed before you commit |
| Sampling | Available before bulk on most products, once order details are confirmed |
Dimensions, weights and quantities are set against your own product and confirmed in writing before production, rather than published as fixed figures.
Production Steps For Metal Card
Artwork set at the final card size
Material and thickness selected
Printing, foiling or engraving
Cutting, edge finishing and any numbering
Counted and packed, with envelopes where ordered
Quality Control
- Finish inspected on both faces
- Variable data proofread against your list where supplied
- Photographs sent for your approval before shipment
Customisation Options
- Metal and thickness
- Etch, engrave or cut-out treatment
- Finish and plating
- Numbering and personalisation
How It Compares With The Alternatives
Compared With Plastic card
Plastic is the practical card for volume programmes. Metal is for the tier where cost per card stops being the deciding factor.
Compared With Paper business card
Paper is disposable by design and takes richer print finishes. Metal is kept for years.
How To Order This Well
- Keep the design simple, metal rewards restraint
- Check fine detail at actual size before tooling
- Decide the finish on a physical sample under real lighting
- Order presentation packing so the card is not handed over loose
Metal Card Questions
How fine can etched detail be?
Send the artwork at finished size and we will tell you what will hold. Simplify rather than lose detail.
Can cards be individually personalised?
Yes, names and numbers can be added per card. Send the list.
Will it fit a normal wallet?
Metal cards are made to standard card dimensions unless you ask otherwise.
Can you supply a presentation case?
Yes, boxes and envelopes are made in-house and can be quoted with the cards.
Ordered Together With This
VIP Card
A VIP card has to feel different from the standard card in the same wallet, because that difference is the reward.
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Plastic Card
A plastic card is built to live in a wallet for years and be handed across a counter hundreds of times.
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Metal Accessory
Metal accessories are the visible hardware that is not a button or a zipper: brand plates on a bag, decorative trims on a garment, buckles and rings on a strap.
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Get A Price For Metal Card
Send your artwork, a reference photograph or a physical sample. We will confirm the minimum order quantity, quote the job and arrange a sample before bulk.