Custom Etching and Engraving for Corporate Gifts

• Four Piece Minimum: There is a 4 piece/$100 total job minimum to set up and engrave your corporate logo or image - NO EXCEPTIONS.
• File Format: VERY IMPORTANT - Please read Engraving File Formats to determine whether your file format is appropriate (NO .jpg, NO .bmp, etc.) for custom logo engraving. If your file is usable, please email us to request the special email address to use for sending us your logo.
• Pricing and Layouts: Click Custom Logo Engraving Services to have your corporate logo engraved on business card holders or other gift items and to view price and layout options.
• Examples: Click Custom Engraved Gifts for examples of engraved business card holders, flasks, etc.

The logo engraved business card holder at left has an outlined logo.

The logo engraved business card holder at right has a hatch-filled logo. Note that light reflects at different angles off the hatch-filling depending upon direction of fill which is determined automatically by the engraving machine. Dark areas in photograph are still just hatch-filled but appear slightly in shadow depending upon the viewing angle.


• Note: If you need multiple colors printed on your item, that would involve color screen printing. It is a completely different process and we do not provide this service.

• Color Behind the Design: We can place a thin layer of aluminum or film behind a stencil-like logo. If you want color behind the logo or an open design on another color item, the logo design must be like a stencil with no floating elements. All design elements must be touching each other or the border. Please see Semi Custom Business Card Case Holders for examples.

The black and white artwork at left is etched (cut) into a sheet of metal, shown at right.

This design floats over the green background.

ETCHING: In the areas where the acid cuts through the metal sheet completely you can place a background color material behind it.
• Here, we etch a tree design into a sheet of nickel silver (gray in the photo at right).
• The green color is a thin piece of aluminum behind the design with the nickel silver tree design sitting on top of it.The black border pattern is a recessed area etched (cut) into the surface of the metal sheet. This recessed area has been oxidized black to help make the design "pop".
• Stencil-Like Designs: Notice that the tree design in metal must be connected to the frame, otherwise it will fall out.
• Color Options: Color can possibly be incorporated into piece if design has no floating elements or if you are will to allow design modifications to adapt it to this process.
• Design Limitations: If your design does have floating elements, we can also etch the design in relief with the background either oxidized or with a two-tone gold finish. Please see Decorative ID Badge Holders for examples of this technique.
• Tooling Costs: Minimum tooling costs are $300, plus possible additional design fees to modify your digital image, if necessary, to suit this process or the item. For custom etching, we usually require a 4 - 6 week lead time for smaller orders and a 6-10 week lead time for larger orders. There is a 12-piece minimum. Discounts are available for larger quantities.
• Copyrighted Images: We will need written permission from the copyright holder to reproduce copyrighted designs.
• Produced by Kyle Design: Items will be marked as produced by Kyle Design for your company.

• Minimums start around 50 pieces. Design fees will apply.
• Items will be marked as created and produced by Kyle Design for your company, but may be able to retain your copyright depending upon the images.
• We can use your artwork and size it to fit pieces we currently produce or we can embellish the artwork with additional elements to integrate the image into a cohesive design fitting the shape needed.
• Tooling Costs: Minimum tooling costs are $300, plus possible additional design fees to modify your artwork, if necessary, to suit this process or the item. For custom etching, we usually require a 4 - 6 week lead time for smaller orders and a 6-10 week lead time for larger orders.
• Please call us to discuss options.