History of the Plastic Name Badge
Before the
Plastic Name Badge
, badges were worn in various forms over the centuries as insignia, promotional item and medals. Before the 1980s name badges were expensive and not widely used due to the costs. Originally personalised badges would usually involve engraving the persons name onto a metal base and then filling the text with an enamel paint that would be rubbed smooth to leave the name visible on the metal badge. This method is similar to that used for making external signs even to this day. On the early metal name badges logos or designs would usually be stamped and filled as with the personalised text.
Plastic Personalised Name badges really took off in America and then in Europe in the early 1980s with the introduction of computerised engraving. Engraving text replaced the labour intensive hot foiling of name badges or manually engraving text. (Please refer to the section
Hot foil printing name badges
for more information on the process of hot foil printing of names, logos and designs onto badges.)
Logos, designs and slogans were both hot foil printed and silk screen printed. (Please refer to the section Silk screen printing name badges for more information on the process of silk screen printing of names, logos and designs onto badges.)
Advances in digital printing has had a direct effect on making badges. Digitally printed badges do not have the labour costs and time constraints of hot foiling and silk screening. Removing the need for screens and plates not only saves money but also time as there is not need to positioning them. Button Badges were litho printed but now Simoney Badges digitally prints the button badge designs digitally. Please refer to the section Digitally printing badges for more information on the process of digital printing of names, logos and designs onto badges
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