There are many steps that be used to make your printed Lanyards in the Lanyard factory.
Each step has its merits and will lend itself differently depending on your design.
Before you decide on to create your own printed lanyards it’s good to understand what goes into each step. This is important so you can see how it might affect your order.
The overall aim is to help you make the right choice for your needs.
This short guide will take you through some of the most popular techniques in the business, and how to make your printed lanyards step by step.
You will also get to know which process will best suit your design.
Step1: Design your printed lanyards production drawing and then pass to the lanyards factory
Lanyards Design
Step2: Choose one of the three processes for your logo setup
Choosing the right technique is not as simple and easy as you might imagine.
The production process you choose is the most important part as it will affect your lanyards overall look.
If you choose the wrong process for your design then your lanyards won’t portray the desired effect you imagined.
There are three main methods of producing Schlüsselbänder. Dye Sublimation, Screen Printing, and Woven.
The screen printing process is best for one or two colors. The maximum amount of colors we suggest is three but that may still look too busy.
Dye Sublimation is best when you have a design that includes many colors.
Woven is best when you have a really simple design that involves no more than three colors.
All three will provide a vibrant and durable finish for your lanyards.
Below we will tell you more about what is involved in each of the processes.
1.1 Screen Printing
Siebdruck
Screen printing first appeared in a recognizable form in China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). It was then adopted by other countries like Japan before eventually making it to the west.
Beim Siebdruck wird Ihr Logo auf ein Sieb gedruckt und die Tinte durch das Sieb auf den Stoff des Schlüsselbandes gedrückt.
For today’s Lanyard screen printing we firstly fix uncut Lanyards side by side to our screen printing table until we have created a canvas that is just under the width of the printing mesh.
Anschließend legen wir unser Netz, auf dem Ihr Design aufgedruckt ist, über die Oberseite der Schlüsselbänder.
Anschließend kratzen wir mit sehr hochwertiger Farbe und einem Gummirakel Farbe über das Sieb und malen so Ihr Design auf die Schlüsselbänder.
After we have transferred the paint onto the Lanyards we place them into a heat press underneath a silicone sheet so that the ink sets firmly.
Meistens wird bei diesem Verfahren nur eine Seite des Schlüsselbands bedruckt, es ist aber auch möglich, beide Seiten zu bedrucken. Stellen Sie dazu sicher, dass die Tinte mit der Heißpresse fixiert ist, bevor Sie mit der anderen Seite beginnen.
This is a cost-effective way to print a single or two color design.
1.2 Dye Sublimation
Die Farbsublimierung ist die modernste Technologie zum Bedrucken von Lanyards.
This process will produce a printed image that is absolutely smooth to the touch. It works like this because the dye bleeds into the material rather than sitting on top.
This printing process creates an edge to edge prints across your lanyards.
Farbsublimation uses the full Pantone color range. This means that your design can be as intricate as you wish without any loss of detail.
The process starts with a designer adapting your design to the lanyard’s specifications.
Im nächsten Schritt drucken Sie Ihr Design als Negativbild Ihres endgültigen Designs auf hitzebeständiges Transferpapier.
Print onto transfer paper
The image is then transferred onto your material in a heat press operating at temperatures of around 220 degrees Celsius.
Farbsublimation
Das Endergebnis ist ein lebendiger Druck, der mit der Zeit weder reißt noch verblasst.
Durch Farbsublimierung erhalten Ihre Schlüsselbänder eine nahezu fotoähnliche Qualität.
1.3 Woven
Gewebt
Der Gewebt technique involves weaving your design or text onto the Lanyards, in a similar fashion to embroidery.
This results in a textured more natural feel.
Um eine Verzerrung des Designs zu verhindern, sind einfache Designs am besten geeignet.
It gives a very professional and classic look if done correctly.
We start by programming the design into the machine.
The machine is adjusted to suit your specifications.
Anschließend werden die Lanyards durch die Maschine geführt und Ihr Design darauf gestickt.
Das Endprodukt ist ein sehr starkes, hochwertiges Schlüsselband, das sich weich anfühlt, aber lange hält.
Gewebt
This explanation of the various processes and techniques should give you an idea of what goes into making your lanyards.
Step3: After your lanyards were printed. The next step is passed all the printed lanyards to the heater cutting dept to cut the printed lanyards into the length required for each lanyard
Heater cut
At this dept, will have someone to control the lanyards quality, such as if the colors match sample? whether the logo of both front and back side matches position? whether the basic webbing width and thickness match sample…
Finished cutting
Step4: All the cutting lanyards will be passed to the next dept which is sewing dept, they will be sewed with the attachment options as the customer require
Nähen
Step5: Factory control dept will double check the lanyards whether all parts are correct.
Schlüsselbänder
Step6: Packing and then ship out.
Shipping
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If you have any questions about what you’ve read then, please, Kontakt the factory that you have chosen to make your custom lanyards.
A good factory will be happy to explain the processes further.
All of these processes are cost effective and eco-friendly.
Also, they can all be made to suit your budget and schedule.
The main aim is customer happiness; any good factory will always answer your questions as best as they can.
Now you can go on to order your lanyards with more confidence and knowledge.
