Custom Institutional Pins
Professional custom badges for schools, corporations, nonprofits & clubs. Die-struck crests, enamel award pins & recognition badges. No MOQ, free design, free sample. Built to represent.
View productTwo terms get mixed together in almost every brief, so start by separating them: a soft pvc keychain names the material, while a 2d flat pvc keychain names the molding method — flat drip-injection, where color is injected into the cavity instead of painted on afterwards. The tables below compare that combination with silicone, acrylic, hard enamel and leather on finish, durability, tooling and order size, so you can confirm a spec before you request pricing.
Six attributes, six options. The two soft PVC rows are the product this page is built around; the jump link takes you straight to the full specification.
| Material | Process | Finish | Durability | Typical MOQ | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft PVC — 2D flat | 2D flat drip injection molding | Flat face, softly rounded edges, color held inside the mold | Flexible; described as holding shape and color through daily use, no cracking or fading | From 100 pcs per design See full spec ↓ |
Character charms, promo gifting, anime and mascot artwork |
| Soft PVC — 3D / raised | PVC molding with raised relief detail | Sculpted surface that catches light and shadow | Flexible body with raised areas that take handling well | Quoted per design; relief tooling decides the floor | Mascots and characters that need physical depth |
| Silicone | Heat-cured silicone molding | Soft-touch, matte, slightly rubbery hand feel | Flexible and hard-wearing, usually with a narrower color range | Quoted per design; tooling usually sets a higher floor | Minimal single-tone brand marks and tech accessories |
| Acrylic | Laser-cut or printed acrylic sheet | Glossy flat panel; artwork sits on the surface | Rigid; surface print is the wear point under hard use | Quoted per project | Flat graphics, photo-style print, clear or tinted panels |
| Hard enamel | Stamped metal with enamel fills, then polished | Glossy, jewellery-like, smooth to the touch | Metal body; enamel can chip on hard impact | Quoted per design; metal die tooling required | Premium metal badges and collector pieces |
| Leather | Cut, debossed or stitched leather | Warm grain with debossed, foil or stitched logo | Soft and ages with use; not built for wet conditions | Quoted per design; hand work is the driver | Hospitality, luggage tags and premium gifting |
2D flat is not a rival material. It is one way of producing a soft PVC keychain, and it is the process used for this product. Here is the route from a drawing to a finished part.
Every colour zone on a 2D flat part is formed inside the mold, not applied over it.
A level face with colour running through the mold. Crisp silhouettes, clean colour breaks, the fastest route to a full-colour custom shape.
The same PVC family with sculpted relief, so the design lifts off the surface and reads at a glance in photographs.
Ink applied on top of a blank part. Cheaper to set up for tiny runs, but the print layer is what ages first.
Stitch work combined with a PVC body for a textile feel — a decorative choice rather than a durability upgrade.
If your artwork relies on many colours, gradients or a rainbow fill, 2D flat drip injection is usually the shortest route: the colours are formed during molding rather than mixed by hand afterwards.
The snapshot above tells you what each option is. This matrix tells you what you give up when you choose it — colour ceiling, edge sharpness, tooling burden and hand feel.
| Decision criteria | Soft PVC (2D flat) | Silicone | Acrylic | Hard enamel | Leather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colour ceiling | 100+ Pantone-matched colours; artwork becomes part of the mold | Usually a tighter palette driven by the compound | Full-colour print, but limited by what the surface can hold | One enamel colour per recess | Dye, foil or deboss — a few tones at most |
| Gradients & rainbow fills | Supported, including full-spectrum gradients | Rarely practical | Printable, with a visible print layer | Not achievable | Not achievable |
| Edge sharpness | Softly rounded, organic outline | Soft and rounded | Very sharp, machined edge | Sharp metal rim | Cut edge, depends on thickness |
| Tactile feel | Soft, flexible, slightly cushioned | Rubbery, grippy, matte | Hard, cool, glossy | Smooth, cool, polished | Warm and grained |
| Wear behaviour | Colour is in the part; described as no cracking, no fading in daily use | Wears evenly without a coating | Surface print is the first thing to scuff | Enamel can chip on hard impact | Darkens and softens where handled |
| Weight in hand | Light | Light | Light | Noticeably heavier metal feel | Light to medium |
| Tooling burden | Custom die included in bulk orders | Mold required before production | Cut or print setup, no hard tool | Metal die tooling on top of enamel work | Cutting dies plus hand assembly |
| Where the MOQ floor sits | From 100 pcs per design, with 1–10 pc samples credited to the bulk order | Quoted per design | Quoted per project | Quoted per design | Quoted per design |
the artwork is colourful, the shape is custom, the volume starts around 100 pieces and you want the design to survive pockets and keys without a print layer to lose.
the design is a simple single-tone mark and a soft matte, rubbery hand feel suits the product it ships with more than colour range does.
you need a flat, sharp-edged panel or a photograph-style graphic and can accept that the printed surface is the wear point.
a metal-weight, jewellery-like badge is part of the value — collector items, premium pins, an object meant to feel expensive in the hand.
the piece belongs to hospitality, luggage or a premium gift set where warm material and a debossed logo outrank colour complexity.
Two different questions sit behind this section: how the part behaves after a year of use, and what paperwork you can hand to a compliance team before you commit.
| Claim on the product page | What to request, and from whom |
|---|---|
| Food-safe | A written food-contact statement plus the test report your destination market requires, issued for the material and colorant actually used. |
| Non-toxic | The current safety data sheet for the PVC compound, alongside the lead and phthalate test report for your production batch. |
| Suitable for EU buyers | A REACH SVHC declaration, updated against the current candidate list, on the factory's letterhead. |
| Suitable for US buyers | CPSIA lead and phthalate test reports from an accredited laboratory, plus a California Prop 65 position for your product and packaging. |
| No cracking, no fading | Your own sample in production colours, put through a pull, twist and daily-carry test before the bulk run starts. |
| Silver-tone ring | A metal specification sheet naming the alloy or plating so you know what the finished hardware actually contains. |
Marketing language is not a compliance document. Treat every safety line on a product page as a prompt to ask for the current report issued for your order — the details can differ between compounds, colours and production dates.
Everything below is adjustable on the same product. Lock these eight lines and the quote you receive will be comparable to the next supplier's.
Shape, colours and ring hardware are all chosen at the artwork stage, before the die is cut.
| Specification | What you can choose |
|---|---|
| Base material | Soft PVC — food-safe and flexible construction |
| Molding process | 2D flat drip injection molding |
| Shape | Any silhouette: round, square, character, cartoon, custom cut |
| Size | Custom size confirmed with the mockup |
| Colour | 100+ Pantone-matched colours, plus gradients and rainbow multi-colour fills |
| Logo treatment | Logo, brand name, slogan or artwork built directly into the mold |
| Ring hardware | Silver-tone solid split metal key ring |
| Packaging | Individual polybag, header card retail, kraft gift bag, premium box set or fully branded packaging |
| Artwork formats | AI, SVG, EPS, PDF with vector layers, PNG at 300 dpi minimum, JPG, PSD |
| Branding on the part | OEM and white-label production — no supplier branding unless you request it, NDAs available |
Four inputs move the unit price: quantity, number of colour zones, packaging and deadline. Everything else is standard.
| Shipping method | Transit time | Tracking |
|---|---|---|
| DHL / FedEx express | 3–7 days | Full tracking |
| Air freight | 7–10 days | Full tracking |
| Sea freight | 20–35 days | Full tracking |
Find the situation closest to yours, then carry the required line straight into your quote request.
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