Awards
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What tools can be used to assure accuracy when assembling an award base with UV glue?
For assembling the base onto the award with UV glue, we recommend using a gluing template with a grid to make sure…
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Why should retailers sell glass and crystal awards?
Retailers should sell glass and crystal awards because they are timeless and long-lasting. There is elegance in crystal and glass…
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Education
Attention Awards Shops: ADA signage is for you
If you have a laser or an engraver with enough power, you can cut out all kinds of interesting shapes…
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Education
How to Place Lasered Acrylic Inserts for Medals
Placing lasered acrylic inserts onto medals so they are straight can be tricky, especially in a production environment. It is…
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Virtual Awards: Use CorelDRAW to Develop Samples
Start by constructing as much of the shape of the award as possible, to actual size, by utilizing the dimensions…
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Education
Try This: Sublimate an Award Plaque
With sublimation, you can turn any image into a vibrant and permanent memento or piece of art. Take a look…
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Now Trending in Awards: One substrate to add to your inventory
One of the most popular blank substrates would have to be the half-inch thick jade glass awards. We think they…
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How do you do frame measurements properly?
Framers always measure their frames as ID (inside frame dimension). The best way to think of this is when looking…
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What settings are recommended for sublimating awards or plaques?
When working with awards, place in a small swing-away heat press at 385 F for 1:30 to 1:45. Plaques, on…
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Education
Assembling Perpetual Plaques
Custom perpetual plaque assembly includes applying the header plate, drilling holes, and attaching all the plates. The drill bit I…
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Keeping Up Business Volume During the Summer Months
The biggest challenge for many awards and recognition businesses during the summer is business volume. School has ended, organized sports…
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Education
A Minimal Approach to Taping: Assembling and mounting products
The tapes that suppliers sell in the recognition industry are sign tapes, mostly acrylic-based, that have high adhesion values. This…
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Education
How to Assemble Acrylic Awards
After engraving, the body of an acrylic award can be glued to the base. A special glue and applicator make…
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Education
Dress Up Corporate Awards with Simple Stage Carving
Unique to sandcarving, stage carving is a quick and easy process to add to your bag of tools to help…
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Education
Iron-On to Shine On: Applying rhinestones to trophies
Spice up traditional awards by adding a little bling to them. Below are the basic steps. Place a piece of…
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What is the difference between etched, cast, and multi-dimensional plaques?
Etched is generally used for thin material such as stainless steel, zinc, or bronze. You can etch into a substrate…
