What is sandblasting?
Sandblasting is a relatively innovative technique in the world of corporate gifts, because it allows you to create three-dimensional patterns.
It makes it possible to permanently print complex patterns on personalised mugs, screen-printed glasses and some metal objects. This method offers high-quality results that are sure to make your promotional gifts stand out from the crowd.
How does sandblasting work?
Although an innovative method in the promotional gifts sector, sandblasting has been used for decades to remove dirt from metal surfaces or to engrave on cemented or glazed surfaces. This process is a perfect example of how industrial technologies can be applied to more everyday objects.
Naturally, the technique had to be adapted and its application perfected in order to succeed in engraving, while maintaining a high level of detail, on surfaces as small as a mug or even personalised pens. It's an automated process that requires highly specialised machinery.
The laser is first used to remove the first layer of paint and to draw up the pattern required for the next step. This is followed by precision sandblasting, which uses its power to reproduce the pattern very precisely. You can play with widths and depths to suit your needs. It is possible to fill the engraving with a variety of colours, allowing for highly original and unique customisations.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of sandblasting engraving?
This innovative marking method has a number of advantages. The first of these is undoubtedly its precision, enabling you to obtain highly detailed and complex patterns. Other positive points include the natural 3D volume effect that any motif engraved in this way will take on, and the possibility of incorporating a wide range of colours.
Abrasive blasting is not one of the most common marking techniques, so your promotional gifts will be all the more precious and unique for it!
But above all, it's important to note that the motif engraved in this way will remain so permanently; nothing can damage it, neither time nor repeated use in the microwave or dishwasher. Your personalised design will be as durable and resistant as it is unique and original.
What are the best items to personalise using sandblasting?
This method is mainly used on glass, ceramic or porcelain mugs. It can be used to engrave particularly complex and colourful designs. There's no doubt that with quality like this, your promotional mugs will stand out from the crowd!