{"id":397,"date":"2020-11-04T11:31:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T09:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/2020\/11\/04\/award-engraving-at-its-best\/"},"modified":"2023-01-27T11:47:44","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T09:47:44","slug":"award-engraving-at-its-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/award-engraving-at-its-best\/","title":{"rendered":"Award Engraving at It&#8217;s Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Engraving is the Heart of the Award<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What would an <strong>award <\/strong>be \u2013 or mean \u2013 without some customised wording, a logo, an emblem, or some type of insignia appearing on the item, be it printed, embossed, sandblasted, or <strong>engraved? <\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Importance of Personalisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A trophy, plaque, medal or any other type of <strong>award <\/strong>that\u2019s devoid of a logo, personalised message, wording or visible clue about the event, occasion or achievement that it\u2019s intended to commemorate and celebrate, creates the impression of insignificance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no longer a real <strong>award <\/strong>in the true, sincere sense, but rather comes across as an item that was purchased and handed over without care, consideration or due regard and recognition. That\u2019s hardly ideal, since insignificance defeats the purpose of tangibly recognising an extraordinary result or achievement with an award.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Awards Are Mutually Meaningful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Giving and receiving is a two-way street. The donor should be as enthusiastic about selecting the prize, having it <strong>engraved<\/strong> with meaningful words and\/or a customised insignia, and presenting this symbol of accomplishment, as the recipient is excited and honoured to receive it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>An Engraved Insignia is Forever<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professionally branded and well-made <strong>awards <\/strong>may last a lifetime and longer, at least for as long as all who view it on display are reminded of a memorable, noteworthy feat and the person or team that accomplished it. <a title=\"Award Engraving\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/\">Personalised award <strong>engraving <\/strong><\/a>is, for all intents and purposes, permanent.<\/p>\n<p>At Trophy &amp; Medal Boutique, our designer stock blanks are ready for customised award <strong>engraving<\/strong>, printing, sandblasting, or embossing for aesthetic personalisation. If clients require a trophy or plaque of their own design and specifications, we\u2019re happy to oblige too. <a title=\"Award Engraving\" href=\"http:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/\">All our award <strong>engraving <\/strong>is done in-house<\/a> \u2013 the best way to avoid making mistakes in a process that produces something truly permanent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Award Engraving Techniques <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Long ago, all <strong>engraving <\/strong>was done entirely by a (hopefully) steady hand, but we utilise the following state-of-the-art techniques:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Laser<\/strong> \u2013 can be used on flat or curved surfaces, and delivers an affordable, very precise, fine result.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rotary<\/strong> \u2013 suitable for use on a variety of materials and works by cutting designs to a predetermined depth (or straight through the material, thereby creating holes or shapes), with a rapidly spinning cutter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subsurface<\/strong> \u2013 a technology that\u2019s similar to the laser process on glass or crystal, with an important difference. The lens of the laser system is set to move the normal focal point of the laser from the award\u2019s surface to within its body, where a subsurface design is created, delivering a stunning image and effect.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Whatever the design of your <strong>award <\/strong>and whatever your customised <strong>engraving <\/strong>dreams may be, Trophy &amp; Medal Boutique welcomes the opportunity to provide you and your worthy winners with a triumphant token of excellence and affordable beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Engraving is the Heart of the Award What would an award be \u2013 or mean \u2013 without some customised wording, a logo, an emblem, or some type of insignia appearing on the item, be it printed, embossed, sandblasted, or engraved?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/397\/revisions\/617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trophyandmedalboutique.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}