Artwork Formats
Acceptable Files
The process used for engraving is different than the process used for printing on your printer. An image that looks good on a printer, may not engrave well on a product thus it is important that logos and other artwork provided for engraving be in an acceptable format to ensure good quality results.
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CorelDraw, EPS, PDF vector artwork that has all text converted to curves or outlines it best.
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Artwork should be 100% black and 100% white with no grayscale/shading.
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Engraving etchs each pixel the same, regardless of shade level found in the grayscale image.
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If imprinting in color, this process of the artwork being 100% black and 100% white would not apply to your order.
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Regardless of the means of production of your artwork, it should be at least 300 dpi however 600 or greater dpi is preferred.
Unacceptable Files
JPG or GIF images or other low resolution images converted to a TIFF or BMP and even if the resolution is changed to 300 dpi, are not acceptable if the original image was less than 300 DPI. Simply resaving a file as a new file type, does not increase the quality of the pixels in the artwork itself. Images from web sites are typically in 72 or 96 DPI. Please contact your company’s graphic department to obtain a High Resolution logo, vs using one off your company’s web site. Do not embed image files inside of word documents or other documents such as spreadsheets, rather provide the raw artwork file itself.
If you do not have a high resolution image or must use one from your companies web site, please be aware that the end result of the laser engraving will not look professional. We can re-draw the image using the artwork you supply however there is a graphic design charge (typically $20-25) to do this and will add to the production time to complete your item.