Have you seen other companies with interesting customised USB flash drives in their company logo shape and thought to yourself that it’d be great to have your own company logo in the shape of a USB drive? Well, the answer is yes, you absolutely can! Along with being a useful office gift, a personalised USB flash drive is a travelling billboard for your brand. The entire process of personalisation involves four short and simple steps: design, mould, sample, and production. We’ve put together a simplified explanation below so that it’s easy to understand the process of personalisation.

Fase 1: Come determinare il metodo di creazione dello stampo per le unità USB personalizzate?

The first step in the customisation progress is to send your company logo design to a professional USB flash drive supplier. Depending on the complexity and shape of a logo, the manufacturer will then choose the appropriate customisation technique. More than 90% of corporate logos use a ​2D flat design – this can be injected moulded onto the USB flash drive to achieve near perfect accuracy in reproducing the logo details. This is a mature and low cost process. For logos with complex structures and needing a three-dimensional effect, manufacturers will move towards ​3D mould formation, where multiple processes areused to create a raised textured effect. In either method, a professional manufacturer will blend seamlessly your logo into USB design.

D Solution​	​Tipi di logo adatti​	​Parametri tecnici​
Incisione piatta 2D	Testo, grafica semplice, icone piatte	Precisione: ±0,1 mm
Stampaggio a iniezione 3D	Loghi 3D complessi, forme di animali, ecc.	Supporta l'incisione su più superfici

Fase 2: Quali sono i requisiti delle immagini fornite dal cliente? Che cosa deve essere disegnato esattamente?

Clients must submit logo images that meet the following specification:
​Vector files (AI, CDR format)​​ are the best choice, as they can be infinitely scaled for accurate mold creation. If ​raster images (JPG, PNG format)​​ are supplied must have no less than ​300dpi resolution​, and be at least ​500×500 pixels in size​.
Using these materials, the manufacturer’s designers will develop ​mold blueprints​, including the front, back and sides of the USB drive, and dimensions. For example, standard USB drives are typically ​3–8 cm in length, 1.5–3 cm wide and 0.5–1 cm thick​. Designers may adjust these dimensions suitably for the logo & overall USB to be correct for mold making.

Contenuto del Blueprint.

• Viste ortografiche 3D (frontale + laterale + superiore)
• Annotazioni dimensionali precise (lunghezza/larghezza/altezza ±0,05 mm di tolleranza)
• Marcature di profondità del logo (ad esempio, profondità in rilievo: 1,2 mm)
• Formato di consegna: PDF + file di modello 3D (formati STEP/IGS per l'anteprima)

Fase 3: Come vengono realizzati i campioni di stampo? Quanto tempo ci vuole?

Once the blueprint for the mold is finalized, the ​sampling stage​ begins. For the vast majority of custom USB designs, the chosen mold material is ​PVC (polyvinyl chloride)​; a low cost and highly plastic substance that is strong and durable. The design process takes ​3 working days​, during which time the factory will take an injection moulding machine and heat and melt the PVC, inject that into the custom mould and then cool it down to create a sample. Once finished, the manufacturer will send through ​real photos and physical measurements​ for you to check that the end product will look as expected and that the dimensions and logo are also accurate.

Fase 4: Come procede la produzione in serie dopo l'approvazione del campione?

Once the client has approved the sample, the factory will then begin to ​mass produce the product. An assembly line workflow follows, which includes ​material injection, logo printing (via screen printing, heat transfer etc), assembly and quality inspection. For example, during quality inspection the USB drives may be tested for:

• ​Read/write speed​ (≥35MBps for USB 2.0, ≥480Mbps for USB 3.0);
• Storage capacity​ (32GB, 64GB, etc.);
• Cosmetic defects​ (defect rate kept below 0.5%)

Il ciclo di produzione richiede in genere 7-15 giorni lavorativi, a seconda della quantità ordinata. Una volta completate, le chiavette USB personalizzate vengono imballate e spedite, pronte per mostrare il vostro marchio.

Customizing USB flash drives according to your logo enhances your firm’s image. Below is the general manufacturing process for USB flash drive, from selecting a mold method to uploading your images while still ensuring quality control through an accurate sample.
You will also get all techniques and technical parameters accompanying.
With the help of a qualified manufacturer, you may create great and widespread useful custom USB usb flash drives. Used as a business card to boost your brand presence for corporate gifting, excellent events or employee bonuses.