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Follow A Custom Badge Through The Factory - To Police Week


The Methuen Massachusetts Police Department worked with us to develop our new remembrance badge. that they wore in observance of Police Week.  ​We followed the new custom badge, B3606 & B3606-EO, through the factory as it was created.  We took short videos (below) of the various steps in the badge making process – to give you an idea of what goes into making a badge.   The custom badges were recently featured in the local newspaper Click Here to read the article.  Let us know which step in the badge making process you found to be the most interesting.

Video 1: of #badgebuild, Die Making

3:25 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This video offers a short introduction of our video project then jumps right into the die being made.

Video 2: of #badgebuild, Press Room

1:48 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This video goes to the press room where the pieces of metal are pressed and trimmed into a badge.

Video 3: of #badgebuild, Engraving

1:46 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This video follows the badges to engraving where each badge is individually personalized.

Blackinton Receives International Trade Award

2:06 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This video shows how a mineral substance is turned into Hard Enamel in the badges lettering.

Video 5: of #badgebuild, Clean Up in Dipping

1:48 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This impressive video shows the transformation of the badges from black to a shinny piece of metal.

Video 6: of #badgebuild, Brite Boy & Stringing

2:14 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  The badges are busy in this video they go to Brite Boy, Joint and Catch, and Stringing.

Video 7: of #badgebuild, Plating

3:22 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  Watch as the Methuen PD badges get their brilliant Rhodium finish in the plating room.

Video 8: of #badgebuild, Military Black Finish

3:09 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  This unique badge has a military black background.  So, how do we do that? Check this video out!

Video 9: of #badgebuild, Finishing Touches

3:07 Follow a custom badges journey to police week.  Thanks for joining our journey, watch this video to see the end result!

Andrew Interviewed About Memorial Badge

1:46 The Memorial Badge continues to turn heads, this video was created by our partner Lawman Supply at the Police Security Expo 2017.