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Custom logo, four methods, one honest comparison.

Laser, silkscreen, UV and heat transfer all put your mark on a bottle. They differ in colour count, durability, setup cost and how they behave on a curved surface — which is usually the thing that decides it.

Custom logo Custom colour Custom moulding Custom manufacturing Custom design Custom packaging Custom material
MethodColoursUnit costSetupBest for
Laser engraving1 (tone)USD 0.10–0.18NoneBare steel, permanent marks, low volume
Silkscreen1–4USD 0.12–0.25USD 60/colourFlat panels, simple logos, price-sensitive runs
UV printingFull colourUSD 0.22–0.35USD 120Gradients, photographic artwork, coated bodies
Heat transferFull colourUSD 0.18–0.30USD 100Cylindrical wraps, complex multi-colour designs

Setup is per colour, per method, per order. A four-colour silkscreen on 500 pieces adds USD 240 of setup — roughly USD 0.48 per unit. The same artwork on 5,000 pieces is USD 0.05 per unit. Ask for the setup line separately, always.

How the artwork is handled

Send a vector, get a proof.

We do not print from a screenshot. Anything sent as a bitmap is traced first, and the trace is sent back for approval before a plate is cut.

  1. 01

    Vector file

    AI, EPS, PDF or SVG. Outlined text, no gradients below 8% tint, no hairlines under 0.25 pt.

  2. 02

    Mock-up

    Your logo placed on a photograph of the actual body, with the position and the size dimensioned. One revision included.

  3. 03

    Plate or laser file

    Cut only after you approve the mock-up in writing. Plate cost is charged once and stored for re-orders.

  4. 04

    First-off check

    The first 50 pieces are photographed and sent to you before the run continues.

Limits

What a curved surface will not do.

Most rejected artwork fails for one of these four reasons, not because of the printer.

A

Edge distortion

On a 74 mm body, artwork wider than 120 mm starts to stretch at the edges. Keep type inside a 100 mm window.

B

Fine hairlines

Lines below 0.25 pt break up in silkscreen and disappear in laser. Convert to a minimum 0.3 mm stroke.

C

White on white

White ink on a white bottle is not a design, it is a request for a second station. Expect a two-pass charge.

D

Low-tint gradients

Below 8% tint, UV and heat transfer both band visibly. Use a solid tint or a halftone dot pattern.

FAQ

Logo questions we answer weekly.

If your question is not here, the answer is usually in the quotation — ask and we will add it.

All questions
Can I put the logo on the bottom?
Yes, laser only. The base is a flat surface, so it takes a clean mark, and it is the cheapest place to put a compliance statement or a serial.
Will the print survive the dishwasher?
Laser and UV do. Silkscreen survives roughly 200 cycles before it dulls on a coated body. If dishwasher-safe is a claim on your packaging, specify UV or laser.
Can you match a Pantone?
For the coating, yes — we mix to Pantone and send a sprayed swatch for approval. For print ink, we match within ΔE 3, which is visually identical but not numerically exact.
What if my artwork is only a JPG?
We trace it and send the vector back for approval. It adds one day and it occasionally reveals that the original logo has been redrawn badly by someone else — better to find out now.

Send the artwork. We will send the mock-up.

One revision is included before a plate is cut. If the artwork will not reproduce on a curved body, you will hear that before you pay for setup.

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