Color-Filled Etched Stainless Steel Nameplates & Metal Badges | OEM Manufacturer

For brands that need their logo to outlive the product. Zylogo’s color-filled etched stainless steel nameplates and metal badges use precision chemical etching to recess your design into 304 or marine-grade 316 stainless steel — then fill each recess with baked enamel paint that becomes a permanent part of the plate. The color does not sit on the surface to peel or scratch off; it is locked into the steel.

This is the option to choose when the label must look as good in year ten as it did on day one — for premium consumer electronics, yacht interiors, luxury packaging, automotive applications, and industrial equipment that has to keep working in harsh environments.

Specifications

Color-Filling Process

The color on a finished plate comes from a baking process, not surface printing. After your design is etched into the stainless steel — typically 0.1 mm to 0.5 mm deep — we screen-print industrial enamel paint into the recesses. The plate then enters a curing oven where the enamel is baked at 160 °C to 200 °C, depending on the color specification. The result is a chemical bond between the paint and the steel that cannot be scratched out with a fingernail, dissolved by solvents, or removed by the heat, UV, salt spray, or chemicals the plate will encounter in service.

For multi-color designs (a logo with a separate accent color, for example) each color is applied and baked in sequence. This is a more involved process than single-color fill and is reflected in tooling cost and lead time — but it is also why our color-filled plates remain legible in field conditions where flat-printed labels fade within two years.

Where They Are Used

Premium consumer electronics

Logo plates for laptops, audio equipment, and smart appliances where the brand mark must survive daily handling and cosmetic wear without fading.

Yacht and marine equipment

Nameplates for hardware and control panels built to handle salt-spray environments. SUS 316 stainless is our standard recommendation for any plate that will see marine conditions.

Luxury packaging and limited editions

Metal badges and monogram plates for premium packaging, certificates, awards, and limited-edition releases.

Automotive interiors and accessories

Emblem plates for premium audio, trim, and accessory parts where the brand mark communicates product tier.

Industrial equipment and machinery

Specification plates, model serial tags, and warning labels where chemical resistance and UV stability matter more than the cheapest unit price.

Why Brands Specify Zhangying?

Baked enamel, not surface ink. Most etched nameplates use standard ink fill that fades under UV exposure or chemical contact within two to five years. We use a multi-stage baking process so the color is part of the plate itself.

Marine-grade stainless available. SUS 316/304 by default for any application that touches salt water, salt air, or harsh chemical environments — at no premium on most products.

24 years of process refinement. Since 2002, we have refined tolerance control, color matching, and finishing consistency across tens of thousands of production runs.

Dual-base manufacturing. Production capacity in Guangdong and Hunan gives your rollout the redundancy and lead-time flexibility Tier 1 buyers need.

100-piece minimum. Lower than most manufacturers, because we can short-run the inking stage for prototyping and sample batches before committing to full production.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use this for outdoor or marine applications?

Yes. For salt-water, marine, or harsh chemical environments we produce using SUS 316 stainless steel with the same baked enamel color-fill. Both the metal and the paint finish are designed to handle continuous salt-spray exposure.

How many colors can each nameplate carry?

Up to four colors per design in baked enamel. Most logos are one or two colors. If you need a specific Pantone or a custom hue, we match it from a physical reference and keep the recipe on file for reorders.

Will the color match my brand’s logo colors?

We mix to a Pantone or RAL reference and keep a digital color sample for your approval before production starts. Standard tolerance is ±1 ΔE — invisible to the eye, consistent across batches.

Can I get a sample before placing a full production order?

Yes. We provide pre-production samples for design approval, typically within 5 working days of artwork sign-off, at low MOQ (50 pieces).

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Send your artwork as PDF, AI, CDR, or DXF — and your target Pantone if applicable. Our engineering team responds within 24 hours with a feasibility check, lead time, and free sample recommendation.

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