Knowledge Centre

Material, process, design and buying guides written from what actually happens on our production lines.

Material Guide

Zinc alloy dominates metal giftware for four practical reasons: it casts fine detail, it takes plating well, it carries

Process Guide

Three ways to put colour on metal, each with a different failure mode. Choosing the wrong one is the most common avoidab

Process Guide

Plating choice is not only aesthetic. Finish determines how a product photographs, how visible handling marks are, and w

Buying Guide

The four steps Senchoy works to, with the numbers attached, so you can plan a launch date rather than guess at one.

Design Guide

You do not need a technical drawing. You do need five pieces of information, and supplying them up front is what turns t

Material Guide

The single most common quality complaint in accessory manufacture is a plated base metal used where it should never have

Industry Article

Replacing plastic with metal only reduces waste if the metal item is genuinely kept and reused. Four cases where it is,

Buying Guide

What an attraction or tourism board should decide before asking for a souvenir quotation, and which construction fits wh

Still Not Sure Which Process Fits

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