art quality & turn around times

graphics quality

Logos and graphics must be clean artwork and of a sufficent resolution. Low quality logos can lead to a longer time to recieve your final product.

Turnaround

We pride ourselves being able to say "yes" to most customer requests. IT's part of our "WOW!" service approach. 
Most projects are completed within 4-5 days after your approve your artwork proof.

Superior Service

We keep you informed of your order progress and our friendly team are here to assist you with industry expertise.

ARTWORK REQUIREMENTS:

Logos or graphics must be clean artwork of sufficient resolution - see specific requirements below. If you are unable to provide acceptable artwork, we are happy to work directly with your in-house or outside graphics designer to obtain the files needed.

Be sure to work closely with your Arch customer service representative as early in the process as possible, to help us hit your desired completion date and to achieve the best possible outcome.

Artwork that does not meet our artwork guidelines will incur an art charge. Our hourly rate is $70.00, with a minimum art charge of $30.00. We will contact you before any art charges are applicable.

ARTWORK FILE GUIDELINES:

For ENGRAVING or SANDBLASTING: Vector Black & White Line Art (no grayscale, color, or halftones) in PC-platform file formats is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED as it will give you the best result: CDR, EPS, AI or PDF.
NOTE: We have a special process for laser engraving grayscale images so consult your Arch representative if this is of interest.
High-resolution (300 DPI or better at final size) .JPG or .PNG files are also acceptable.

FONTS:  Please identify your fonts for us. While we own hundreds of fonts, you may use one we don't have. If so, please send us the font file. Or, you may convert your text to curves in your art file. 

For INKJET or SUBLIMATION IMPRINTING: Vector or high-resolution bitmap PC-platform file formats such as JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, or GIF. Minimum 300 DPI at final size. 

Images embedded inside of Word or PowerPoint documents is not acceptable art.

Mac files are not acceptable

Web graphics are not acceptable, as they are low resolution.

Low resolution images converted to another file format, even if the resolution is changed to 300 DPI, are not acceptable if the original image was less than 300 DPI. Simply saving a file as a new file type does not increase the quality of the pixels in the artwork itself.

The final product can be no better than the artwork! 

SUBMITTING YOUR ARTWORK:

Please email your graphic files to your Arch Represeantive - Email to Sales@ArchEngraving.com - Please name the file your company, like "ArchEngraving2025-Logo.Ai".

Be sure to include your full contact information when submitting artwork, and company if applicable.

LOGOS & TRADEMARKED OR COPYRIGHTED ARTWORK:

We maintain a large database of thousandds of standrd comapny logos and artwork files. In some cases, we may already have your logo on file in the format we need. 
We cannot reproduce trademarked or copyrighted logos or artwork without the express written approval fo the artwork owner. 

FONTS & TYPEFACES:

We offer a large selection of fonts, if you require a specific font please let your Arch represenative know. 

ART PROOFS:

We provide two free proofs in our pricing. There is an additional charge of $10 per customer requested changes to proofs after that.

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