Custom 3D Metal Fridge Magnets

Die-Cast Souvenir Magnets for Cities, Landmarks and Events

A fridge magnet is the smallest souvenir that still carries a place: a skyline, a cathedral, a lighthouse, a stadium, a mascot. Sinoawards makes them as die-cast zinc alloy pieces with the relief cast into the metal — not printed onto a flat plate — finished in antique silver, antique bronze, gold or nickel with soft or hard enamel colour, and backed with a neodymium disc magnet.

Each magnet starts as a steel mould cut from your outline, which is why the shape can be anything: the silhouette of a country, a mountain range, a building front, a logo. The same factory that casts our challenge coins and lapel pins casts these, so the plating and enamel work are the ones already proven on award pieces.

Key Features

• Die-cast 3D relief — towers, domes, trees and lettering stand clear of the base plate
• Zinc alloy body, the same alloy used for our coins and pins
• Four standard platings — antique silver, antique bronze, gold, nickel
• Soft or hard enamel colour fill, or a printed epoxy dome for photographic artwork
• Neodymium disc magnet pressed into the reverse, sized to the weight of the piece
• Any outline — skylines, state shapes, buildings, mascots, logos
• Digital proof of the relief and finish before the mould is cut
• Retail packing options — backing card, blister, gift box or ribbon

Magnet Specifications

Material	Zinc alloy, die-cast; neodymium disc magnet
Relief	3D die-cast, or single-level 2D casting for flatter, cheaper pieces
Plating	Antique silver, antique bronze, gold, nickel, or a dyed colour finish
Colour	Soft enamel, hard enamel or printed epoxy dome; Pantone matched
Standard sizes	25 x 75 mm, 25 x 100 mm, 50 x 50 mm, 60 x 80 mm; custom outlines
Thickness	Set by the relief and the magnet recess, typically 3–6 mm at the base plate
Backing	One neodymium disc as standard; two discs on larger or heavier pieces
Design and logo	Your own design; relief design and digital proof included
Minimum order	Quoted per design — the mould is the fixed cost, so repeat runs price lower
Packing	1 pc / polybag, 100 pcs / big bag, 300 pcs / carton; retail packing on request
Shipping	Worldwide by air express or sea freight; freight quoted with the order

How a Die-Cast Magnet Is Made

Understanding the sequence explains why the mould matters and where the cost sits. Seven stages, in order:

Artwork and relief design	The outline is drawn as a vector, the relief is built from the reference photograph and a digital proof is approved.
Mould cutting	A steel mould is cut for the shape and the relief. This is the fixed cost of the project and the reason repeat orders cost less.
Die-casting	Zinc alloy is cast under pressure into the mould, giving the sculpted front and a flat reverse with the magnet recess.
Trimming and polishing	Gate marks and flash are removed, the surface is polished, and the piece is checked for pits before plating.
Plating	Antique silver, antique bronze, gold or nickel. Antique finishes are darkened and then relieved so the recesses stay dark.
Colour fill	Soft or hard enamel, or a printed epoxy dome, applied colour by colour and cured.
Magnet and QC	The neodymium disc is pressed into the reverse, then each piece is checked for plating defects, colour fill and magnet hold.

The mould is the reason a first order costs more than a repeat: it is cut once and used for every run afterwards. Keep the artwork and the mould reference on file and the second order of the same magnet is priced as a production run, not as a new project.

Sizes and Shapes

Souvenir magnets are sized by what has to be recognised at arm's length on a shop rack: a single landmark reads at 50 mm, a skyline needs 75–100 mm of length. The table pairs the common sizes with the use they are normally bought for.

25 x 75 mm (1 x 3 in)	Narrow city or skyline strip, retail souvenir
25 x 100 mm (1 x 4 in)	Long skyline or coastal strip with lettering
50 x 50 mm (2 x 2 in)	Landmark, mascot or building front
60 x 80 mm	Detailed building or layered scene
Custom outline	State and country shapes, logos, silhouettes

Because the shape comes from the mould, an irregular outline costs no more than a rectangle. Very deep undercuts — a bridge with an open arch, a floating flag, a thin spire — cannot be released from a two-part mould, so the proof stage is where those details are adjusted rather than discovered after casting.

Plating and Colour Options

The finish is what separates a souvenir from a trinket, and it is chosen with the scene in mind: a heritage building wants antique metal with dark recesses, a modern gift wants clean plating with bright enamel.

Where These Magnets Are Used

Artwork Guidance for 3D Magnets

Vector artwork is best — AI, PDF, EPS, SVG or CDR with fonts outlined — together with a reference photograph of the building or scene if the piece is a landmark. Three practical notes:

• Relief depth vs. size: the smaller the piece, the shallower the relief has to be. A 50 mm magnet holds one or two foreground elements well; a full street scene belongs on a 75–100 mm piece.
• Lettering: cast lettering needs 1.2 mm stroke width to fill reliably at souvenir sizes. Thin script and small secondary text are better printed than cast.
• Undercuts: anything that would trap the mould — open arches, overhanging roofs, floating elements — is adjusted at proof stage so the casting releases cleanly.

The design team builds the relief and sends a digital proof with the outline, size, plating and enamel colours, and nothing is cast until that proof is approved.

How to Order Custom Fridge Magnets

Send the artwork or reference photographs, the intended size and the quantity to sales@sinoawards.com or via WhatsApp, and the team returns a quotation with a digital proof showing the relief and the finish.

1. Choose the size, relief and finish — 2D or 3D, which plating, enamel or printed.
2. Send the artwork and references — vector outline plus photographs of the building or scene.
3. Review the digital proof — outline, relief, plating, enamel colours and magnet position.
4. Mould, casting and QC — mould cutting, die-casting, polishing, plating, colour fill and magnet fitting.
5. Packing and shipping — polybag, retail card or gift box, shipped by air express or sea freight.

Packaging and Shipping

Standard packing is one piece per polybag, 100 per big bag and 300 per carton; carton dimensions are printed on the packing list so the freight can be calculated before the order ships. Retail packing — printed backing card, blister, velvet or plastic gift box, or a ribbon for hanging — is arranged at quotation stage.

Magnets are dense but small, so freight is priced on actual weight rather than volume, and a run of a few thousand fits in a handful of cartons. They ship worldwide by air express for a fixed on-sale date or by sea freight where the schedule allows, and can travel in the same shipment as coins, medals or keychains from the same order.

Why Order Magnets From Sinoawards

The magnet is a die-cast metal part, and die-casting is the core of what this factory does: medals, challenge coins, lapel pins and badges all run through the same moulding, plating and enamel lines. That means a souvenir magnet is quoted with the same tooling discipline as an award piece, and the plating on a low-cost souvenir is the plating that has already passed on a coin programme.

For destinations, museums and attractions we work from photographs and produce the relief; for event organisers we match the magnet to the medal and ribbon so the merchandise and the award look like one set. OEM and ODM work is available for distributors and gift companies reselling under their own label.

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