USB flash memory has become an established marketing tool over the last few years, with ever increasing data storage capacity and literally hundreds of off-the-shelf designs. Against this backdrop of ever increasing popularity it was only a matter of time before the industry made it more cost effective and easier to facilitate the production of bespoke or custom shaped flash drives.

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2. USB flash memory has become an established
marketing tool over the last few years, with
ever increasing data storage capacity and
literally hundreds of off-the-shelf designs.
Against this backdrop of ever increasing
popularity it was only a matter of time before
the industry made it more cost effective and
easier to facilitate the production of bespoke or
custom shaped flash drives.
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3. Small scale custom moulding of the quality
previously only possible on mass market goods is
now available to create a genuinely unique USB
product even on low volume orders of 250. These
bespoke shapes can be made from a variety of
recycled and recyclable materials such as
PVC, ABS, Silicon and PET. These materials offer
not only a cheaper way of producing USB flash
drives in custom shape USB, but in addition
lighter, more malleable materials offers
phenomenal detail when it comes to text and
logos. This is because moulds for these materials
are made from low density metal alloys that can
be cut with finer tooling.
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4. PVC especially offers a great feel as well as
fantastic detail and makes production of 2D
and 3D custom shaped USB sticks on small and
medium sized quantities cost effective. It’s
ideally suited for the production of these highly
desirable marketing tools on a budget.
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5. The process is fairly straightforward, first the
object (such as a bottle or shoe) is sent to the
manufacturer and from this a 3D or 2D
wireframe CAD rendition is created. If however
the object is too large to send to the facility then
2 or more photographs from different angles can
be used instead. Once this CAD representation
has been approved a mould is made from soft
metal by using a computer controlled lathe.
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6. Once the mould is ready the molten PVC is
applied, for small orders this is usually with a
hand held pneumatic tool. The material solidifies
within a few seconds on contact with the metal
and is then ejected.
This first production sample is sent to the client
for approval or can be photographed if lead times
are tight. Once approved the full quantity can be
manufactured, usually in about 5 days for lower
volume orders. Larger orders will require multiple
moulds to speed up the process.
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7. The housing is then usually sent to a specialist
USB assembly plant where the memory and
controller chip assembly is combined with the
outer casing to create the final product. Any
data required would be uploaded at this stage.
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8. The overall lead time from conception to
delivery can take as little as 15 business days,
while the same mould can be used to create a
large number of branded USB sticks. A mould
can also create flash drives in a range of colours
by the colouring applied to the molten PVC and
hand painted into the moulds prior to being
filled with the material.
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9. Despite marketing budgets being continuously
squeezed it seems that clients still demand
ground breaking ideas. Promotional gift and
marketing companies are under pressure to
provide more for less. Custom shaped USB sticks
in quantities of 250 cost no more than some of
the ‘off the shelf’ models. The lighter PVC and
ABS custom moulded USB flash drives offer a
cost effective solution to finding that unique,
useful marketing ‘give away’ to put your brand
ahead of the competition.
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