The eyelet is a solid ring used as reinforcement on leather, fabric, paper, or as lace hole, closure, etc; as decorating item on bags, belts, shoes, curtains, furthermore to fix mechanism, electronic device, banners, matrass, etc.
Manufactured from metal ribbon of different materials like iron, brass, stainless steel, and plated in several galvanic finishes also free nickel in the respect of ecosystem, special coating treatments such us total varnishing (popular), top lacquered (vemar) painting, silk-screen printing, and processing like laser cutting.
Because of his shape some model ( VL ), can be manufactured in aluminum, which is recyclable and very important as ecological aspect. Several models can be Customized (on the cap) with trade mark logo and/or design, such Customized items can be obtained either by standard moulding production, solution tied to a contribution for the new printing dies and minimum order quantity according to product size, or with special processing like serigraphy or laser cutting, in this case quantity required are much smaller according to product size.
Most of the time the eyelet is matched with an under part so called “washer” for a firm closure, different kind of standard and automatic washers are available.
The application (setting) can be made with the aid of hammer tools, pliers, hand presses and dies, and/or semi and fully-automatic machines electric power (280-360 vw) or pneumatic (air pressure).