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Crimping Issues 101 Are crimping issues making your buttons ugly? Do you have bubbles under the Mylar? Or, is the Mylar pulling away from the edge of the button? Well, today you will learn what causes and, more importantly, how to solve these particular crimping issues. As I mentioned earlier regarding printing buttons using a laser printer, I have for you not one but two ingenious solutions. That’s right. I said two solutions to one problem. At ABM we’re all about choices. When printing graphics from a laser printer you’ll need to be aware this may lead to some crimping...

FLASHING BUTTONS - LED TRIO FROM ABM I am thrilled beyond imagining to share with you the newest product available from ABM. Two years ago we introduced Flashing LED button sets. Due to their enormous popularity we’ve expanded the product line to now include the new FLASHING LED TRIO. Super bright and simultaneous flashing LEDs garner serious attention; especially when multiples are used. So get creative! Strategically place 2, or even 3, of the Trio units most anywhere on the back of your larger buttons.   [caption id="attachment_333950" align="alignleft" width="150"] Flashing LED Trio[/caption]   3” flexible leads allow for lots...

ABM Year In Review As 2014 comes to a close we'd like to leave you with the ABM Year in Review. In January our new website launched. Exciting as it was, come February, we did not rest. Check out all the cool stuff we did this year: February saw the start of our Customer Rewards program. What a huge success it has been. To date, your fellow buttoneers have redeemed thousands of dollars in discounts. Several new products were added throughout the year. 1” French wire earrings, 1.75” Keychains, purse jewelry, 1.75” necklace sets and upgraded flashing LEDs have all...

BAM Sized Christmas Ornament and LED Button Kits Two Flashtastic ideas! Last year at ABM we expanded our product line by adding Ornament and Flashing LED buttons. Both have been successful beyond prediction. Recently a customer asked us a simple question. “Do you also have Badge-a-Minit sized (aka B.A.M.)  Christmas Ornament Buttons and BAM sized LED button kits?” It’s an excellent question and we have to admit, we left our Badge-a-Minit customers out in the cold!  Well, we have rectified the situation and now the answer is a resounding YES!  When it comes to all things button related ABM is...

American Button Machine Review of Flashing LED Buttons One of our coolest new products is the ability to add a flashing LED to any button. The smallest button size the LED will fit on is a 1.5” button. The Greatness of Flashing LED Buttons There are several pros involved in the creation of a flashing LED button: They are incredibly energy efficient, which means that the lights on your buttons will last a looooooong time. In fact, our LED assembly comes with two long-life LR41 coin batteries. You can add two, three, or four LEDs to a single button depending...