Worth knowingWhich decoration survives the end use
The body gives you an uninterrupted panel — no curve to fight, no seam to work the artwork around, and 2 stock colours to place it on. That matters more than the size of the print area, because a mark that crosses a seam never looks right no matter how good the artwork.
Engraving is cut into the metal, so there is nothing to lift. Printed marks vary by method: UV and heat transfer generally hold up better than silk screen, though none of them match engraving under repeated commercial dishwashing. Rather than give you a rule, tell us the end use — a gym, a canteen, a hotel and a desk gift each wear differently, and we will say which method we would run and why.
Stock colours are Blue, Red, ready from 500 pieces. A matched Pantone is its own spray run from 1,000, with a spray sample you approve before the line starts.