Engraved pewter goblets for the Royal Netherlands Army

Project at a glance

• Client: Royal Netherlands Army, Oirschot
• Quantity: two customer-supplied pewter goblets
• Artwork: Congleton, Wolverhampton, Prinses Irene and “85 Years of Friendship”
• Technique: fibre laser; each position aligned separately
• Project: November 2026

The brief

The goblets were intended to represent a special connection. One received the Congleton crest and the other the Wolverhampton crest. Both also carry the Prinses Irene emblem and commemorative wording.

Their rounded shape and existing ornamentation required careful placement. Each engraving needed to remain legible and align with the others at the same height.

Our approach

The surface was unsuitable for a marking-spray process, so SDLG developed the engraving using a fibre laser. The artwork files were cleaned up and fine details simplified for the small surface.

The goblets were processed without a rotary attachment. The product was repositioned and aligned separately for every engraving location.

SDLG made a positioning stop to set the three locations at the same height. This helped bring the town crest, Prinses Irene emblem and wording together on each goblet.

The result

Each goblet combines its own town crest with the shared Prinses Irene emblem and “85 Years of Friendship”. The detail photographs show the fine lines and their placement above the existing ornamentation.

Engraved pewter goblets require attention to the material, curvature and alignment. Prepared artwork and a custom positioning stop helped coordinate the separate engraving locations in this project.

Project photographs

Frequently asked questions

Why were the locations engraved separately?

These goblets were processed without a rotary attachment, so each location was repositioned and aligned individually.

Can detailed crests be engraved at a small size?

Suitability depends on the artwork, surface and dimensions. Here, files were cleaned up and fine details adapted to the available space.