Die-Cut Acrylic Awards: When Off-the-Shelf Feels Off 🎨

A laser-cut silhouette in the shape of your sport — a basketball, a paddle, a runner mid-stride — lands harder than any rectangular plaque. Tooling is cheaper than you think.

CNC Routing vs Laser Cut

Laser cutting gives you a glass-smooth edge that needs no finishing — perfect for clean geometric shapes up to 15mm thick. CNC routing handles thicker stock and lets you carve recesses for inlays, but edges need a flame polish or hand sanding. For most tournament awards in 5–10mm acrylic, laser is the right call.

Setup Fee Drops Fast in Volume

Most factories charge a one-time setup fee (about ฿800–1,500) to vector and program your shape, then per-piece costs that drop sharply past 50 units. A 100-unit run of custom-shaped 8mm acrylic awards often costs less per piece than a stock rectangular trophy of the same size — and looks ten times more memorable.