subject: The Ingenuity Of Koozies [print this page] Koozie, cozy, coosie, beer hugger, huggie, or beer sleeves are creative can or bottle holders that keep your hand warm while holding very cold beverages. These beer huggers work as a can or bottle insulator keeping it continuously chilled or cooled without being in a freezer or chiller for up to 40 minutes. Because of the ingenuity of these handy can holders many famous companies use this as a promotional giveaway since it is affordable and cool way to enjoy your drink. It comes in different varieties like the collapsible, foldable and slip-away and especially good to use in theme parties, get together, weddings or even personal effects. You can for example use a baseball, basketball, depending on the theme motif that you are looking at for your party.
These beer sleeves are made of foam, plastic or polyurethane and Neoprene. Neoprenes are the same materials used for manufacturing wet suits. Since each material used for its manufacture has different textures, they can also absorb logos, pictures, or artworks differently. Consequently, each material has varying durability in terms of tensile strength and needs different engraving techniques. If you are in the process of ordering for personal use or giveaways, you may discuss with the manufacturer the best type of material to use.
As stated before, these are good promotional products since having a koozie is a practical way of keeping drinks cool. Large commercial companies have their logo and a custom promotional message printed on a koozie, an interesting and affordable way to promote their products in parties and get together. As any marketing personnel would explain it is a great and simple way to have brand exposure.
For personal use however there are many dealers online who can provide you authentic koozies. Prices range with the bulk of orders that you make. In choosing your dealer, make sure you do not only compare the prices that they offer, most importantly check for the Verisign logo on their website this will guarantee you that they use only the best material to print your very own koozie.
Since these are relatively easy to print on, it is alternately used as a special artwork and wedding giveaways. When having these printed, for artwork or wedding purposes, koozie makers usually ask you to provide a copy of the print that you need. In cases as such, it is highly discouraged that you send the artworks via internet download as it creates low resolution and poor printing quality. Save the pictures in a .gif, .bmp or using an Adobe Illustrator file, this will keep the details of your artwork or picture fresh and crisp giving it a fresh effect. After the primary printing, the koozie is kept in a dingy surrounding for the initial coats to dry. Next the positive filming is effected next and the emulsions are dried from the non exposure area. After this the screen is plated with ink, dried and eventually cleaned.
