Product line 03

Acetate & Metal Combination Frames

Acetate front with metal temple, or metal front with acetate temple. Two material systems, two process routes, one tolerance to hold at the joint.

300 pcsMinimum order

20–25 daysSampling

65 daysBulk lead time

10,000 pairsMonthly capacity

The joint is the whole game

Combination frames are where mid-tier factories quietly drop out. The acetate front shrinks at a different rate than the metal temple under temperature change; if the joint is not designed with that in mind, the frame loosens within a season.

We design the joint first and the silhouette second — specifying the insert geometry, adhesive and mechanical pin together. It costs us more tooling time. It is why our combination line has the lowest return rate of the three.

Send us a drawing or a reference sample. We will come back with a tooling route and a price — not a request for more information.

Capability

What we can hold on this line

Every value below is a production constraint, not a marketing claim. If your spec falls outside it, we will tell you before quoting.

Construction: Acetate front + metal temple; metal front + acetate temple
Joint: Mechanical pin plus structural adhesive, tested to 500-cycle flex
Material: Cellulose acetate with stainless steel, monel or titanium
Colour: Independent colour control for acetate and metal components
Finishing: Matched polish across two materials, single visual standard
Logo: On acetate face, on metal temple, or split across both

Existing tooling

Nine shapes you can build on

These moulds already exist. Starting from one cuts tooling cost and lead time — useful for a first season. Any of them can be re-coloured, re-sized or re-branded.

VS-C301

Acetate front / metal temple

Size 50-20-145 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C304

Metal front / acetate temple

Size 52-19-148 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C308

Browline / acetate brow + wire rim

Size 51-18-145 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C312

Round / metal rim + acetate temple

Size 47-21-145 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C316

Square / thick acetate + flat metal

Size 53-18-150 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C320

Cat-eye / split material

Size 49-20-142 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C324

Aviator / acetate brow bar

Size 55-17-148 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C328

Geometric / mixed frame

Size 48-20-145 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

VS-C332

Slim rectangle / hidden joint

Size 54-18-145 mm · MOQ 300 pcs

Photography pending. Each card will carry five shots: front, 45°, side, temple interior, packaging.

Also in the range

Need something outside these shapes?

Most of our work starts from a designer's own drawing rather than a catalogue page. Send the artwork in AI, PDF or DXF and we will return a tooling assessment within two working days.

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