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Turn packaging into a statement.
In crowded markets, brands are always searching for new ways to elevate the product experience. Our organic inks and coatings offer the creative freedom to do just that– helping you rethink how your product looks, feels and connects with your audience. From eye-catching colors to refined texture, we help bring your brand story to the surface.
With over 100 years of experience, Vibrantz offers optimal solutions for end-use markets like automotive and transportation, home furnishings and appliances and packaging.
Waterborne coatings
Vibrantz’s organic waterborne coatings for glass and plastics provide superior adhesion, particularly for glass, along with good mechanical and chemical resistance. Our color series are available in spectacular color palettes.
Inks
Our product portfolio includes the latest generation of organic inks for direct and indirect decoration on glass. Whether they are used for screen printing, total transfer or decals, our inks for glassware are ideal for decorating bottles, drinking glasses, pharmaceutical glass and other tableware items.

Our value added service for inks and coatings allow you to mix and match colors.
We offer bases (clear, frost, metallic), along with approximately 20 tints, that give customers total flexibility in tailoring color matches on-site, as well as desired gloss and finish.
With our base/tint system, designers can achieve numerous finishes including transparent, translucent, frost, opaque, metallic, neon, and pearlescent. These coatings can be applied as a single finish or in combinations to deliver a myriad of effects.
Addittionally, Vibrantz provides complete custom color matching services to help our customers develop new colors and finishes to meet specific industry standards and/or unique customer needs. In addition to matching colors, we can provide formulas to customers using the base-tint system.
Precise color matching can be achieved using our internal extensive database and color matching expertise. All colors are matched to defined reference samples to ensure exact match and consistent color reproduction from batch to batch.
Products and solutions
Download our overview brochure and product guide to learn more about our expanded portfolio of organic and inorganic inks.
221 series BPA-free single pack system
Vibrantz’s 221 series is an environmentally-friendly, clear, fast-dry urethane waterborne glass coating in a ready-to-use formula for spray application decoration of glass bottles and containers. This one-component organic waterborne coating system is formulated to provide a durable film with excellent glass adhesion, chemical resistance, and resistance to multiple dishwasher cycles.
Our tintable base/tint system offers 20 tint base colors and various additional decorative effects, including transparent, translucent, frost, metallic, pearlescent, neon, UV-protective, glossy or matte finishes providing decorators with an almost infinite number of design options for innovative glass decoration.
25 series two-pack system
The 25 series is a heavy-metal free two-component system of waterborne coatings for spray application on glass that contains low volatile organic compounds (VOCs.) These coatings exhibit good glass adhesion while providing good mechanical and chemical resistance.
Vibrantz’s waterborne coatings offer higher performance than ceramic inks and cure at a much lower temperature than glass enamels. Available in a wide range of colors, our coatings provide decorators with the ability to produce an almost infinite number of colors, allowing the creation of innovative designs on various glass container applications.
Additionally, color concentrates can be mixed with base coats to provide further options for on-site color mixing and matching. Once the coating is ready to apply, it has a pot life of about 4 hours.
The 25 Series is available worldwide, except in North America.
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3D effect waterborne coatings for glass
Our 3D effect waterborne coatings are ideal in enabling individual decorative solutions for challenging designs for glass products making them more beautiful, decorative, and functional.
3D effect hydroglaslack coating exhibits a special feature due to its uniquely magnetic properties. This dynamic results in astounding and unique three-dimensional images that provide fascinating depth effects within seconds. For higher durability, 3D effect hydroglaslack can easily be coated with our grade hydroglasur making it suitable as a design element for tableware.
3D effect hydroglaslack gle200
3D effect hydroglaslack gle240
95 series single-pack system (North America)
The 95 series is a heavy metal-free one-component system of organic waterborne coatings specially formulated for the North American market for use in dip coating and spray application for the decoration of glass containers such as cosmetic and beverage bottles.
Using our inter-mixable base system, these waterborne coatings are available in a wide range of colors, providing decorators with an almost infinite number of colors for innovative design.
The 95 series has good adhesion and is available with various decorative effects that include: transparent, frost, metallic, pearlescent, fluorescent, UV-protective, glossy or matte finishes.
Asphalt effect waterborne coatings for glass
Vibrantz offers asphalt effect water-based environmentally friendly surface coatings that provide an asphalt-like visual effect to glass. Almost every rough haptic and hue can be adjusted by the asphalt effect coating, delivering the look and feel of asphalt.
All Vibrantz waterborne special effect coatings offer low-VOC and bisphenol A (BPA)-free coating options; these technologies can be readily exchanged as needed as a service to of all our customers worldwide.
Our latest green formulations are being used for wine and beer bottles, tableware, stemware, decorative vases and votives. These new products conform with REACH regulations, as well as EC and OSHA packaging directives and standards.
Croco effect waterborne coating for glass
We offer croco effect GLE110, a one-component waterborne organic coating system that offers a glossy high-quality decorative look of crack formation on glass. This decorative crack illusion can be controlled by varying the coating parameters and can be reproduced as desired.
As adjustment for better resistance, coated objects can be decorated with our hydro organic glass coating systems including hydroglasur, hydrodecor, hydrocos and hydrocont. Our latest green formulations are being used for wine and beer bottles, tableware, stemware, decorative vases and votives. These new products conform with REACH regulations, as well as EC and OSHA packaging directives and standards.
High temperature and pressure (HTP) (hot melt) inks
Vibrantz HTP (hot melt) organic inks are opaque screen process inks available in solid thermoplastic form for multi-print and over-print container glass decoration. Available in a wide range of standard colors, the SpecTruLite™ line of hot melt organic inks deliver durable and vibrant designs with superior glass adhesion. We also offer other ink options, including CMYK-equivalent inks, special effect inks, metallic effects inks and frosts, and many existing commercial brand color matches.
Our hot melt organic inks are a ready-to-use, single-component formulation designed for multi-print glass decoration and do not require a white underlayer, which can reduce the total amount of white color necessary for decoration and yield cost savings. As these inks cure at a lower temperature than ceramic inks, less energy is used for heating. They can also be used on the existing printing machines and equipment already used with traditional inorganic glass enamels.
SpecTruLite™ hot melt organic inks dry immediately after printing, allowing the next print to be instantly applied when using a high-speed multi-color decoration machine.
Hydrocont waterborne organic glass coatings
The hydrocont line of organic water-based coatings offers heavy metal-free glass decoration that exhibits good mechanical properties with the highest abrasion and scratch resistance combined with excellent resistance against water and alcohol.
Its good mechanical properties with an additional resistance to a large number of fillings provides a high assurance of safe handling during filling and transportation. Easy to use, hydrocont can be applied by conventional methods or by electrostatic finishing. The one-pack version is cured at a temperature range of 170°C to 190°C while offering a high process reliability.
Developed to work within a wide application window so that even complex shapes such as cognac bottles can be coated without trouble, hydrocont coatings enable a highly aesthetic packaging finish that positively influences the consumer purchasing decision.
Coatings made with hydrocont are hardly distinguishable from pigmented glass due to the many special effects that are available. From highly transparent and brilliant to mat and opaque, hydrocont provides a nearly limitless color range that is naturally free of heavy metals.
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GL537
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GL560
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GL527
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Hydrocos waterborne organic coatings
The hydrocos line of organic water-based coatings offers heavy metal-free glass decoration used for glass cosmetics packaging. Its good mechanical properties combined with an additional resistance to a large number of fillings provides a high assurance of safe handling during filling and transportation.
Our basic color system includes all Pantone® color shades and are mixable in any ratio, enabling our customers to achieve any desired color shade. The easy handling of basic lacquers and color concentrates allows producing a variety of colors, with different gloss levels in a fast, easy and economical manner.
Vibrantz can also produce custom colors based on customer specifications or from the common color charts. Sample shades can also be produced in short runs, and further custom color shades according to color charts or color systems can also be mixed.
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Hydrodecor waterborne organic glass coatings
Hydrodecor is an economical line of organic water-based coatings that offers heavy metal-free glass decoration featuring good solvent resistance, good resistance against alkalis and acids, and a very high durability that is required for decorative glass items, including up to 150 cycles in a household dishwasher.
Its good mechanical properties and broad application window results in the easy application of coatings within a wide range of machinery parameters. It can be applied by spray or automatic finishing and is cured at a temperature range of 170°C to 190°C while offering a high process reliability.
Available in an unlimited variety of colors and effects, Hydrodecor enables the production of decorative glass objects with the highest aesthetic demands. Coatings made with Hydrodecor are hardly distinguishable from pigmented glass due to the many special effects that are available. From highly transparent and brilliant to mat and opaque, Hydrodecor provides a nearly limitless color range that is naturally free of heavy metals.
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GLM550
GL570
GLM570
Hydrodesign waterborne organic glass coatings
The hydrodesign line of organic water-based coatings is a top choice for heavy metal-free flat glass decoration, exhibiting excellent mechanical properties and glass adhesion. Easy to use, hydrodesign offers low curing conditions, is fast drying, and can be applied by all established spraying methods and roller application.
Offering brilliant gloss and color shades in additional matt styles, hydrodesign provides a very large color range that is naturally free of heavy metals.
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GLM710
Hydroglasur waterborne organic coatings
Hydroglasur is a heavy metal-free modern glass coating one-component system for the coloring decoration of interior and exterior glass surfaces. Due to its outstanding resistance properties, it is especially suited for the coating of household glassware such as drinking glasses, plates or bowls that are cleaned in the dishwasher regularly. Objects coated with hydroglasur are hard to distinguish from pigmented or etched glass.
Offering an unlimited variety of colors and effects, hydroglasur is available in highly transparent to completely hiding and brilliant to matt effects. Its application is easy and economical with a wide range of machinery parameters.
Hydroglasur is certified for direct food contact and corresponds to the requirements of paragraph 30 and 31 out of German food and feed code (LFGB) as well for article 3 out of (EG) provision no. 1935/2004. Coating glasses, cups, bowls with hydroglasure can be recommended without restrictions.
For plates, we recommend covering the rim or complete backside area.
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MGS400
Hydroquick waterborne organic coatings
The Hydroquick line of organic water-based coatings are two component systems designed for the decoration of interior-use plastics including polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP.) Available in a broad spectrum of core color shades in several gloss levels and an unlimited variety of metallic and effect colors, it provides for limitless design options on plastic packaging decoration.
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Hydrotherm waterborne organic coatings
Hydrotherm waterborne organic coatings are specially formulated for high temperature-resistant decoration of interior glass lights and glass lampshades. Temperature resistant on a long-term basis up to 200°C, Hydrotherm is available in a wide range of colors and surface effects, providing many decoration options.
Hydrotherm is a heavy metal-free modern one-component system rganic glass coating ideal for the coloring decoration of many glass surfaces.
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HTM400
Invisible effect waterborne coatings for glass
Vibrantz offers invisible effect organic waterborne coatings, a one-component system that offers both glossy and matt high-quality decorative looks that allows glass objects to be illuminated by black light.
During the daylight, this coating provides an ‘invisible’ and transparent look, but becomes luminous in black light, providing the ability to protect objects and designs from counterfeiting.
Our invisible effect coating is designed to provide a very unique and high-tech look, which can also add to the décor of parties and special events.
Kristal transparent HTP organic inks
Vibrantz’s kristal HTP (hot melt) organic inks are transparent screen process inks available in solid thermoplastic form for multi-print container glass decoration. Available in a wide range of seven transparent colors, the kristal line of hot melt transparent inks deliver durable and vibrant designs with superior glass adhesion.
Our transparent hot melt organic inks are a ready-to-use single component formulation requiring no dilution. They are designed for multi-print glass decoration and do not require a white underlayer, which can reduce the total amount of white color necessary for decoration and yield cost savings. As these inks cure at a lower temperature than ceramic inks, less energy is used for heating. They can also be used on the existing printing machines and equipment already used with traditional inorganic glass enamels.
Kristal hot melt organic inks dry immediately after printing, allowing the next print to be instantly applied when using a high-speed multi-color decoration machine.
Neon effect waterborne coating for glass
We offer neon effect waterborne coatings in yellow, neon blue, neon pink and neon red available as transparent and opaque version in matt and glossy. Providing very high luminosity, neon colors work with most of our hydro organic glass coating systems including hydroglasur, hydrocont, hydrocos, as well as our croco effect coatings. Individual properties can be tailored based on the system in which the neon colors are being used.
Pad printing inks for plastics
Our pad printing inks for plastics are available as one or two-component inks that are specifically formulated for a wide variety of plastics and other substrates. Vibrantz’s one-component pad printing inks are fast drying pad printing inks that can be applied with a thin coating thickness that offers cost savings over a spray coating decoration, providing a protective coating without loss of ink.
We also provide two-component pad printing inks that offer exceptional chemical resistance with consistent color consistency and coverage with excellent adhesion to many plastic substrates.
All our pad printing ink products include a wide variety of colors including whites, blacks, special effect inks, mixing systems, additives, bases and the ability to match any color possible in the spectrum.
RTP (cold print) inks
Our SpecTruLite™ liquid paste organic inks offers decorators and designers a wide range of vibrant opaque ink colors covering the Pantone spectrum, including cadmium-free reds. We also offer other ink options, including metallic effects inks and frosts, as well as many existing commercial brand color matches.
SpecTruLite liquid paste organic inks are generally used for single-print applications, however, they can also be used along with our HTP thermoplastic inks in multi-print applications.
Screen printing inks for plastics
Our screen printing ink systems for plastics are available as one or two-component inks and clear coats that are specifically formulated for a wide variety of plastics PMMA, PC, CAB, ABS, PS, PVC, PE, PA. They also can be used on paper and various metals, ceramics and glass as well as primers and coated pieces.
The exceptional chemical resistance with consistent color consistency and coverage with excellent adhesion to many plastic substrates make them an ideal choice for many automotive plastic applications. Vibrantz’s one-component screen printing inks are fast-drying inks formulated for excellent printability and weatherability. They are ideal for external applications, particularly for the back side of neon signs.
We also provide two-component fast-drying screen printing inks that offer excellent printability and weatherability, providing high quality prints for external applications, particularly for the back side of neon signs.
Our UV-curing screen printing clear coat instantly reacts to UV light, allowing for quicker drying than any other current method which increases productivity. It also results in more vibrant printed colors on a variety of substrates.
All our screen printing ink products include a wide variety of colors including whites, blacks, special effect inks, mixing systems, additives, bases and the ability to match any color possible in the spectrum.
Solvent-based coatings for plastic eyeglass frames
Vibrantz offers a wide portfolio of colors and quality options of solvent-based paints and coatings for the large array of eyeglass frame materials including polyamides and nylon-based hypoallergenic plastics such as cellulose propionate. We provide high performance 2-component clear coats designed to enhancing the surface design and quality of eyeglass and spectacle frames. They also provide outstanding resistance to environmental factors such as UV-resistance and resistance to perspiration and cosmetics.
Solvent-based décor paints for plastics
We offer solvent-based décor paints and haptic coatings for plastics in low pigment and highly pigmented options that allow new methods of surface coating techniques designed to improve the functional and optical properties of plastic components. Available in countless colors and metallic finishes including soft, matt and high-gloss, our solvent-based paints and coatings for plastics are used to create unique and detailed custom surface finishes of plastics.
Solvent-based décor paints for plastics can be applied directly to varying surfaces and substrates.
Décor paint D800m
Decor paint galvanix chrome CR80A
Décor paint galvanix single chrome CR81A
Décor paint PA/21
Décor paint HV/B
Décor paint AR/M
Décor paint AR/H
Décor paint D883
Solvent-based laser etchable décor paints for plastics
Our solvent-based laser-etchable paints and coatings are developed specifically to fulfill the technical requirements of delivering fine details to plastic surfaces as well as for improved functional and optical properties of plastic components.
Laser-etchable décor paint LD800
Laser-etchable décor paint LD801
Laser-etchable décor paint LD883
Solvent-based laser etchable paints for automotive plastics
Vibrantz offers a wide range of colors and quality options of solvent-based laser-etchable paints and coatings for plastics used in automotive interiors. Our solvent-based paints and coatings are developed specifically to fulfill the technical requirements of the automobile industry. Typical automotive interior applications include surface coatings for handles, shades, fascia, dashboards, levers, knobs, buttons and other control components of the cockpit.
All Vibrantz metal laser marking pastes are formulated to deliver permanent, high-contrast and high-resolution marks for laser marking on metal.
Laser-etchable décor paint LD800
Laser-etchable décor paint LD800m
Laser-etchable décor paint LD801m
Laser-etchable décor paint LD804m
Laser-etchable décor paint LD883
Laser-etchable décor paint LD860
Laser-etchable décor paint LD830
Laser-etchable décor paint CF
Specialty waterborne coatings for glass
Vibrantz specialty organic coatings complement our complete line of waterborne glass coatings to provide a vast selection of colors and decoration possibilities. We offer a line of water-based environmentally friendly specialty coatings that offer tailored characteristics and properties to glass including shatter protection, higher durability and resistance, as well as easier to grip surfaces.
Our state-of-the art green technologies enables us to offer low-VOC and BPA-free coatings for glass; these technologies can be readily exchanged as needed to the benefit of all our customers worldwide.
These green formulations are being used for wine and beer bottles, tableware, stemware, decorative vases and votives. Our waterborne coatings for glass comply with REACH regulations, as well as EC and OSHA packaging directives and standards.
GL410
GL420
GLM410
DR797
DR798
Stone optic effect
Vibrantz stone optic effect organic coatings complement our complete line of color-rich waterborne glass coatings to provide a vast selection of colors and decoration possibilities. We offer stone optic effect, a one-component waterborne organic glass coating system that offers a stone-like decorative effect that can be controlled by coating parameters which can be reproduced as desired.
Thermochrome effect waterborne coatings for glass
Vibrantz’s thermochrome effect organic waterborne glass coatings complement our complete line of color-rich organic glass coatings to provide a vast selection of colors and decoration possibilities. We offer thermochrome effect glass coatings that are designed to change color when the coated glass comes in contact with warm or cold liquids.
Thermochrome effect coatings are available in 5 basic colors (magenta, blue, red, black and turquoise) that operate within a cold range at around 15° C, and a warm range of 37° C. Vibrantz offers thermochrome as a colored paste that is compatible with our hydro organic glass coating systems that include hydroglasur, hydrodecor, hydrocos, hydrocont and GLK-As.
UV-curing automotive interior décor paints for plastics
Our UV-curing and Heat-curing paints and coatings are developed specifically to fulfill the technical requirements of the automobile industry.
UV-curing and heat-curing paints and clear coats for plastics can be applied directly to varying surfaces and substrates including ABS, PC, T65, PA and many more when used with the optimal primer.
Typical automotive interior applications include the surface coating of: handles, shades, fascia, dashboards, levers, knobs, buttons and other control components of the cockpit.
UV monocure TC750v
UV dualcure TC700v
Water-based décor paints for plastics
We offer water-based décor paints and haptic coatings for plastics in low pigment and highly pigmented options that allow new methods of surface coating techniques designed to improve the functional and optical properties of plastic components. Available in countless colors and metallic finishes including soft, matt and high-gloss, our water-based paints and coatings for plastics are used to create unique and detailed custom surface finishes of plastics.
Water-based décor paints for plastics can be applied directly to varying surfaces and substrates.
Décor paint HD310
Décor paint HD315
Décor paint HD355
Décor paint HH355
Décor paint HS355
Décor paint HS330
Water-based laser etchable décor paints for plastics
We offer a wide range of colors and quality options of water-based décor paints and haptic coatings systems for a wide variety of plastics used in consumer electronics, furniture and optical applications.
Laser etchable décor paint HLD312
Laser etchable décor paint HLH312
Water-based laser etchable paints for automotive plastics
We offer a wide range of colors and quality options of water-based laser-etchable paints and coatings for plastics used in automotive interiors. Typical automotive interior applications include surface coatings for handles, shades, fascia, dashboards, levers, knobs, buttons and other control components of the cockpit.
Laser etchable décor paint HLD312
Laser etchable décor paint HLH312
Xpression organic colors for low temperature decals
Vibrantz’s Xpression organic color series is designed for screen printing of low temperature decals for interior and exterior use. Decals made with Xpression colors can be applied on almost all substrates that cannot be thermally cured, such as plastics. Xpression colors are based on heavy metal-free formulations and do not contain formaldehyde or phthalates, with the exception of fluorescent colors. All colors have excellent miscibility and may be mixed with each other, enabling a very wide color space.
Compared to traditional labels or adhesives, decals printed with Xpression colors can be perfectly matched to the image, maintaining all free space within the illustration. Since only the protective coating is printed 0.4 millimeters outside the image, decals made with Xpression colors offer ultra-high definition decoration capabilities.
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