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Thermochromic Screen Printing Ink - Colour Changing Ink

Thermochromic Screen Printing Ink - Colour Changing Ink

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Description

 

Elevate Your Brand with for Discerning Businesses

Capture attention, spark engagement, and leave a lasting impression with our innovative thermochromic inks. Designed to seamlessly integrate with your existing screen printing processes, these dynamic inks offer a unique opportunity to differentiate your brand and create products that truly captivate.

Why Choose Our Thermochromic Inks for Your Business?

  • Unleash the Power of Surprise: Transform ordinary products into extraordinary experiences. Witness colours magically appear and disappear with temperature fluctuations, adding an element of intrigue and delight that will leave a lasting impression on your customers.
  • Enhance Brand Recall: In a crowded marketplace, it's crucial to stand out. Thermochromic inks offer a unique and memorable way to reinforce your brand identity. Create designs that reveal hidden messages, logos, or promotions when activated, ensuring your brand stays top-of-mind.
  • Drive Customer Engagement: Interactive elements foster deeper connections. Encourage customers to engage with your brand on a tactile level with products that respond to their touch or changes in the environment.
  • Premium Quality, Seamless Integration: Our inks are formulated for exceptional performance and compatibility with a wide range of fabrics, paper, and board. They mix easily and print smoothly with standard screen printing equipment, ensuring a seamless transition into your existing workflow.

The Science Behind the Magic:

Our thermochromic inks utilise microencapsulated leuco dyes. These microscopic capsules contain specialised dyes that are colourless at room temperature. Upon reaching the activation temperature, the microcapsules undergo a reversible structural change, allowing the vibrant dye to become visible. This fascinating technology provides a reliable and repeatable colour-changing effect that will elevate your products to a new level of sophistication.

Applications to Elevate Your Business:

  • Promotional Products with Impact: Elevate your merchandise with t-shirts, mugs, and stickers that transform with a touch, revealing hidden messages or captivating designs.
  • Packaging That Commands Attention: Create innovative packaging solutions that react to temperature changes, revealing hidden graphics or product information. Use thermochromic inks to indicate product freshness, warn of temperature abuse, or simply add an element of surprise to your packaging.
  • Marketing Materials That Engage: Design brochures, flyers, and point-of-sale displays that come alive with heat, captivating your audience and leaving a lasting impression.
  • Brand Storytelling Through Interaction: Weave a narrative into your products with designs that reveal themselves over time or with interaction. Thermochromic inks offer a unique opportunity to tell your brand story in a dynamic and engaging way.

A Spectrum of Colour and Control:

We offer a comprehensive range of colours and activation temperatures to meet your specific requirements:

Colour 15°C (Chill) 28/31°C (Chill/Touch) 45°C (Heat)
Black
Blue
Red
Magenta
Yellow
Orange
Green
Purple

Require a bespoke solution? We offer custom colours and activation temperatures tailored to your exact needs.

Technical Specifications and Usage Guidelines:

  • Safety: Refer to the Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) before use. Handle with care, avoid skin contact and ingestion, and store properly in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight.
  • Longevity: To ensure the longevity and vibrancy of the colour-changing effect, avoid exposing finished products to freezing temperatures or temperatures above 60°C. Protect from direct sunlight and UV exposure.
  • Application: For optimal results, ensure the printing surface is clean and dry. Combine the slurry and binder in equal parts as per instructions. Apply using standard screen printing techniques or a brush.
  • Curing: Heat-cure at 70°C (158°F) for 2-3 minutes to achieve optimal colour vibrancy and durability.
  • Layering: For the most impactful results, avoid mixing thermochromic inks with other colours or layering them.

Ordering and Support:

  • Testing: We recommend conducting small-scale tests before commencing large production runs to ensure optimal results.
  • Shipping: For orders exceeding 1 kilo, we utilise DHL for expedited and reliable delivery.
  • Safety: This product is not a toy and should be kept out of reach of children.
  • Packaging: May vary depending on order volume.
  • Colour Consistency: Due to the nature of Colour Changing materials, minor colour variations may occur between batches.

This product comes in 2 parts which require mixing 50/50 prior to use.

Contact our expert team to discuss your requirements and unlock the potential of thermochromic ink.

Please follow this link to the TDS and MSDS.

Please read the TDS and MSDS before use. 

Shipping & Delivery

We ship worldwide using trusted partners, with same-day dispatch on orders placed before 1 pm (subject to stock) and free UK delivery on orders over £50.

Every order is tracked, carefully packed, and arrives in excellent condition — with biodegradable packaging used wherever possible.

Shop with confidence with easy returns and exchanges!

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What Our Customers Say

Great experience from start to finish. The materials were top quality and added a unique touch to our product launch. Arrived on time and well-packaged.
James T
Fantastic service and even better products. The colour change effects are so cool and exactly what we needed. Can’t wait to use them again for future designs!
Amelia K
Really impressed with the colour-changing inks! They worked perfectly for my project and the customer service was super helpful. Fast delivery too — highly recommend
Sophie R

Frequently Asked Questions

Who are Colour Changing ?

Colour Changing is a global pioneer in smart materials, specialising in advanced colour-changing technologies for over 30 years. Founded by Jeremy Dredge, we’ve grown from a family business into an international enterprise with facilities in the UK and Spain, delivering innovative, science-backed solutions worldwide.

What technologies do you offer ?

Our core technologies include thermochromic, photochromic, and hydrochromic inks, paints, and coatings — materials that change colour with temperature, light, or moisture. Every product is developed to the highest standards of quality and performance.

How do you support businesses ?

We help businesses enhance safety, efficiency, and customer engagement through:

  • Intelligent supply chain indicators (shock, tilt, temperature)
  • Covert product authentication features
  • Interactive, eye-catching packaging
  • Memorable promotional products
How do you help creatives and designers ?

Our materials power innovation in:

  • Interactive art that responds to viewers and the environment
  • Product designs with dynamic colour-changing effects
  • Fashion items that shift with light and temperature
What makes Colour Changing different ?

Our team blends science, design, and decades of experience to deliver bespoke, high-performance smart materials. We're driven by innovation and collaboration, helping clients turn creative ideas into real-world impact.

Do you offer custom solutions and support ?

Absolutely. We collaborate closely with clients to develop tailored solutions, offering R&D, material sourcing, consultancy, and support from concept to installation.