SFXC Technical Range
SFXC® Special Effects & Smart Materials
Explore the complete SFXC® technical range. SFXC® materials are engineered to respond to environmental changes. Scroll to browse by category or functional behaviour.
How to Choose Your Technology
Our materials are primarily categorised by their Functional Behaviour, although some specialist materials focus on sensory or interactive effects. As you browse below, look for:
- Heat Sensitive: Thermochromic & Liquid Crystal
- Light Sensitive: Photochromic, Phosphorescent & Fluorescent
- Water Sensitive: Hydrochromic
1. Inks & Pigments
2. Paints & Surface Finishes
SFXC® Paints and Surface Finishes are professional-grade, ready-to-use coatings engineered for industrial, commercial, and creative applications. These advanced systems provide integrated functional responses—such as heat sensitivity and UV reactivity—pre-formulated for direct application to diverse substrates.
3. Films & Sheets
SFXC® Films & Sheets include flexible materials supplied in sheet or roll form, designed for use as the substrate itself rather than a coating. This range provides advanced colour-responsive and visual effects for prototyping, production, and decorative surfacing applications.
4. Metals & Alloys
SFXC® Metals & Alloys feature a specialized selection of high-purity metallic materials, ranging from liquid metals used in thermal management to professional-grade decorative foils and precious metal leaf. This range provides essential materials for scientific research, industrial prototyping, and high-end surface finishing.
5. Educational & Demonstration Materials
Our Educational and Demonstration materials provide curated resources for schools, universities, and laboratories to explore the science of smart materials. These kits and packs are designed to showcase functional behaviours—such as colour change and luminescence—making advanced material science accessible for learning and creative experimentation.
About the SFXC® Technical Range
SFXC® specialises in advanced colour-changing and smart materials designed to respond to environmental stimuli such as heat, light, moisture and touch. These responsive materials enable surfaces, products and printed systems to provide visual feedback, interactive behaviour and dynamic effects. By combining functional pigments, coatings, films and specialised materials, the SFXC® range supports applications in product design, engineering, research, education and creative technologies.
The SFXC® Technical Range brings together our complete portfolio of responsive and functional materials, designed for projects where colour change, visual feedback or environmental interaction is essential. Our systems are used by engineers, designers, educators and research teams who require reliable, repeatable performance across coatings, plastics, textiles, print and product development.
Functional Behaviour Categories
SFXC® materials are organised by functional behaviour to help you select the most suitable system for your application. Heat-sensitive technologies include thermochromic pigments, liquid crystal systems and temperature-mapping materials. Light-sensitive technologies include photochromic pigments and UV-activated coatings. Water-sensitive materials include hydrochromic inks and coatings that reveal or conceal information when exposed to moisture. Additional specialist materials provide sensory and experiential effects such as fragrance, tactile interaction and scratch-and-sniff coatings.
Formats and Material Types
The SFXC® range includes inks, pigments, dispersions, binders, paints, films, sheets, metals, alloys and educational kits. Each material is available in a variety of formats to support prototyping, testing, small-batch production and commercial manufacturing. Our systems are compatible with screen printing, flexo, gravure, spray application, casting, moulding and hand-applied techniques.
Applications & Industries
SFXC® smart materials are used across product design, engineering, packaging, automotive, aerospace, education, safety, diagnostics and interactive installations. Whether you are developing temperature indicators, UV-responsive graphics, moisture-activated surfaces, sensory learning tools or dynamic visual effects, the SFXC® Technical Range provides a structured way to explore the technologies available.
Technical Support
If you require guidance selecting the correct SFXC® material, our team can help. Share your substrate, process and performance requirements, and we will recommend the most suitable system for your project. We support designers, engineers, educators and R&D groups with practical, experience-based advice.