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Application

Glow-in-the-dark materials for toys & decor

For consumer goods in series production, what counts is a reliable, clearly visible glow combined with economical processing in large quantities.

Request samples for toys & decor Technical key points
3D-printed articulated dragon figure made from glow-in-the-dark material

Technology

Technical key points

  • Processability in series production

    The pigment can be introduced into the same processes as for plastics, resins and coatings – injection moulding, casting, painting or printing.

  • Colour choice and glow intensity

    Yellow-green glows brightest and longest, blue-green looks more balanced, blue is the most colour-neutral in daylight. Violet, orange and red are tinted and glow considerably less.

  • Material safety

    Requirements for toy-related applications are clarified project by project. You will find the safety data sheet in the downloads section.

Raw materials

Suitable raw materials & processing

We supply the glowing building block – you process it further. For Toys & Decor, these raw materials are suitable:

  • Six piles of photoluminescent pigment powder in green, aqua, blue, violet, orange and red, glowing in the dark

    Pigments

    Incorporation into plastic, resin, paint or printing ink for glowing parts and surfaces.

  • Fine strontium aluminate glow granules, grainy like sand, in a glass dish and as a small heap, glowing yellow-green in the dark

    Granules

    As filling, scatter or embedding material for decorative items and jars.

  • Five piles of angular glow grains and stones sorted by size from fine grit to coarse chunks, glowing in the dark

    Glow stones

    Ready-made glow stones for decor ranges, arrangements and garden decoration.

In practice

Typical use cases

  • Glowing toy components
  • Decorative items with an afterglow effect
  • Seasonal consumer goods with a glow effect

Why LUMENTIFY

For Toys & Decor

We supply the quantities series production needs – with consistent material quality from the first samples to large-scale production.

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Material

Material data at a glance

Key data of our glow pigments. How brightly a product glows in the end depends on carrier, layer thickness, loading and excitation – which is why we clarify this together through sampling in your own system.

Strontium aluminate glow pigments
MaterialEuropium/dysprosium-doped strontium aluminate, inorganic
SurfaceSiO₂-coated and therefore hydrolysis-resistant – even permanently in water
Thermal stabilityGlow pigment 1,100–1,200 °C; from approx. 150 °C use only untinted pigments (light, whitish daylight colour)
Glow coloursYellow-green (base shade, brightest), blue-green, blue; further shades tinted and weaker
Afterglow durationYellow-green, blue-green, blue: more than 10 hours in total darkness, as a faint glow after 1–2 hours
ExcitationUV content (daylight, UV from 365 nm) charges fastest, artificial light more slowly
Guide loading15–20 % relative to the carrier material, 30–50 % in opaque carriers
Ageingaround 5 % loss of brightness over 10 years (empirical value)

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Request samples for toys & decor

Tell us about your application, requirements and quantities – we will get back to you with a technical assessment and the next steps.

Discuss your project

You can also reach us directly: +49 151 55687366 info@lumentics.de