Custom silk-screen, laser, coating, and film work on door glass
This line is a precision glass fabrication service, not a catalog door and not a sheet of raw float. We take your lite — or we cut it — and apply the processes commercial doors actually use: ceramic silk-screen (frit), laser engraving or marking, vacuum / magnetron coating, and film or interlayer lamination. The output is a ready-to-bond or ready-to-hang panel for beverage coolers, smart vendors, wine and cigar cabinets, and other specialty boxes. You send a drawing, a logo, a coating face, and a film stack. We return a first article, then the production lot.
OEM buyers searching for custom glass silk-screen, laser-etched cabinet glass, Low-E coating, or PDLC / PVB film lamination use this category when the opening is already frozen and the glass still needs brand, function, or energy layers. Finished leaves live under insulated door assemblies, heated and Low-E glass, and switchable and LED glass. Order fabrication here when you already own the frame, or when you want print, coat, and film on one lite before we assemble the door.
Four processes, one custom lite
Silk-screen / ceramic frit. Color is fired into the glass, not stuck on. Black, white, and brand reds/blues for cooler and wine edges; conductive silver for heated-glass busbars; logos and warning marks that survive tempering and gasket wipe-down. Register to holes and steps is a door-line item — a 2 mm drift shows on a frameless leaf.
Laser engraving and marking. Frosted logos, serials, data-matrix, and discreet brand marks on the #1 or #2 face without a print screen. Laser is for fine graphics and traceability, not for a full-door black border (that is still frit). Depth and haze are specified so a wine-bar logo does not become a dirt trap.
Coating. Magnetron or equivalent stacks: Low-E for energy, anti-reflective for display, mirror or one-way for specialty cabinets, and hard coats that survive tempering. Coating face (#1–#4 on an IGU) is written on the PO. See low-emissivity — it is a deposited oxide stack, not a retail window film.
Film and interlayer work. PVB or SGP lamination for safety, UV interlayers for wine and cigar, switchable PDLC film, and specified decorative or solar films. Edges are sealed for cooler dew. We will not drop an architectural window film onto a 2 °C merchandiser lite and call it a door glass. Laminated glass thickness and residual stress must still fit your hinge load.
Custom production — what we freeze on the PO
Lite map. W × H × thickness, temper or anneal, holes, notches, corner radius, step, and which face is shop-side. CAD (DXF / DWG) plus vector art (AI / SVG) for print and laser.
Process order. Coat → print → temper → laminate is not the same as print → temper → coat. We lock the sequence so Low-E and frit survive the lehr and so laser does not cut a coating you still need.
Color and function. Pantone / RAL target for frit, busbar ohms if the print is conductive, coating Tvis / U-value or a sample target, film type and voltage if PDLC. “Black border, our logo, Low-E” is a start; it is not a complete PO.
Process. File check → first-article lite → register, coating face, and adhesion sign-off → batch. MOQ follows screen count, coating campaign, and odd shapes. Mixed processes on one lite are normal; we will not split them across three vendors unless you ask.
Where the work goes
Frameless cooler and vendor doors, wine and cigar display lites, heated-glass busbars, brand silk-screen for OEM appliance lines, UV-laminated specialty cabinets, and any glass that must arrive printed, coated, and filmed to a rebate drawing. Indoor commercial is default. Outdoor or high-UV sites need the coating and interlayer named, not assumed.
Typical specifications (custom; confirm on the GA)
| Item | Specification |
|---|---|
| Product | Custom glass silk-screen, laser, coating, and film fabrication |
| Base glass | Clear, extra-clear, tinted; annealed or tempered; laminated on request |
| Silk-screen | Ceramic frit, logos, borders, conductive busbars; multi-color on review |
| Laser | Etch, frost, serial / QR; face and depth per drawing |
| Coating | Low-E, AR, mirror / one-way, other stacks to target |
| Film / interlayer | PVB, SGP, UV, PDLC, specified solar or decorative films |
| Typical thickness | 3.2–12 mm monolithic; thicker as laminate or IGU |
| Tolerance | Door-line hole and print register (stated on the first-article report) |
| Options | Step edge, holes/notches, dual-face print, sample color chips |
| Production | OEM / ODM from CAD + artwork or sample lite; first article then batch |
Send the lite drawing, artwork, coating face, film type, and whether the glass will be refrigerated to the fabrication desk. We will reply with a process sequence, a first-article date, and a screen / coating note.
How to write the custom PO
State: custom glass fabrication; silk-screen and/or laser and/or coating and/or film; W × H × thickness; face numbers; artwork file name; quantity. Attach DXF and vector art. Do not write only “Precision Glass Fabrication.” Do not send a flattened JPG as the only print file.
Questions OEM buyers ask
Can you print and coat the same lite?
Yes. Sequence is locked so frit and Low-E both survive tempering. We confirm coating face versus print face on the first article.
Laser or silk-screen for the logo?
Frit for large borders and outdoor-durable brand blocks. Laser for fine marks, serials, and small logos on clear vision areas. Many doors use both.
Do you supply the glass or only process ours?
Either. We can buy, cut, and temper, or process customer-supplied lites if they meet flatness and cleanliness for coating.
Will film peel in a cooler?
Cabinet dew needs a laminated interlayer or a sealed IGU edge, not a DIY retail film. Say the setpoint on the RFQ.
Sample path?
One paid first-article lite (or a small color/register coupon plus one full lite), your fit and visual sign-off, then production. New frit colors and new coating stacks always go through that sample.