Permanent glass marking and etching for compliance and traceability
Permanent glass marking that protects against counterfeiting, ensures compliance, and delivers reliable product traceability.
Permanent glass marking solutions
Glass marking is essential for the glazing industry, allowing products to be permanently identified, traced, and verified. Our laser and chemical etching systems offer manufacturers and processors a safe, cost-effective way to mark glass and polycarbonate clearly and permanently. Options include fully mobile, computer-controlled laser units and proprietary marking fluids with pre-cut stencils, providing solutions for all production sizes. These permanent marks support batch control, meet safety standards, and help prevent counterfeiting or sub-standard products from being misrepresented as genuine, ensuring full compliance and lifetime traceability.
Retainagroup's glass marking systems comply with British Standards BS 6262-4 and Building Regulations Requirement K for the permanent marking of safety glass, ensuring products meet industry and regulatory standards.
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Glass etching for security and traceability
We use proven methods such as laser etching and stencil & fluid systems to deliver permanent, tamper-resistant marks. The result: clear, durable identifiers that last the lifetime of the glass.
Batch control
Ensure each glass product is permanently marked for accurate tracking during production and installation.
Polycarbonate marking
Accurate marking for polycarbonate parts, ensuring consistent security benefits on non-glass surfaces.
Anti-counterfeiting
Markings assist in confirming authenticity and stop sub-standard products from being marketed as genuine.
Custom logos & branding
Integrate your logo with unique identifiers to enhance brand visibility and security.
Marking to British Safety Standards
Our glass marking systems comply with British Standards for permanently indicating safety glass, ensuring products meet industry and regulatory standards.
Laser marking systems
Retainagroup laser marking units offer permanent, precise identification on glass and polycarbonate products. Designed to meet industry marking standards, they record date, time, and sequential numbering, along with identifiers such as glass tempering oven ID. This ensures that every item remains fully traceable and complies with quality and safety regulations.
All our models comply with BS EN/IEC 60825-1:2007 laser safety standards, providing manufacturers, processors, and dealerships with a reliable solution for secure product marking and registration.
Rail mounted unit - glass industry
Watch how our rail mounted laser marking unit is designed for the glass industry, applying permanent, traceable identification to large sheets during production. The system enables compliance with marking standards, records time and batch data, and ensures each item can be tracked through the supply chain.
Fluid and stencil for perfect glass marking everytime
Our safe-to-handle glass marking fluid is supplied with self-adhesive stencils, pre-cut at our factory with the required message – for example, a logo and the relevant compliance standard information. As with our laser units, this method ensures a perfect mark every time, eliminating waste caused by poor or incomplete marks. Over the years, millions of pieces of automotive and other types of glass have been marked in this way.
“We have replaced our time-consuming acid transfer stamps with Retainagroup’s stencil/fluid glass marking process. This has been a true revelation as we can now produce a crystal clear image every single time.”
Gavin Gunn | Former HSQ & Technical Manager | Essex Safety Glass.
Fluid and stencil glass marking
Watch how our fluid and stencil system provides a cost-effective method of permanently marking glass and polycarbonate. Using pre-cut stencils and a proprietary marking fluid, clear and durable identification can be applied for batch control, product traceability and protection against counterfeiting
Talk to us about glass marking
Get in touch with Retainagroup for expert vehicle security marking, glass etching and asset identification solutions trusted by OEMs and dealerships.
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Use the form to request a callback or call directly to speak to our UK-based team today.
International Security Register (ISR) 24/7: +44 (0)1233 333000
Sales & General: +44 (0)1233 504167
Email: info@retainagroup.com
Unit 5, St John’s Court,
Foster Road, Ashford Business Park,
Ashford, Kent,
TN24 0SJ,
United Kingdom
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