Holograms Battle Counterfeiting

News  |  www.packagingdigest.com | Aug 1, 2008

Sophisticated replication techniques have made counterfeiting and fraud a serious threat to the pharmaceutical and medical industry—and to the suppliers to the sector, like packaging companies. The World Health Organization (www.who.int) estimates that annual earnings from the global sales of

http://www.packagingdigest.com/article/CA6583507.html

Hologram to fight forgery

News  |  www.ceepackaging.com | Aug 22, 2007

In a climate in which forged goods account for 10% of world trade, a figure that doubled between 2004 and 2005, security packaging is among the most effective deterrents.

http://www.ceepackaging.com/2007/08/22/hologram-to-fight-forgery/

Anti-counterfeiting strategies begin to take shape

News  |  www.packworld.com | Jun 11, 2007

From the automotive aftermarket to personal-care products to pharmaceuticals, new brand authentication and anti-counterfeiting initiatives are swimming into view.

http://www.packworld.com/view-23433

‘Rambling Wrecks’ create more compact, inexpensive spectrometer

News  |  www.controleng.com | Feb 15, 2006

One of the key advantages to the new spectrometer is its insensitivity to alignment. Spectrometers are very sensitive to the direction and wavelength of light and several of their parts are devoted to keeping the light correctly directed.

http://www.controleng.com/article/CA6306585.html?industryid=48516

Converters versus counterfeiters

News  |  www.convertingmagazine.com | Feb 1, 2006

Appealing and unable to be replicated by scanning or photocopying, holograms continue to be an effective security device in labels and packaging. They provide quick and easy optical validation, plus they enhance packaging appeal with their bright, shiny colors and designs. Coupled with other covert

http://www.convertingmagazine.com/article/CA6307589.html

Mainline Printing

News  |  www.graphicartsonline.com | Dec 1, 2005

When Mainline Printing, a $15 million, 105-employee Topeka, KS commercial and specialty printer, added a Rapida 105 41'' press in March, the announcement was doubly exciting. The 6-color press with coater and hybrid UV capabilities capped the completion of a new 130,000-sq.ft. facility opened in

http://www.graphicartsonline.com/article/CA6293050.html

Packaging Today - IHMA packaging holography awards

Indonesian companies PT Pura Barutama and PT MBW Medicos won the best packaging award at the International Hologram Manufacturers Association's Excellence in Holography Awards 2007 in Hong Kong.

http://www.packagingtoday.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=53494&sectioncode=41

Hologram Industries web site, latest news and contact details

Address: Park D'Activite Gustav Eiffel 22 avenue de Europe, Bussy St George Marne La Vallée Cedex 3 F-77607 France France Telephone: (France) +33 1 64763100

http://www.printingtalk.com/news/hlo/hlo000.html

Teikoku revolutionises counterfeit-proof packaging

Japan-based engineering firm Teikoku Piston Ring has developed a hologram identification label that brings anti-counterfeiting packaging to new levels.

http://www.beveragedaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=53997-teikoku-revolutionises-counterfeit

Quick Printing Magazine Article: Not Just Ink on Paper

• Recycled Stock. The use of recycled stocks has become quite common. Due to high compression levels of recycled fiber, stamping large areas requires more pressure. As such, foils might not appear mirror-like, and fine lettering or detail present a challenge due to compression inconsistencies.

http://www.quickprinting.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=668&pageNum=4