Holography News articles from April 2005

Holography News archives from April 2005

Holotek doubles sales and profits.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
April 1, 2005... Holotek Technologies Ltd, of Sanzao Zhuhai in China, has doubled its sales and profits in 2004 and is aiming to achieve at least 50% growth in 2005. Its 2003 audited sales of RMB103m ([+ or -]US$12.5m) rose to RMB210M ([+ or -]$25.5m) in 2004,...

Vacumet buys PROMA.
April 1, 2005... Vacumet has acquired the assets of PROMA Technologies for an undisclosed sum. As result of the purchase, PROMA's 140,000 square foot Massachusetts facility will become part of Vacumet's Metallized Paper and Specialty Coatings Division. Vacumet,...

Playing the blame game--the culprits in counterfeiting.(EDITORIAL)
April 1, 2005... The recent deaths in Turkey due to bootleg liquor laced with lethal doses of methyl alcohol show all to clearly the lengths to which counterfeiters will go to exact their illgotten gains. It also illustrates how, whenever a catastrophe happens,...

Record results for ABNH.(COMPANY NEWS)
April 1, 2005... American Bank Note Holographics (ABNH) announced its results for the year ended December 31 2004 on March 31. Net income was $1.8m compared with $1m for the previous year, an increase of 80%. Sales for 2004 were $21.3m compared with $18.3m in...

API/ITW deal is off.(IN BRIEF)
April 1, 2005... On April 13 API announced that further to its statement of February 11 that it had received a preliminary approach (see HN Vol 19, No 2), the Board was in continuing discussions with Illinois Tool Works, Inc (ITW). Just hours later, it...

Bobst expands.(IN BRIEF)
April 1, 2005... Bobst Group of Switzerland is expanding in the US, relocating to larger premises in Charlotte, NC to accommodate sales, service and customer support for its Schiavi flexo printing presses, Rotomec gravure printing presses, coating and...

No Color holographic paper.(IN BRIEF)
April 1, 2005... PROMA Technologies has introduced 'No-Color' HoloPRISM[R] holographic paper comprising a new series of holographic patterns and images that display unique optical effects. Unlike typical embossed holographic paper that diffracts light and...

Stolen holograms used on counterfeits in Turkey.(COMPANY & MARKET NEWS)
April 1, 2005... Up to 35 people are reported to have died in Turkey and many more have been hospitalised after consuming a bootleg version of the aniseed-flavoured drink raki, which contained lethal levels of methyl alcohol. Yeni Raki, the brand that was...

AOT's 2004/5 closing trading update.(COMPANY & MARKET NEWS)
April 1, 2005... On March 21, prior to entering its closed period, AOT issued a trading update in which it stated that US operations are performing ahead of expectations in all market sectors, influenced by a strong brand protection market, a new contract for...

SK Hologram--leader in Korea.(COMPANY PROFILE)
April 1, 2005... Sun-Kyung Hologram (SK) is the leading security hologram producer in Korea, and the first in the country to join the IHMA. It was founded in 1987 as a division of the film and chemical conglomerate SKC and became an independent company ten...

First holography course takes shape.(COMPANY PROFILE)
April 1, 2005... More details are now available on the holography courses that are being reintroduced by holographic artist Patrick Boyd at Spatial Imaging's facilities in south west London (see HN Vol 19, No 2). The first, which starts on 20 June, will last...

Peyton Old, formerly Global Sales and Marketing Manager for ITW Covid, has joined Fasver Technology.(People in the News)
April 1, 2005... Peyton Old, formerly Global Sales and Marketing Manager for ITW Covid, has joined Fasver Technology, a manufacturer of surface data protection technology used for document authentication, as Commercial Director.

AOT's European operations.(People in the News)
April 1, 2005... Andrew Mills has been appointed Managing Director of AOT's European operations. Prior to joining the company as Sales and Marketing Director in 2003 he was with security papermaker Portals, part of De La Rue.

Holography News.(Correction Notice)
April 1, 2005... In the January issue of Holography News we gave an incorrect web address for Schreiner ProSecure. The correct website is www.schreiner-prosecure.com.

Shares up again.(STOCKWATCH)
April 1, 2005... Last month I was very happy to report a rise in most of the share prices of the companies we follow and in particular a big rise in the value of CFCI - I like to see our industry doing well. But when I write this column I know only one way to...

Holo-pack*Holo-print China: the time is right.(CONFERENCES)
April 1, 2005... As the article about the dynamic growth of holographic wide-web film producer Holotek shows (see page 1), the Chinese hologram industry is growing at a rate surpassing expectations. Latest estimates put the exchange rate value of Chinese...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
April 1, 2005... CMM (Converting Machinery/Materials) International May 18-21, 2005 Chicago, IL, USA www.cmmshow.com IADD/FSEA Odyssey June 15-17, 2005 Atlanta, GA, USA www.fsea.com/www.iadd.org AIMCAL Fall Technical...

10 years ago.(CONFERENCES)
April 1, 2005... Light Impressions US Closes After 15 years of successful business, Light Impressions Inc ceased trading on April 7 1995. LII, founded in 1980 by Steve McGrew, had been one of the first commercial exploiters of embossed holography, and grew...

Hot-stampable Flying Null tags.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
April 1, 2005... Flying Null, the British company that has developed contactless magnetic tags, has moved into production of the hot-stamping foil version of its Electro-Magnetic Identification EMID) tags. Foil manufacturer Hueck Folien has been working with...