Holography News articles from August 2002

Holography News archives from August 2002

Photonix Imaging's light valve system illuminated.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Photonix Imaging Inc (PI) is moving from its roots in the Ontario College of Art and Design into the rapidly developing world of autostereoscopic visualization with a flash of technical and marketing insight. The brain-child of long-time...

New hologram for OKI.(Oki Data)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Oki Data, the Japanese manufacturer of computer peripherals, has upgraded the security on its boxed consumables in the Americas with a new tamper-evident holographic label. A range of 14 of the company's best-selling products, including toner...

Government and commercial protection: is there a widening difference? (Editorial).(Optaglio Ltd. and ITW HoloPak, product information)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... It is notable that in this issue of Holography News two companies report the introduction of DOVID materials specifically for protection of biodata on identity documents. ITW HoloPak's COVID and Optaglio's H-PRO are feature-laden to create...

Protection from Holoprotec.(Holoprotec Co., new products)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Holoprotec Company has introduced a range of holographic foil and film materials for package protection. These include induction capseals, blisterpack foils and shrink bands, aimed particularly at the pharmaceutical industry. Holoprotec's range...

Letter.(hard embossing)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Dear Editor Regarding the comparative characteristics of hard and soft embossing referred to in the May issue of Holography News: In 1984 I conducted e-beam microscopy of hard-embossed holograms, which revealed that the peaks on the...

Holograms provide security for FIFA World Cup 2002. (Case Study).(International Federation of Association Football)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... Holograms played a key anticounterfeiting role in the recent FIFA World Cup 2002 in Japan and South Korea, protecting both the licenced goods and game tickets. This became the largest global sports merchandising program ever undertaken. ...

Optaglio links with SDS for ID; also enters equipment market. (New Security Products).(Systemes pour Documents Securises)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Optaglio, the UK/Czech Republic holographic manufacturer is increasingly focusing on diffractive ID document components and has linked with Systemes pour Documents Securises (SDS) to deliver its ID products. Optaglio has also established an...

COVID ID document protection. (New Security Products).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ITW HoloPak has introduced COVID[TM] as its specialist overlay laminate for identity documents. COVID is a transparent security transfer layer that incorporates a registered, high resolution OVD image with multiple alternative security...

A long, not-so-hot, summer. (Stockwatch).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2002... The weather in Europe has been all over the place this summer and while the USA has not experienced the extremes of Europe, the weather there has not been that predictable or usual. It's been a similar story on the stock markets, except the...

Many comings & goings. (People).(executive appointments)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Russ LaCoste, formerly VP Marketing at American Bank Note Holographics has joined SIPCA Product Security. Richard Merrick has left 3D AG Switzerland after one year and joined Orell Fussli's brand protection team. Dick Garthwaite has left CFC...

Polymer in the news. (10 Years Ago: July/August 1992).
August 1, 2002... Holographic photopolymer dominated Holography News in the July/August 1992 issue. DuPont's Optical Element Venture (as the holography group was then called) announced its replication machine, selling for around $310,000, to encourage production...

Holo-pack*Holo-print 2002: focus on the creative holo industry. (Conference).
August 1, 2002... This year's Holo*packeHolo-print on the theme From Creative Source to Customer Satisfaction focuses on the holographic industry in its entirety. Expert practitioners from all aspects of the industry will provide analysis and information on the...

Unilever 2-channel patent application. (Conference).(Unilever Group seeks patent for holograms used as information labels)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Unilever has applied for a patent in the UK and the USA for two-channel holograms used as information labels on product packaging (Pub No: US2002/0104240), seeming to ignore prior art and the 'obviousness' of this use of holograms. The abstract...

More moves at AOT. (People).(Applied Optical Technologies PLC)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Applied Optical Technologies in the USA has appointed Ricardo Bambach, previously with 3M Security Market Centre in South America, to the position of Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Americas. Tom Plischke, responsible for...