Holography News articles from August 2003

Holography News archives from August 2003

Holotek: the biggest holo-packaging producer?(Holotek Technologies Ltd.)
August 1, 2003... Holotek Technologies Ltd, of Sanzao Zhuhai in China, started production of wide-web embossed holographic film in October 2002. The company has manufactured 105 million sq m of holographic films in ten months and may well be the largest...

SPEKL seeks manufacturing partner for unique holographic coding.
August 1, 2003... Ukrainian company SPEKL has developed a method to make surface-relief holograms incorporating an individual key, code or other image which is unique to each hologram. The company claims that there is no other process that allows an individual...

Know your customer: an insider's view.(Editorial)(Editorial)
August 1, 2003... The latest issue of Authentication News, Holography News' stable mate, includes a feature article by Richard Puddephat, reviewing his ten-year experience and current outlook on the product anticounterfeiting arena. As Brain Protection Director...

HRI metallising for holographic applications.(Technology Profile; high refractive index )
August 1, 2003... In 1991 California issued a new-design driver's licence which featured a see-through hologram laminate. Made by American Bank Note Holographics, this was probably the first major use of a holographic overlay on an identity document. Probably it...

Euro volumes fall but banknote holograms on the rise.(Banknote Special)
August 1, 2003... There are now 96 countries issuing banknotes with holograms on, up from 31 in 2000 and 40 in 2001, according to Holography News' latest survey of this field. In 2000 there were approximately 80 denominations with holograms, nearly 10% of which...

The banknote market beyond the euro.(Banknote Special)
August 1, 2003... One upside of the downturn in demand for the cure is that it provides an incentive for the cure banknote production industry to encourage the use of holograms on banknotes they supply elsewhere in the world in order to utilise surplus capacity....

Suppliers to the banknote industry.(Banknote Special)
August 1, 2003... Banknote Hologram Originations 3D AG (Switzerland) CSIRO (Australia) Hologram Industries (France) Optaglio (UK/Czech Republic) OVD Kinegram (Switzerland) Banknote Foil Producers (ECB-Approved) Applied Optical...

Currency issuance.(Fact File)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... There are 240 countries in the world, but only 175 issuing authorities/banks and 162 currencies. This discrepancy is due to the fact that some countries do not have their own currency while some countries have more than one issuing bank....

Banknote STRAP--new security holographic feature.(Banknote Special)(Systeme de Transfert Reflehissant Anti-Photocopie)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Banque de France has developed a holographic version of its STRAP[R] technology for banknotes. STRAP (Systeme dc Transfert Reflehissant Anti-Photocopie) is a discontinuous wide surface-applied reflective foil which was first applied to the...

Categorisation & application of banknote holograms.(Banknote Special)
August 1, 2003... Holograms are applied to or incorporated in banknotes as a patch, stripe or thread. The main difference between holographic patches and stripes, apart from the obvious visual differences, is in the method and sequence of application, so that...

New foil commander from Gietz.(Company Round Up)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Gietz--manufacturer of hologram foil application equipment manufacture--has introduced the reel-to-sheet FSA 1050 Foil Commander, which can accommodate larger sheets sizes than earlier models. The Foil Commander can apply holograms as patches...

A sweet story.(Company Round Up; holograph)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... De La Rue has produced a one-off ticket with a face-value of 1m [pounds sterling] for confectionery giant Nestle. The ticket was used for a special promotion across Nestle's top-selling lines, in one of which the ticket was concealed, netting...

AOT wins business in Iran.(Company Round Up)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Applied Optical Technologies plc announced at its recent AGM that it has won a contract worth 1.9m [pounds sterling] for the supply of holographic tax stamps. The contract is understood to be for Iran and will be fulfilled in the second half of...

Half year results up for CFC.(Company Round Up; CFC International )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... CFC International has increased turnover in the second quarter of 2003 to the end of June by 15% over the equivalent period for 2002, due largely to improvements in holographic sales in both Europe and the US. Sales were up from $14.4m to...

Lower Mastercard sales hit ABNH second quarter results.(Company Round Up; American Bank Note Holographic )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... American Bank Note Holographic (ABNH) has reported sales of $4.3m for the second quarter of 2003 to June, compared with $4.8m for the matching period in 2002. Net income for the period of $100,000 was unchanged. Sales were affected by a decline...

But new debit card hologram.(Company Round Up)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Meanwhile, MasterCard has introduced a new hologram to be used on its debit cards issued in the USA. This follows a recent court ruling requiring issuers to clearly differentiate between their credit cards (payment from a card account advanced...

CFC International.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... CFC International has made two new appointments. Kevin Williams has joined as Holographic Product Manager and will be responsible for identifying new market opportunities for the company's holographic products in packaging and authentication....

Applied Optical Technologies.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Rick Salmone, Applied Optical Technologies' President of American Operations, has been appointed to the Board, two years after joining the company. His appointment was confirmed at the company's AGM.

API.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... The Board of API has appointed Andrew Walker as a non-executive director. He was previously chief executive of McKechnie plc and of South Wales Electricity Group, having previously spent 14 years with Dowty Group plc.

Hologram Industries.(People on the Move)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Tim Merchant, formerly of OpSec Advantage and, following its acquisition, of Applied Optical Technologies plc, is now the Far East representative for Hologram Industries. Based in Singapore, Tim had spent several years with the US Bureau of...

DuPont[R] Vespel[R], helps make larger holograms.(Company Round Up)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... DuPont[R] Vespel[R] products help embossed hologram producers produce wider width holograms more efficiently through the development of compliant rollers made from its polyimide material. This offers increased embossing width and operates at...

Caykur returns to light impressions.(Company Round Up; Caykur Tea Company )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... For several years, the state-owned Caykur Tea Company in Turkey has used holographic labels to help defend its packaged tea against counterfeiters. The company is required to tender the supply of these labels annually and with close to 200...

Fong Teng targeting $10M sales.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... In the August 1993 Holography News Fong Teng Technology of Taiwan announced its new wide-web embossed hologram production plant. Focussing on the packaging market, FW had built its own 36" and 50" embossing machines, with another two at 24",...

Sales double for X-Men.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... In the USA, promotional holograms were making news. A series of photopolymer reflection holograms made by Polaroid contributed to a doubling of sales for a special issue of Marvel's X-Men comics series. But this success was not enough to keep...

Interferometry.(10 Years Ago)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... In Germany holographic interferometry was still a significant force in the nondestructive testing sector. A feature article discussed the work of and instruments supplied by Steinbichler and RoTech--established by Dr Hans Rottenkolber after the...

HoloTouch launches non-contact touch control system.(Corporate News)
August 1, 2003... A US start-up company, HoloTouch[TM] Inc, is licensing its patented technology for non-contact touch control systems which combine holographic images and infra-red sensors. The company was set up and funded by R Douglas McPheters, who has US...

Ups & downs across the globe.(Stockwatch; holography industry)
August 1, 2003... Last month I committed a fair part of my article to Hologram Industries and ended with a comment of despair that investors had virtually ignored a very. positive trading announcement--for a second time! 'Watch this space' I said. I can assure...

Holo-pack*Holo-print 2003: heading for record global attendance.(Conferences)
August 1, 2003... The Holo-pack*Holo-print conference and trade show, to be held in Vancouver, Canada from November 18-20 2003, is heading for record attendance. By mid-September, delegate registrations were running at record levels and the event will reach new...

Diary--exhibitions, conferences and meetings.(Conferences; holography)(Calendar)
August 1, 2003... EMA (European Metallizers Association) Fall Meeting October 8-11, 2003 Knossos, Crete www.eurometallizers.org PISEC (Product and Image Security) 2003 October 20-22, 2003 Prague, Czech Republic ...

Dausmann re-emerges as Louisenthal buys HSM's equipment.(New Material; Dausmann Holographics; Papierfabrik Louisenthal; Holography Systems Munchen )(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... Gunther Dausmann has set up Dausmann Holographics to continue his work in holography, following the failure of Holography Systems Munchen (see HN Vol 17 No 3). He has retained nine staff and remains in the premises occupied by HSM, which has...

Holo industries Demet tech transfer to China.(New Material)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2003... French company Hologram Industries has signed an agreement with the China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPMC) to supply know-how, equipment and licenses for the production of registered demetallisation on holograms. The contract...