Holography News articles from February 2006

Holography News archives from February 2006

Hologram Industries 2005 sales rise 28%; buys Dausmann Holographics.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... French hologram producer Hologram Industries (HI) has announced its preliminary sales figures for 2005, which at [euro]19.8m represent a 28% increase over 2004 (after discounting the one-off technology sale of demetallizing know-how to China in...

Russian holo producers hit by consolidation of tax seal supply.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... Since 1 January 2006 Krypten Research and Production and Kurz have been the only suppliers of holograms for excise tax seals in Russia, whereas since 2001--when it became mandatory for holograms to be used on tax seals (see HN Vol 15, No 1)--at...

Vodka production halted.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... The late introduction of the new regime--the Presidential Decree only became law in December--led to a breakdown in supply of tax seals. Goznak did not have time to produce enough of the new seals to distribute, despite working round the clock,...

Hspace opens state-of-the-art mastering facility.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... Toronto-based Hspace, which specializes in holography for internal design and architectural features, has opened its own origination and production lab to create holograms for its line of holographic tiles (awarded the 2005 Industrial Product...

Spectratek explores new strategies.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... Long-established Los Angeles embossed hologram producer Spectratek Corporation is exploring opportunities for its engineered surface relief films to protect against anticipated decline in its traditional market in packaging materials,...

Gunther Dausmann: profile of an innovator.(INDUSTRY ICONS)
February 1, 2006... There are some individuals within holography whose personal contribution to the development of the industry has made them iconic. Emmett Leith, whose obituary was featured in the last issue of Holography News, was one such figure. Gunther...

Avantone introduces DIFTONE[TM] optical effects for high-volume in-line diffractive "printing".(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)(Company Profile)
February 1, 2006... Finnish company Avantone Oy, established in 2004 to research and provide innovative packaging solutions, has launched its first product--DIFTONE[TM] optical effects, a diffractive element or finish that can be produced on the packaging line....

Year of acquisitions?(STOCKWATCH)
February 1, 2006... CFCI Leads the Way In this column last month I predicted that, as CFCI had been brought into play by a bid in 2005 and its results continue to impress, it would most likely see other acquisition or merger overtures in 2006. Little did I...

Holo-pack * Holo-print 2006 - hitting the high notes in Vienna.(CONFERENCES)
February 1, 2006... The dates for Holo-pack * Holo-print 2006 have now been confirmed. The hologram industry's annual conference and tradeshow will take place at the Hilton Am Stadtpark in Vienna, Austria, from November 15-17 and organisers Reconnaissance are now...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
February 1, 2006... European Metallizers Association Spring Meeting March 9-10, 2006 London, UK www.eurometallizers.org The Authentication Connections Forum March 30-31, 2006 Tampa, FL, USA www.acf-acd.com 3rd Pan European High...

Holo fingerprint ID system announced.(10 YEARS AGO)
February 1, 2006... Advanced Precision Technology announced in February 1996 that it had developed a prototype holographic fingerprint encoder, called AprinT, for use with credit cards and identification documents. This used the keyless holographic lock method...

Mexico to San Diego.(10 YEARS AGO)
February 1, 2006... On the company front, Dan Lieberman, owner of the successful embossing company Hologramas de Mexico announced that he was opening HoloWebs Inc, a new business in San Diego, California, to produce wide-web holographic packaging materials on a...

Light Impressions returns to classic holography.(COMPANY NEWS)
February 1, 2006... Light Impressions International Ltd has announced a $50,000 investment in a new laser studio facility at its UK headquarters to produce analogue, or classic 3D holograms for security applications, marking a return to its roots in a technology...