Holography News articles from July 2004

Holography News archives from July 2004

Errata.(Correction Notice)
July 1, 2004... 15 July 2004 Dear Holography News reader Unfortunately an uncorrected article was printed in the latest issue of Holography News[TM]. The corrected article is printed on the back of this letter, so please insert this as the correct...

Optaglio refines E-Beam lithography.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... There is much going on at Optaglio Ltd (UK) and its subsidiary Optaglio sro (Czech Republic), the specialist security hologram producer. The company has achieved new levels of resolution with their E-Direct[R] e-beam lithography systems,...

Optaglio's E-Beam patent.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... In its relatively short life, Optaglio has built a portfolio of eight patent applications, most of them on aspects of its e-beam techniques. The newest, published initially in the UK and as a PCT application in April 2004 under number...

AAMVA chooses DLRH for driving licence holograms.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... De La Rue Holographics is reported to be in final negotiations with AAMVA (the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) to supply the holograms that will feature on all future US drivers' licences. To date, AAMVA's member...

New Indian producer of base film.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... Rasik Products Private Ltd, a new company within the Rasik Group in Ushar Pradesh, India, has commenced production of pigmented, lacquered and metallised base polyester films, some suitable for holography. The company is already supplying to...

The future for holograms--a quantum leap or a step back?(Editorial)
July 1, 2004... There has been a series of positive developments within the holographic industry of late, particularly in the arena of document security which, according to the Holo-pack * Holo-print Industry Study and Market Report, now comprises the...

New security threads overcome durability issues.(Banknote Technologies)
July 1, 2004... Technical Graphics has developed two new security technologies--Duramet[TM] and Securatext[TM]--in response to the increasing use of holographic foils on banknotes and the growing trend to wide holographic and colour shift demetallised threads....

Holographic developments from KBA Giori.(Banknote Technologies)
July 1, 2004... KBA Giori has recently hosted a month-long series of demonstrations of its new generation of banknote pre-press, production and finishing systems which include two advances in the field of hologram application and security. First is the...

Kurz's new optical features.(Banknote Technologies)
July 1, 2004... Kurz has revealed details of ts new Modular Banknote Concept which the company claims brings a new level of sophistication and functionality to the integration of holograms and graphics on currency. This includes a transparent film window in a...

Optiks wide thread technology from De La Rue.(Banknote Technologies)
July 1, 2004... At the recent Currency Conference in Rome De La Rue launched Optiks[TM]--its new generation of super-wide security threads. These can be manufactured up to 18mm wide and inserted into paper to be visible from both sides of the note, unlike...

Crane signs Nanoventions agreement.(Banknote Technologies)
July 1, 2004... Crane & Co, Inc, the US banknote paper manufacturer, has signed an exclusive agreement with Nanoventions, Inc, covering the manufacture and distribution of the latter's new micro-optics technology for banknotes. Included under the agreement are...

Six month review - 4 up, 2 down, 1 treads water!(Stock Watch)
July 1, 2004... As this month we have no results to discuss, I thought it would be enlightening to provide a brief review of the first six months of 2004 and I have integrated this with a review of the June period. AOT and API in Decline? Perhaps the...

Holo-pack Holo-print 2004: programme takes shape.(Conferences)
July 1, 2004... Delegates for Holo-pack * Holo-print 2004 which takes place in Prague from November 16-18 can now register online via the event website (www.holopackholoprint.info). A 10% discount is available for all delegates who book and pay for their place...

10 years ago.
July 1, 2004... Events as reported in Holography News ten years ago seem to have been presaging developments in holography that are still relevant today... China: A Vigorous Young Industry In an interview with Prof Hsu DaHsiung, prime mover of the...

Diary--exhibitions, conferences and meetings.
July 1, 2004... Labelexpo Americas September 13-16, 2004 Chicago, IL, USA www.labelexpo.com EMA Fall Meeting 2004 September 30-October 1, 2004 Barcelona, Spain www.eurometallizers.org Intergraf October 6-8, 2004 ...

DLRH cleared of price fixing in US.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... Following allegations in a US court last year that De La Rue Holographics had been involved in illegal price-fixing relating to the supply of hologram to Visa in violation of US anti-trust laws, the company's parent De La Rue has been informed...

Correction: Kurz hologram production plants.(Company News)
July 1, 2004... In the previous issue's article (see HN Vol 18, No 5) about K Laser, there were errors about Leonhard Kurz' current holographic production sites. Kurz has nine hot-stamping production sites worldwide, of which five currently produce holographic...