Holography News articles from June 2004

Holography News archives from June 2004

K Laser - the first truly global hologram producer.
June 1, 2004... Taiwanese embossed hologram producer K Laser Technology Inc is completing the first year of its five-year expansion plan. It is now organised into five regional business units (for China, Asia, Europe, India-Middle East-Africa and the Americas)...

Newport to acquire Spectra-Physics.
June 1, 2004... Photonics and optics company Newport Corporation is to buy the optical technologies business Spectra-Physics from its parent Thermo Electron Corporation for $300m, subject to a post-closing net asset adjustment. The two companies are based in...

AOT meets forecast, optimistic for 2004/5.(Company Financial Reports)
June 1, 2004... In its preliminary announcement of its results for 2003/4 on June 3, Applied Optical Technologies met market expectations with an operating loss (before goodwill, exceptional items and investment write-offs) of [pounds sterling]0.3m compared...

API reports interim loss, changes CEO.(Company Financial Reports)
June 1, 2004... In the first half year to March 31 2004 API reported an operating loss before goodwill and exceptional items of [pounds sterling]0.6m (against [pounds sterling]0.1m profit in the same period for 2003) from sales of [pounds sterling]82.2m (2003...

De La Rue profits up, announces new Chairman.(Company Financial Reports)
June 1, 2004... In its preliminary announcement on May 26, De La Rue announced pre tax profits up 21% at [pounds sterling]58.7m on a turnover up 17% to [pounds sterling]638m. The result was slightly ahead of analysts' forecasts. The company also announced its...

KeySecure tracing system from Schreiner Prosecure.(Technology News)
June 1, 2004... German authentication and label manufacturer Schreiner ProSecure has introduced KeySecure, a modular tracing system for anticounterfeiting and tracking applications which can be incorporated into holographic and other security labels. The...

De La Rue's authentication patent overturned.(Technology News)
June 1, 2004... De La Rue's patent application for optically variable devices containing a set of adjacent diffraction gratings (EP 0558 574 B1) has been overturned. The patent for the feature, commonly know as multiple redundancy, was filed in 1991. It...

Dai Nippon's 3D UHR hologram from TEM microscope.(Technology News)
June 1, 2004... Dai Nippon Printing Co (DNP) has developed a method to create a 3D image from a tunnelling electron microscope micrograph, giving the first true 3D insights at the nano-scale of the TEM technique. The hologram is mastered using DNP's...

Holography in the former Soviet Union.(Special Feature)
June 1, 2004... 'If you are still in science, it means you are working abroad, if you are still in Russia, it means you are not in science.' This was the conclusion at a recent reunion of physics graduates from the St Petersburg University, but, despite a...

Portraiture and holographic systems.(Special Feature)
June 1, 2004... Silver halide and reflection holography remains a particular feature of Russian holography enterprise. Holography News reported on Smirnov's new stereogram system in the previous issue, but pulse laser portraits remain popular--with...

Announcements continue, markets calm.(Stockwatch)
June 1, 2004... This month it was the turn of Applied Optical Technologies, De La Rue and K Laser to announce their year-end results and for API to announce its interim (half year) results K Laser posted its 2003 figures without commentary. They showed a...

Awards for Excellence in Holography 2004.(Conferences)
June 1, 2004... Applications are now being invited for the IHMA/Holography News Awards for Excellence 2004. These awards are made in recognition of outstanding innovations in holography which offer major commercial benefits to the producers and their...

10 years ago digital Holography to the fore.(Conferences)
June 1, 2004... In June 1994 Holography News reported on several systems launched or under development for the production of digital or pixellated holograms. Spatial Imaging introduced its DI-HO[R] (Digital Input, Holographic Output) stereogram design and...

Diary - exhibitions, conferences and meetings.(Conferences)
June 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 ...

K Laser loss for 2003.(Company News)
June 1, 2004... K Laser posted its results for 2003 on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on April 29 but at the time of going to press Holography News had not been able to locate any accompanying commentary. Here we simply review the figures of the holographic...