Holography News articles from June 2005

Holography News archives from June 2005

Meditag launches in Malaysia.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
June 1, 2005... After numerous delays Malaysia implemented its Meditag pharmaceutical authentication label on May 27 2005 (see HN Vol 18, No 9). The scheme, originally due to launch on January 1, requires all dispensed medicines and over-the-counter (or...

Alfa and Digital Matrix team up as JRP closes.
June 1, 2005... New Jersey company Alfa Machine Co, well-known in the industry for its holographic embossing machines, and Digital Matrix (DM), manufacturer of electroforming systems, have teamed up to establish a joint operation to market to the holography...

AOT meets expectations.(COMPANY RESULTS)
June 1, 2005... Applied Optical Technologies, which published its results at the end of May for the financial year to March 2005, had already alerted the market to expect results in line with latest forecasts and in this it did not disappoint. Group sales...

ABNH releases first quarter, strengthens top management.(COMPANY RESULTS)
June 1, 2005... American Bank Note Holographics has increased sales in its first quarter from $5m to $6.4 m, a 28% improvement over the same period last year. Operating profit increased from $0.65m to $0.96m (+48%) and net profit (after tax) increased 50% from...

Large format colour pushes growth in display holography.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
June 1, 2005... The use of large format display holograms went through a quiet period through the late 1990s, as holographers had to discover new exposure materials to replace Agfa's silver halide, prices put off corporate customers and other 3D display...

Zebra offers Imager and haptic workstation.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
June 1, 2005... Zebra Imaging, founded in 1996 by MIT Media Lab graduates Michael Klug and Mark Holzbach to develop their Hogel digital hologram system (see sidebar), has unveiled the Imager M1 high-speed holographic imager. Using the company's proprietary and...

XYZ Imaging printer on roll film.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
June 1, 2005... Montreal company XYZ Imaging is now running evaluation on final production units of its holographic production device, or printer, capable of producing full colour reflection holograms on silver halide film 1135 mm wide and upto 15 m long....

Colour Holographic's 400% sales growth.(TECHNOLOGY PROFILE)
June 1, 2005... British company Colour Holographic Ltd has evolved holographic stereograms to a high-quality display medium, preferring this route to Zebra and XYZ's choice of pixellated holograms. Founded by holographer Mike Medora and movie special effects...

Results influence prices, but not by much.(STOCKWATCH)
June 1, 2005... Applied Optical Technologies released its preliminary results on March 25 (see page XX) but had already pre-advised the market that these would be in line with the latest forecasts, and indeed they were. So no surprises, which is what the...

6th Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Conference.(CONFERENCES)
June 1, 2005... The next Optical Security and Counterfeit Deterrence Techniques Conference--the biannual security technology event--will take place in San Jose, California as part of the IS&T/SPIE International Symposium on Electronic Imaging from January...

Exhibitions and conferences.(Calendar)
June 1, 2005... Diffractive Optics 2005 September 3-7, 2005 Warsaw, Poland www.eurocongress.com.pl Holo-Expo 2005 September 27-29, 2005 Moscow, Russia www.vdnhexpo.ru AIMCAL Fall Technical Conference October 16-17,...

A sad issue.(10 YEARS AGO)
June 1, 2005... The Holography News of ten years ago was a sad issue. It carried the obituaries of Gil Searle and Jerry Fox, pioneers respectively of hologram production and hologram retailing. Gil was a colourful Brit who had been an investor in Hollusions,...

Idvac develops new chrome coatings.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Vacuum technology specialist Idvac has developed a new process for chrome coatings that will extend the life of holograms on number plates and car license discs for taxis. The use of the new chrome coatings will make the holograms more durable...

Success for DNA holograms.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2005... Applied DNA Sciences (ADNAS) has announced the successful completion of a six-month R&D programme to embed its DNA taggants into holograms. The DNA hologram was developed under an agreement with Holomex (see HN Vol 18, No 11), and has been...

DLR beats forecasts.(COMPANY NEWS)
June 1, 2005... De La Rue reported sales down 6% from [pounds sterling]682m to [pounds sterling]643m for the year ending March 2005 but profit before tax, exceptional items and goodwill increased 13.5% to [pounds sterling]66.6m compared with [pounds...