Holography News articles from May 2004

Holography News archives from May 2004

Caykur re-designs tender.
May 1, 2004... Since 1994 Caykur, the state-owned tea company in Turkey, has used a hologram label to authenticate its product (see HN Vol 10, No 1). Initially this was one of the largest regular jobs for the hologram industry, and while it has since been...

Hueck Folien wins foil contract for Thai banknote.
May 1, 2004... Hueck Folien, the Austrian foil and film manufacturer, has won its first contract to supply holographic foil for banknotes since its manufacturing joint venture for security and foils with banknote paper manufacturer Louisenthal came to an end...

Price is paramount--but should it be?(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... In this issue we report the issue of a new tender document from the Caykur Tea Corporation, the tenth year of this large brand protection hologram project. When Holography News first reported this project, the requirement was for 'over 100...

Four companies report first quarter.(Editorial)
May 1, 2004... CFC International had indicated it would record strong sales growth but surprised the market with a 32.6% increase to $20.8m, with gains in all product categories and from the strong euro (+$872,000) but particularly in printed transfer foils...

AET begins in-house holographic production.(Company News)
May 1, 2004... The production of wide-web holographic film embossing has now begun at AET Film's plant in Varennes, Quebec, Canada, following the company's announcement last year of its intention to set up in-house holographic production (see HN Vol 17, No...

InkSure and Centro Grafico sign distribution agreement.(Company News)
May 1, 2004... InkSure has signed a distribution agreement with Italian-based Centro Grafico, a manufacturer of holographic foils and threads. Under the terms of the agreement, InkSure's SmartInk technology and authentication readers will be combined with...

QEII holo stereogram.(Company News)
May 1, 2004... The Channel Island of Jersey has commissioned a hologram portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of its decision to side with the English King John instead of France when he lost Normandy. The...

New tax stamps return $15m to Ukraine coffers.(Case Study)
May 1, 2004... A new tax stamp developed for the Ukrainian Tax Authority has retained $15 million, previously lost on counterfeits--all in its first month of introduction. The new stamp was introduced after a study revealed that the country was losing...

Holography takes the lead in latest industry awards.(Company Awards)
May 1, 2004... Three leading industry-related trade associations have their announced annual awards--the Hologram Manufacturers Association of India (HoMAI), the Foil Stamping and Embossing Association (FSEA) and the Association of Industrial Metallizers,...

10 years ago.(Company Awards)
May 1, 2004... HIR Established It was in May 1994 that the International Hologram Manufacturers' Association established the Hologram Image Register as an added layer of protection for hologram producers and their customers. Then (as now) the HIR is...

US companies set the pace.(Stock Watch)
May 1, 2004... Last month there were a couple of year-end results and two announcements that affected trading. This month we have four companies, ABNH, CFCI, K Laser and Hologram Industries (see page 2) all announcing their first quarter results. It would be...

Technology insight series: security holograms.(Publications)
May 1, 2004... This is the latest in Axess Technologies' series of technology reports. The target audience is likely to be brand managers, packaging technologists or printers considering the introduction of a hologram into their product or packaging. An...

Holographic Data Storage report penned.(Publications)
May 1, 2004... RocSearch, a UK business technology research company for commercial and consumer information, has published a report advocating the attributes of Holographic Data Storage technologies. According to the report, the technology promises 'radical'...

Diary--exhibitions, conferences and meetings.(Publications)
May 1, 2004... Optical Holography and its Applications May 24-27, 2004 Kiev, Ukraine www.spie.org.ua FINAT World Congress 2004 June 2-4, 2004 Copenhagen, Denmark www.finat.com Labelexpo Americas September 13-16, 2004...

Dual image from De La Rue.(Technology News)
May 1, 2004... De La Rue has introduced two holographic features specifically for the banknote market. Dual Image[TM] and Multi Image[TM] are both enhanced versions of the company's 2D/3D holography and are being marketed as effects which enable instant and...

Smirnov's rotary arm stereogram system.(Technology News)
May 1, 2004... Smirnov Holography, of Yaroslavl in Russia, has designed and prototyped a new approach to recording the film for a holographic stereogram, using a camera fixed to a rotating arm above the subject to be recorded. The company is using this system...