Holography News articles from November 2002

Holography News archives from November 2002

Holo Industry valued at $1.4B.
November 1, 2002... The worldwide surface relief hologram industry is currently worth some $1.39 billion, according to the 100+ page Volume 1, Global Markets and Industry Overview of the Holopack*Holo-print Industry Study & Market Report, recently published by...

Embossed tin can - at last!
November 1, 2002... Many hologram producers and packaging companies have tried to stamp surface-relief holograms directly on to metallic packaging. Now Danish packaging company Glud & Marstrand (G&M)have released promotional demonstrations of the integrated...

Whither hologram packaging producers? (Editorial).
November 1, 2002... Recently in Holography News we have reported the development of polyester and polypropylene films that can be directly embossed -- they need no additional coating or treatment to be used for hologram production. Now, this issue carries news of...

Westmead closes, Lightgate reverts to Spatial as Kyle builds Eskay.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2002... Westmead Technology Ltd, the British company specialising in embossed hologram production equipment, has closed down following a disagreement between hologram entrepreneur Walter Clarke, its majority owner, and Steve Kyle, who was running the...

Holography developing in/out of China. (China).
November 1, 2002... Holography is growing in China. According to sources during a recent visit to the country, possibly 10-20% of the 90B packages of cigarettes produced each year in China use holography as full pack laminates, hot foil decoration, security labels...

IHMA grows visibility on cluttered web. (The Web).(International Hologram Manufacturers' Association)
November 1, 2002... Holographic buyers, sellers and manufacturers seeking the latest technology, naturally now turn to the world wide web as a key source of business information. But clutter, in the form of arbitrary and unrelated web sites, is interfering with...

Mostly quiet on the Western front. (Stockwatch).(securities prices in the optoelectronics and holography industries)
November 1, 2002... In the previous issue of Holography News we reported the profits warning by Applied Optical Technologies. This news came too late for Stocktrack, but it was undoubtedly the most significant aspect of the period. AOT's share price plummeted on...

Holo pack for P&G toothpaste launch. (Packaging).(Procter and Gamble's holographic film packaging)
November 1, 2002... Procter & Gamble has opted for holographic film packaging on the carton for its latest toothpaste, Crest Rejuvenating Effects, in a move which furthers the already flourishing holographic/oral care packaging relationship. The embossed...

New Light Industries new security systems. (Corporate News).
November 1, 2002... Longtime holographic innovator Steve McGrew, founder of Light Impressions and New Light Industries (NLI), is developing a range of new document and product anticounterfeiting technologies. This family of products includes the Universal Hologram...