Holography News articles from October 2004

Holography News archives from October 2004

Malaysia's holographic Meditag.
October 1, 2004... From 1st January 2005, all medicines sold in Malaysia will be required by law to have holographic label, called a Meditag[TM], produced by Hologram Industries. This applies to prescription, over-the-counter and traditional medicines and is an...

Another AOT profit warning brings changes.
October 1, 2004... In a brief statement to the market on October 14, Applied Optical Technologies warned that its European operations continue to disappoint and, as a consequence, results for the year will not meet market expectations. It also reported that Peter...

Challenging misperceptions--the industry needs to act.(EDITORIAL)
October 1, 2004... The recent Intergraf International Security Printers conference and exhibition in Granada, Spain attracted nearly 800 delegates and 80 exhibitors, including a large number of hologram suppliers. The industry was represented during the...

The security power of DOVIDs.(SPECIAL FEATURE)
October 1, 2004... Diffractive OVDs, or DOVIDs as the form of high security holograms are commonly known, have come to play a momentous role in the protection of valuable documents and products. Their production requires high technology and expert knowledge. They...

In and out of the kaleidoscope.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
October 1, 2004... Los Angeles-based Japanese artist Hiro Yamagata has created an artwork which is perhaps the largest structure yet built with a holographic surface. Quantum Field [X.sup.3] is an outdoor installation at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain,...

Wasatch Photonics holo optics patent.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
October 1, 2004... Wasatch Photonics has been exclusively assigned US Patent 6750995 titled Enhanced volume phase grating with high dispersion, high diffraction efficiency and low polarization sensitivity, recently issued to Dr LeRoy Dickson, one of the company's...

Low cost hologram kit.(IN THE NEWS)
October 1, 2004... Liti Holographics, the US company that offers low-cost portrait holograms, has branched out with the launch of a hologram production kit that sells for only $99. The kit is intended to provide any one with the ability to make a small...

Hologram Industries.(Company Updates)
October 1, 2004... Last month we reported Hologram Industries' first half sales results-now we have the profits to go with them. HI posted net profits of [euro]0.49m for the first half of 2004, approximately one third of those in the same period in 2003 while...

API surprises itself and the market.(Company Updates)
October 1, 2004... API meanwhile has issued an announcement that strong growth in sales and profitability in certain areas of the business including laminates, foils and security, as well as improvements elsewhere would result in the group exceeding market...

1st holograms in space?(IN BRIEF)
October 1, 2004... Optaglio has claimed the distinction of having supplied the first holograms to travel into space. The Russian cargo spacecraft Progress M50 that has docked with the International Space Station included, amongst its cargo, a consignment of DVDs...

New security substrates from Gruppo Cordenons.(IN BRIEF)
October 1, 2004... Italian papermaker Gruppo Cordenons has launched security papers for tax banderols for alcohol and tobacco products complete with two holographic stripes. These stripes, which have a minimum distance from one another of 2mm, are applied to the...

More money for CSIRO.(IN BRIEF)
October 1, 2004... The Australian government has stepped up the funding for CSIRO, the national scientific research institute which was responsible for the development of the Exeglram, also a major contributor to the science of holographic interferometry. CSIRO,...

Light Impressions.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2004... Alan Stratton has been promoted to Managing Director at Light Impressions. He joined the company four years ago as Operations Manager from Boxmore Healthcare. He replaces company founder John Brown who moves to the position of Chairman, where...

CFC International.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2004... Greg Jehlik has been named Chief Executive Officer of CFC International, a role previously held by Roger Hruby who will continue as Chairman of the Board to focus on long-term strategic initiatives. Jehlik joined CFC in 2002 and in addition to...

De La Rue Tapes & Holographics.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2004... Julie Furber, Managing Director of De La Rue Tapes & Holographics, who is currently on maternity leave, will not be returning to the company. She is replaced by Heath Thomas from De La Rue's Identity Systems division.

Idvac Ltd.(People on the Move)
October 1, 2004... Professor Nadir Ahmed has left General Vacuum to set up a new company, Idvac Ltd, specialising in vacuum coating solutions for standard roll metallizers.

Industry's capacity to surprise prevails.(STOCKWATCH)
October 1, 2004... AOT Shocks the Market, API Pleasantly Surprises It With its sixth profit warning in three years (see page 1) following so closely on the tail of one for the first half announced on July 29, AOT shocked rather than surprised the market and...

4 weeks to Prague: Holo-pack * Holo-print 2004.(CONFERENCES)
October 1, 2004... With just over a month to go until Holo-pack * Holo-print, the decision to locate the event in Prague, Czech Republic appears to have been a popular one judging by the numbers of delegates already signed up to attend. The conference takes place...

Exhibitions and conferences.(CONFERENCES)(Calendar)
October 1, 2004... AIMCAL 2004 Fall Technical Conference October 24-27, 2004 Charleston, SC, USA www.aimcal.org Pack Expo International 2004 November 7-11, 2004 Chicago, IL, USA www.packexpo.com IHMA (International Hologram...

Another watershed.(10 YEARS AGO)
October 1, 2004... The autumn (or fall) months of 1994 appear to have been a watershed period for the holography industry, as the October issue of that year reveals. The main feature examined the seasonal prospects for the hologram gift sector. The sector was...

US sheriff can't find baseball's hologram.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
October 1, 2004... 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating'. In this case the meaning is that you do not know if a security feature like a hologram is successful before you experience the results. Such was the situation in a recent counterfeiting raid in...

Dimuken's Holostripe.(TECHNOLOGY NEWS)
October 1, 2004... Dimuken has introduced a full working model of its new Holostripe foil application system, the first order for which is likely to be for a major tax stamp project. A prototype stripe application system was first unveiled two year ago at...

THIS--correction.(Correction Notice)
October 1, 2004... In the previous issue of Holography News we mentioned that The Hologram Image Studio (THIS) in London had closed down three years ago. To be more accurate, proprietor Martin Richardson closed THIS' London premises, but he is now operating the...