Holography News articles from September 2009

Holography News archives from September 2009

Rako develops holographic RFID transponder.
September 1, 2009... Hologram Company Rako GmbH and Rako Security Label GmbH (both subsidiaries of the RAKO label group) have combined resources to offer a UHF RFID transponder which incorporates a holographic antenna equipped with visible and invisible security...

Improved hologram kits from Liti.
September 1, 2009... LitiHolo is improving the shelf appeal of its holography kits ready for mass distribution through retail chains. Currently, the kits are only available for order on line but Paul Christie, President and CTO of Liti, sees 'a significant market...

Terry Gallagher - 1935-2009: imagine today's world without hot-stamped holograms ...(Obituary)
September 1, 2009... Terry Gallagher, inventor of hot stamping for holograms, lost his battle with cancer on September 4. His contribution to the commercialisation of holography was immense, but he was a self-effacing person who felt that he was only part of a group...

Making waves in the hologram industry.(Company Profile)
September 1, 2009... Wavefront Technology Inc (WFT) was founded in 1986 by Chris Rich and Jon Peterson as a partnership, and was incorporated as a privately-held company ten years later. It started out providing step-and-repeat and other manufacturing and tooling...

Making a Mint: holographic coins.(Special Feature)
September 1, 2009... Attempts to use optical microstructures as a way of creating optically variable effects in numismatic applications have proved challenging. The dream of holographic coins in general circulation has still not been realized but several special or...

Izon hologram protects Lijun medicines.(Hologram of the Month)
September 1, 2009... For those of us in developed countries which regularly see reports that more confiscated counterfeit goods originate in China than any other country, it is easy to forget that the country has its own counterfeit problems. And with a large and...

Can the bull run continue?(Stockwatch)
September 1, 2009... We first reported the start of a stock market rally in July and two months later the markets are still gaining. We are in a bull run, but can it last? Or more to the point, how long will it last? There are very differing expert views on this...

Asian High Security Printing Conference.(Conferences)(Conference news)
September 1, 2009... Final arrangements are now being made for the 8th Asian High Security Printing Conference, which takes place in Beijing from October 13-15. The opening addresses will be made by Mr Shen Zhigong of the China AntiCounterfeiting Technology...

Mergers & acquisitions.(10 YEARS AGO)
September 1, 2009... Summer 1999 was a busy period for mergers and acquisitions judging by reports in the September 1999 issue of Holography News[TM]. In what has proved to be a very successful move, Leonard Kurz GmbH bought OVD Kinegram Co from Siemens. While...

Applied sells mastering plant.(20 YEARS AGO)
September 1, 2009... Applied Holographics PLC reported the sale of its Swiss embossed hologram mastering plant to David Greenaway, who would be operating it as 3D AG. Originally established to produce reflection hologram copying machines, Applied had brought...

Exhibitions, conferences and meetings.(Diary)(Conference news)
September 1, 2009... 8th Asian High Security Printing Conference October 13-15, 2009 Beijing, China www.cross-conferences.com Holo-pack*Holo-print 2009 November 11-13, 2009 Budapest, Hungary www.holopackholoprint.info Cartes 2009 November 18-21,...

Optical Document Security.(Conference News)
September 1, 2009... The programme for the Optical Document Security (ODS) conference in San Francisco, January 20-22, has been finalised and will be published by the end of September. Registration is now open and the early booking discount is available until...