All Security articles – Page 2
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A new dimension in brand protection with machine-readable holograms
IQ Structures, a research and production organisation focused on nanotechnology engineering, part of the IQS Group, has introduced holograms for packaging-related security applications that can be authenticated automatically, using normal light and a mobile phone app.
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Rieke offers tamper-evident closure for plastic pails in hopes of enhancing product and brand protection
Rieke, a TriMas Packaging company, has launched the IMF-5 In-Mold FLEXSPOUT tamper-evident closure for plastic pails – moulded directly into the pail lid during the injection moulding process – to provide its customers with enhanced product and brand protection.
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AIPIA Congress Highlight: Temperature label combines RFID/NFC with visual indicator
One of the new products on show at the AIPIA World Congress was Cleantech’s Digital Temperature Indicator (DTI), an irreversible temperature label with visual and digital indication, integrated with a passive RFID or NFC transponder.
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A reusable alternative to polystyrene packaging using NFC
The KoolPak is a durable, lightweight, reusable alternative to thermally insulated polystyrene containers, with an NFC sensor tag that allows for the scanning of the temperature without the need to open the lid.
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Parcel theft is on the rise – how should the industry respond?
Doorstep parcel theft is on the rise – potentially costing the global economy around US$38.8 billion each year. In the midst of additional complications like strikes and supply chain uncertainty, how can the packaging value chain confront the issue of stolen parcels? Fergal O’Carroll, CRO at Scurri, tells us more.
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Graphic Packaging International reveals serialisation solution intending to provide anti-counterfeit and data protection measures for pharmaceuticals
Graphic Packaging International has announced its new serialisation solution for packaging in the pharmaceutical sector, expected to combat the circulation of falsified medical products and facilitate pharma-compliance in data handling.
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New Smart Packaging technology delivers end-to end solution for cannabis sector
AIPIA member Identiv and TrueGreen, a cannabis technology company specializing in digitizing packaging, have announced the deployment of the world’s first smart tamper seal using RFID technology, designed to deliver, along with the TrueGreen software as a service (SaaS) platform, digital transformation in the cannabis industry, giving products a unique digital identity, they claim.
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Quantum Dot partnership offers ‘next generation’ security inks
UbiQD, a New Mexico-based nanotechnology company, and AIPIA member SICPA, a Swiss technology company supplying security inks and secured authentication, identification, traceability and supply chain solutions, have announced the expansion of their partnership in the development of anti-counterfeit security inks based on UbiQD’s quantum dot technology.
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Infineon offers Starter Kit to aid deployment of NFC security tag range
To accelerate the deployment of its brand protection applications, AIPIA member Infineon, a global semiconductor solutions provider headquartered in Munich, has launched the NFC 2Go starter kit for brand protection.
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Peli BioThermal launches reusable cold chain shipping solution
Peli BioThermal has announced a new reusable, flexible, temperature-controlled shipping solution. It says Crēdo Go is designed to adapt to customer programs, as well as helping pharmaceutical companies reach environmental, social and governance goals, cost reduction targets and operational performance indicators.
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Invisible message embedded in labels can help fight against counterfeit products
Talon International, which invented the first zipper in 1893 and today offers solutions in tags, labelling and printed marketing, has launched a new anti-counterfeit and consumer engagement technology.
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UFlex aims to enhance sustainability, preservation and efficiency in new product and solution lineup
UFlex has introduced a range of new products and solutions in a bid to improve the recyclability, sustainability, usefulness, and visual attractiveness of product packaging. The innovations also aim toward product preservation, low production costs, easy manufacturing, and effective anti-counterfeit measures.
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Cherry grower picks smart fingerprint to fight counterfeiting
Cherry grower Reid Fruits, based in Tasmania, Australia, has seen a dramatic decline in product counterfeiting over the past three export seasons to Asia, as a result of a Smart Fingerprint solution developed by brand authentication technologist Laava, in collaboration with Peacock Bros, a leading digital label and supply chain solutions provider.
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Smithers predicts ‘post-COVID boom’ for track-and-trace packaging industry
According to Smithers, the track-and-trace packaging industry is set to reach a total value of $2.5 billion by 2027, with the company attributing the rise in demand and market value to the rise of e-commerce and counterfeiting concerns associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Innovation for consumer protection
A changing landscape of consumption means that packaging security solutions are increasingly required to work harder – and be smarter – to protect consumers. We spoke with Dr Tobias Jochum from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research IAP and Terrence O’Neill from Covectra about how engaging consumers in their own protection via packaging may be key to addressing the challenges associated with e-commerce and counterfeiting.
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Value chain partners develop serialization and aggregation technologies for pharma packaging
SEA Vision and Marchesini Group are launching new solutions for printing, inspecting, and packing serialised blisters and performing aggregation with cartons, with the aim of boosting efficiency and security during the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
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New Brand Integrity solution combines Digimarc and EVRYTHNG technologies
Digimarc Corporation, a leading AIPIA member which created Digimarc watermarks, next-generation digital identification and detection-based solutions, recently announced the launch of its Digimarc® Brand Integrity digital solution, which gives brands and their customers more sophisticated and flexible ways to verify the authenticity of products, it says.
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A spoonful of sprinkles helps the (real) medicine go down
Counterfeit or substandard medicines adversely affect the health of millions of people and cost an estimated $200 billion annually. Their burden is greatest in developing countries, where the World Health Organization estimates that one in ten medical products are fake.
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New report suggests supply chain resilience under more strain than ever as commodity prices and inflation soar
Achilles has placed supply chain resilience in its most at-risk category for the second quarter of 2022, citing ongoing logistical disruptions, supply shortages, and commodity price pressures as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The organisation adds that there could be no end in sight for these challenges as the war in Ukraine appears set to continue.
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New research from Digimarc points to consumer demand for digital traceability solutions
New research from Digimarc Corporation has found that being able to verify the authenticity of a product is important to over 70% of consumers, with almost two-thirds saying that transparency into how and where a product is made is a key part of their purchasing decision. The research points to opportunities for brands to use traceability solutions like QR codes to build consumer confidence.