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Chander S Jeena

20 May 2024

2 min read

HoloSurge Secures Largest Grant in Recent EU History

HoloSurge, a consortium of 14 European technology and health leaders, has clinched €8.9 million in research and innovation grants, one of the most significant in recent EU history.

Companies

Micaal Sidorov

28 March 2024

2 min read

Phoenix Holographix: Combining Holography with Innovation

In June 2022, after the closure of Hologram Industries Research GmbH, a new company – Phoenix Holographix GmbH – was formed close to Munich, Germany.

Companies

Micaal Sidorov

28 March 2024

1 min read

Gietz Invests in Vinfoil

Supplier of hot-stamping machinery, Gietz, has announced it has invested strategic venture capital in the Netherlands-based Vinfoil in order to strengthen the long- term stability of the company and its product portfolio.

Companies

Micaal Sidorov

28 March 2024

3 min read

IQ Structures Fuses Sound and Vision

Vinyl records have experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years, fuelled by a renewed appreciation of analogue sound quality and tangible music experiences. Amidst this resurgence, IQ Structures has unveiled an innovation in vinyl record production: IQ Vinyl.

Companies Technical Features

Micaal Sidorov

28 March 2024

2 min read

Crane to Acquire OpSec

US-based Crane NXT, whose subsidiaries include Crane Currency, Crane Authentication and Crane Payment Innovations, has announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Investcorp Technology Partners to acquire OpSec Security for $270 million in cash, subject to customary adjustments.

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Micaal Sidorov

20 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Filtrona Tapes Releases Supastrip Prism

Filtrona Tapes has released Supastrip Prism, a new range of holographic tear tapes designed to enhance packaging security and draw attention on the shelf.

Companies Technical Features

Micaal Sidorov

20 Feb. 2024

3 min read

Packaging Solutions from India Point to More Sustainable Holography

Uflex is India’s largest multinational working in flexible packaging materials. It is a global polymer science company with a turnover of $1.7 billion, and is one of India’s leading providers of holographic solutions used in brand protection, brand enhancement and anti-counterfeiting across a range of industries.

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Micaal Sidorov

17 Jan. 2024

2 min read

Meta’s New Sustainable Brand Protection Label

Hot from successes in the ‘Best Origination’ and ‘Best in Show’ categories at the recent International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) awards, Meta Materials is bringing its expertise in advanced materials and nanotechnology to the field of brand protection labelling, with its new product – NANO™ protect.

Companies Technical Features

Micaal Sidorov

17 Jan. 2024

2 min read

Gietz Gets New Management Team

In a strategic move aimed at steering Gietz AG towards continued success and innovation, Hansjoerg Gietz, after years of service as Managing Director, has announced the transition of leadership to Marcel Gerber – currently serving as Engineering Director – with effect from 1 January 2024.

Companies

Micaal Sidorov

17 Jan. 2024

1 min read

OpSec and Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I Secure Investment

OpSec, provider of holographic foils, IP management and brand protection solutions, and Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I, a special purpose acquisition company, have announced a strategic investment from SAKATA INX Corporation in the form of unsecured convertible loan notes issued by OpSec.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

19 Dec. 2023

3 min read

Holographic Testbed Gets Funding Boost

Walton Institute, based at the South East Technological University (SETU) in Waterford, Ireland, has been chosen as one of the recipients of the €16.5 million 2023 Capital Equipment Fund administered by Enterprise Ireland through the Technology Gateway and Technology Centre Programmes.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2023

4 min read

Innovation Leads to Development – ZSST

In this occasional series of company profiles of members of the International Hologram Manufactures Association (IHMA), we take a look at Zhongchao Special Security Technology Co Ltd (ZSST) and the technologies it has to offer.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

30 Oct. 2023

2 min read

Demax Pushes e-Beam to The Maximum

Demax Holograms was one of the first manufacturers of security holograms in eastern Europe and now sells its products to over 70 different countries. It has been a full member of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) since 1996 and took the opportunity to present its latest nano-optical elements for physical security at the recent Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum in Tbilisi, Georgia (2-4 October 2023).

Companies Nano-Optics

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

BOBST – Still Innovating After All These Years

Ever since surface relief replication became the preferred means of mass production for holography, hot-stamping foil has been a principal method of application – particularly for packaging and secure documents. The machines used to apply holograms at speed and in register are an integral part of the job’s final appearance. Swiss machinery manufacturer, BOBST, has been involved in providing hot-stamp presses to the holography industry for many years, and continues to innovate to this day.

Companies Security Foils Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

2 min read

HoloCenter Moves to Kingston, NY

Following up on the announcement at the end of last year (see HN November 2022) of the plan to relocate the HoloCenter to the Hudson Valley, we can now report that the HoloCenter is reopening in Kingston, NY, under the guidance of Executive Director, Linda Law.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

17 Sept. 2023

3 min read

Swave’s Holography Vision Raises Additional Funding

eeNews reports that holographic projection startup Swave Photonics NV (Leuven, Belgium) has raised an additional €3 million in seed funding, taking the amount raised by the company to €10 million.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

2 min read

IN Groupe Buys GSI

IN Groupe, owners of the optical features specialist SURYS, has agreed to buy 100% of the shares of Gleitsmann Security Inks from hubergroup Deutschland for an undisclosed consideration in cash.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Euclideon Changes Name and Adds New Applications

A few years ago, Australia based Euclideon Holographics made the news with the production of its multi-user hologram table, which allowed four people to interact simultaneously with images apparently projected onto a table surface (see HN September 2021). Since then the company has changed its name (to Axiom Holographics) and added new applications to its product offerings.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

10 Aug. 2023

3 min read

When Holograms Disappoint

It used to be that poor lighting was the major cause of disappointment when it came to viewing holograms. But as the definition of holography has been stretched to include heightened reality displays, so have the number of reasons to be disappointed.

Companies Holography Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

25 June 2023

3 min read

IN Groupe Acquires Portals Technology Business in Italy

IN Groupe, global specialist in identities and digital services and owner of SURYS, has announced that it has signed an agreement with UK-based Portals for the sale of papermaker Portals’ security components business in Bollate, Italy.

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HoloSurge Secures Largest Grant in Recent EU History

Phoenix Holographix: Combining Holography with Innovation

Gietz Invests in Vinfoil

IQ Structures Fuses Sound and Vision

Crane to Acquire OpSec

Filtrona Tapes Releases Supastrip Prism

Packaging Solutions from India Point to More Sustainable Holography

Meta’s New Sustainable Brand Protection Label

Gietz Gets New Management Team

OpSec and Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I Secure Investment

Holographic Testbed Gets Funding Boost

Innovation Leads to Development – ZSST

Demax Pushes e-Beam to The Maximum

BOBST – Still Innovating After All These Years

HoloCenter Moves to Kingston, NY

Swave’s Holography Vision Raises Additional Funding

IN Groupe Buys GSI

Euclideon Changes Name and Adds New Applications

When Holograms Disappoint

IN Groupe Acquires Portals Technology Business in Italy

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