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Francis Tuffy

25 June 2023

2 min read

OVDs Help Brazil Win New Passport Award

In this, the first major redesign of the country’s travel document for over two decades, the Casa da Moeda do Brasil used holograms and optically variable inks (OVIs) to help secure the document – and a prestigious international award.

Companies ID & Secure Documents

Francis Tuffy

25 June 2023

4 min read

Progress for Light Field Labs

In December 2021, Holography News® reported that Silicon Valley startup company, Light Field Lab, was accepting advanced orders for its holographic display platform, dubbed SolidLight. Now that SolidLight is in production. we can follow up on the progress the company has made.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

25 June 2023

3 min read

NASPS – Build It and They Will Come

The African Currency Forum (ACF), held in Luxor, Egypt in January, gave the host country a chance to showcase its new Printing House and Cash Centre, and the National Company for Advanced Industries and Integrated Strategic Printing Solutions (NASPS). NASPS has already set up full service holographic production facilities, which has to be said went largely unseen and unreported by Holography News® – so we decided to investigate a bit further and find out more.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

25 May 2023

5 min read

Profile of an Independent and Growing Optical Security Company

As editor of Holography News®, I have followed, with some admiration, the activities of renowned Czech Republic optical innovators IQ Structures. So, as I made my plans to attend the ODDS Conference in Prague it made sense that I should try and visit their facilities to find out more about the company.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

25 May 2023

6 min read

From Costa Rica to Meta’s Latest Plasmonic Banknote Security Features

Meta Materials Inc. (previously Nanotech Security Corp) has been a pioneer in banknote OVD (Optically Variable Device) technology for the past decade with innovations in micro-, nano- and now plasmonic structures. The company has also developed in-house secure foil production so that it can offer banknote stripes direct to customers.

Companies Currency Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

25 May 2023

1 min read

OpSec Goes Public, Again

OpSec has announced that it will list on the NASDAQ stock exchange by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) –Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp I. The SPAC is an arm of OpSec’s current owners – the private equity firm Investcorp Technology Partners.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

1 May 2023

3 min read

Israeli Holographic Startup Raises $5.4 Million

PxE Holographic Imaging, which develops holographic imaging cameras, has secured $5.4 million seed funding led by KDT – Koch Disruptive Technologies (the technology investment arm of Koch Industries) – and M Ventures, the venture investment arm of the science and technology company Merck KGaA.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2023

3 min read

Holoxica Enters Liquidation

Holoxica, one of the pioneers of commercial light field display technologies, has entered liquidation due to cashflow challenges – with bosses saying it could not continue without significant investment even though its tech had attracted international interest.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2023

3 min read

IQ Mint New Holographic Coins

IQ Structures, a research and manufacturing organisation focused on nanotechnology engineering and based out of a nuclear reactor site in Řež near Prague, has launched IQ Mint, a technology solution for anti-counterfeit protection and the visual enhancement of precious metal objects such as coins, medals and investment bars.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2023

5 min read

Investment Demonstrates Breadth of Hologram Opportunities

Investment funds continue to flow into the diffractive optics sector. And as the following examples show, it isn’t necessarily into the usual suspects of document security, brand protection or packaging decoration.

Companies Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

22 Feb. 2023

8 min read

A Chip Off the Old Block – an Interview with Shobhit and Ankit Gupta

The Gupta brothers, Shobhit and Ankit, are Joint Managing Directors of the Holostik Group – a diversified business conglomerate in sectors including chemicals, biodegradable products, real-estate, warehousing, and digital technology.

Companies Interviews

Francis Tuffy

22 Feb. 2023

2 min read

Holololly Launches Line of Edible Holographic Lollipops

Based in Stafford, and distributed through a US facility, Hololollies are lollipop candies made with hologram technology. Each Holololly candy is laser etched with stars, skulls or other images creating an illusion that seems to leap out at the viewer. The lollies are safe to eat, with no dyes, colourings, or additives in the holograms.

Art & Design Companies

Francis Tuffy

22 Feb. 2023

4 min read

Disney’s Still Curious About Holograms

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to anyone who has seen Disney movies or visited any of their theme parks that the corporation takes holograms – both physical and digital – very seriously. The love affair between Disney and holograms goes back more than 40 years and shows no sign of breaking up.

Art & Design Companies Displays

Francis Tuffy

26 Jan. 2023

1 min read

Centro Grafico Joins All4Labels Group

Centro Grafico DG was founded in 1970 and since then has established a reputation for quality and reliability in commercial holography.

Companies News

Francis Tuffy

21 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Stensborg Launches Desktop R2P NanoImprinter

It’s been three years since Stensborg A/S launched the HoloPrint® uniA6 DT, and now an improved version, the Desktop R2P NanoImprinter, is available for customers to order.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

26 Sept. 2022

4 min read

Fathom Optics for Shorter Print Runs

Holographic foils and lenticular lens sheets are established methods for introducing moving colour and dynamic effects to product labelling. But what happens when the label print run is too small to justify the start up costs of these methods?

Companies

Francis Tuffy

26 Sept. 2022

4 min read

IHMA Company Profile – Tin Dan

The IHMA is made up of the world’s leading hologram suppliers and manufacturers. The companies that make up the association come in all shapes and sizes and are distributed across the globe, which Holography News® reflects in this series of member profiles.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

2 min read

IHMA Company Profile – Shriram Veritech Solutions

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) is made up of the world’s leading hologram suppliers and manufacturers. Each month, Holography News will be profiling a different IHMA member.

Companies IOTA (IHMA)

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

3 min read

Higher Resolution Leads to Improved Imaging Options

Colorado-based Lumenco Inc has developed micro-optics technologies for three primary markets: light management, currency anti-counterfeiting and brand identity – which is handled through its subsidiary, NanoPixel®.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

12 May 2022

2 min read

Veritech Adds PicoMaster 100 to Its Infrastructure

Shriram Veritech Solutions was founded in 1992 and is a part of the Shriram Group of companies, one of the largest industrial houses in India. Over the years, Shriram Veritech has built a range of products over the years including holograms, labels and stamping foils to decorate and protect products.

Companies

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OVDs Help Brazil Win New Passport Award

Progress for Light Field Labs

NASPS – Build It and They Will Come

Profile of an Independent and Growing Optical Security Company

From Costa Rica to Meta’s Latest Plasmonic Banknote Security Features

OpSec Goes Public, Again

Israeli Holographic Startup Raises $5.4 Million

Holoxica Enters Liquidation

IQ Mint New Holographic Coins

Investment Demonstrates Breadth of Hologram Opportunities

A Chip Off the Old Block – an Interview with Shobhit and Ankit Gupta

Holololly Launches Line of Edible Holographic Lollipops

Disney’s Still Curious About Holograms

Centro Grafico Joins All4Labels Group

Stensborg Launches Desktop R2P NanoImprinter

Fathom Optics for Shorter Print Runs

IHMA Company Profile – Tin Dan

IHMA Company Profile – Shriram Veritech Solutions

Higher Resolution Leads to Improved Imaging Options

Veritech Adds PicoMaster 100 to Its Infrastructure

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