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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

26 Sept. 2022

3 min read

Banknote Issues with Holograms

There are four items to report in this round up of recent banknote issues using holographic, or other diffractive optically variable, features.

Currency Free Free

Francis Tuffy

22 Aug. 2022

3 min read

Looking Into Holographic Sights

A little known, but curious, use of a hologram’s ability to reconstruct an image as if it were ‘floating’ in space, is for holographic rifle sights. So how does this relatively new type of aiming system work and what are the advantages and disadvantages?

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Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

2 min read

Regula Rethinks Border Control

The almost unlimited access to high-quality printing services, as well as to sophisticated graphics software, has increased the quality of document forgery in recent years to the point where it is becoming more difficult for border control officers to tell the difference between real and fake secure documents.

ID & Secure Documents

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

3 min read

THCO – Call for Papers and Nominations for the Excellence in Holography Awards

Reconnaissance International is preparing for The Holography Conference™, which will be held online, taking place this year from 5-6 December.

Events

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

18 July 2022

3 min read

A Round Up of Holograms for Medicine

Medical students at Addenbrooke’s Hospital are the first in the world to train on the latest in mixed-reality holographic patients.

Medical Imaging

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

2 min read

Time-Multiplexed Neural Holography

A technology talk given by a team of researchers from Stanford Computational Imaging Lab at SIGGRAPH 2022 reports on potential improvements to near-eye holographic displays.

Displays Free Free

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

2 min read

Hueck Folien Launches TRILUMIC® in Thread Format

The UV-printable TRILUMIC® holographic stripe first entered the banknote printing market three years ago. Now owners of the technology, Hueck Folien, wants to widen its appeal in thread format.

Currency

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

3 min read

IDEMIA’s New Addition to the LASINK™ Family

In January of this year, Holography News® reported on the launch of LASINK™ Helios from secure identity services company IDEMIA. The company has now added LASINK™ 3D to the family of technologies aimed at protecting the portrait on an ID document from fraud.

ID & Secure Documents

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

4 min read

New Optical Banknote Features Come to the Fore After Two Year Hiatus – Part 1

The return of in-person conferences after a break of two years has seen a slew of new optical features launched for banknote authentication.

Currency

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

2 min read

Patent of the Month

The IHMA Patent Newsletter is a monthly review of patents issued in the fields of security, decorative and data storage holography, along with holographic techniques, processes and displays.

IOTA (IHMA)

Francis Tuffy

18 July 2022

5 min read

Alice (and Maria) Through the Looking Glass

Editor Francis Tuffy provides an update on the creation of the holographic sculptures of his daughters by Dr Ioana Pioaru.

Art & Design

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

4 min read

Company News

Australian company Caps & Closures, which designs and manufactures plastic packaging, has launched the ID-Shield holographic labelling and decoration system. According to Caps & Closures, the labelling solution is fully integrated into the packaging as it is manufactured, with no added materials, adhesives, inks or printing processes.

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Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

3 min read

High Security Print Industry Recognises Importance of Holography

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ EMEA conference. Several of the recent award winners use holograms or other DOVIDs as their primary first level security feature.

Events ID & Secure Documents

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

2 min read

IHMA Members Hear About It First!

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association is made up of the world’s leading hologram suppliers and manufacturers and as a benefit of membership they receive a range of services. Two examples are the Patent Newsletter and the Tender Alert Service.

IOTA (IHMA)

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

1 min read

Classified Section - June 2022

In this month's classified section: ITW Specialty Films – R&D Holographer Optical Engineer, and IHMA Member – Photoresist Plates.

IOTA (IHMA) News

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

28 June 2022

3 min read

News in Brief

Developer of authentication and security technology Advast Suisse has added holographic cold foils to its product portfolio designed for use in security applications.

News

Francis Tuffy

28 June 2022

2 min read

VividQ’s Latest Holographic Display for AR Headsets

Cambridge (UK) – based VividQ has announced the launch of its latest technology, unveiled for the first time at the recent SID Display Week Conference in San Jose, California.

AR & VR

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