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Security Label Materials

November 2, 2010

Anti-counterfeiting products in the Avery Dennison Fasson® range incorporate specific properties in the adhesive, face material or backing. These properties include, among others, UV fluorescent fibres, holograms, micro-print and UV fluorescent threads etc.

For product integrity and increased security, tamper-evident solutions using destructible films can also be used in a number of pharmaceutical packaging applications.

Anti-counterfeiting products

In face materials:

• Holograms
• Fibres
• Watermarks
• Threads
• Iridescent stripes
• Reactivity to certain solvents

In adhesive/backing:

• Threads
• Taggants
• Microfibres
• UV back-imprint

Holograms

Standard holograms are mainly used for decorative purposes. However, customised holograms are powerful tools when used in security applications.

• The Fasson® product range offers more than 25 standard holograms
• Customised design holograms in 2-D or 3-D technologies are possible, with a small minimum order size of 3,000m2
• It is possible to register a customised design in the IHMA (Industrial Hologram Manufacturers Association) database for security and copyright protection

Tamper-evident solutions

Labels which change appearance or are destroyed when an attempt is made to remove them.

• Destructible papers
• Ultra-destructible PVC
• Tamper-evident PEHD
• Acetate and Acetate UD
• Foamtac

Destructible films

Void-labels: A void label leaves a “VOID” message on the substrate when the label is removed.

• The face material is a PET film, which can be matt or gloss
• Printable by thermal transfer or laser
• Available in white, silver and transparent or customised colors
• The message (a text or a logo) can be customised
• Label cannot be repositioned without leaving evidence of manipulation

Security threads

Threads can be inserted into the adhesive and are made of a film. They can be visible or non-visible.

• Transparent, with a customer-specific micro-printed message
• Transparent, with a fluorescent print coating
• Holographic (4mm wide)

Taggants

• IR taggants are special additives that can be mixed into the adhesive without changing adhesive properties, and make the adhesive discolour when exposed to a special lamp
• There are IR lamps that are very easy to handle (eg. in a pen)