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Laser marking systems
News Release from: DataLase | Subject: Colour change technologies
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 17 October 2005
Paper explains laser colour marking
potential
Available free of charge is a presentation that highlights the different applications and developments available using DataLase and DigiVU colour change technologies.
Sherwood Technology, the colour change specialist, announces the availability of a new presentation highlighting the different solutions available using its award winning DataLase and DigiVU colour change technologies This information can be obtained free of charge directly from the company and is based on a paper delivered by Andrew Jackson, Sherwood's application marketing manager, during the SMART Labels Europe 2005 conference
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Jackson comments: "With successful implementations underway across a number of applications, we are now demonstrating our laser imaging technology's huge potential and commercial viability".
"Future developments will include imaging at the speed of light, full inkless colour digital printing, on-line holographics and single technology platform for all inkless print media".
"We are also keen to build on our strategic relationships and partnerships with key industry players in applications of our colour change solutions." Sherwood's comprehensive presentation illustrates the breadth of applications of its DataLase colour change technology.
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The solution is extremely flexible, and can be used for a wide range of marking applications, including product identification, primary packaging and labels, secondary packaging, fresh produce, pharmaceutical tablets and capsules and industrial parts.
The chemistry can be added to inks, coatings, processed plastics, and an array of packaging and printing materials such as paper, board, foil and metals in addition to edible substances such as confectionery.
Differing from the conventional use of lasers, which typically burn an image into the material, or remove a dark layer of ink to reveal the light coloured substrate, DataLase is a technology combining chemistry, substrate conversion and laser energy for the high speed printing of images using low power laser light.
When exposed to low power CO2 laser emissions at high speed, it provides a completely customisable solution for image generation causing a reaction with the DataLase chemistry to create a permanent high contrast image.
The presentation also describes the DigiVU technique, which provides a safe and highly effective way of protecting brands against counterfeiting as well as introducing a new approach to brand recognition.
DigiVU uses a combination of proprietary chemistry, a variable energy laser source and an individual control system to form a series of overt features on or within a product.
High resolution images are produced by a variable digital imaging process which is only achievable using the unique DigiVU chemistry.
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