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News Release from: DataLase
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 07 June 2005
Colour change technology wins accolade
Sherwood Technology, the leading colour change specialist, has been awarded the accolade of 'Outstanding Achievement in Anti-forgery Technologies' at the 6th Product and Image Security Convention.
Sherwood Technology, the leading colour change specialist, has been awarded the accolade of 'Outstanding Achievement in Anti-forgery Technologies' at the 6th Product and Image Security Convention (PISEC) in Vienna, Austria Sherwood's novel colour change technology was voted the winner by a panel of representatives of companies associated with the PISEC Advisory Panel and Trustees of the Product and Image Security Foundation
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Feb 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The PISEC Industry awards are highly celebrated and have previously featured winners from companies such as 3M, Microsoft and Intel.
The PISEC Awards recognise outstanding achievement in the development of innovative solutions for the prevention of counterfeiting, theft and forgery within the supply chain.
Five categories are rewarded including outstanding achievement in the development of authenticity products; outstanding achievement in tamper evidence innovation; excellence in anti-forgery technologies; RFID for product protection and a trade award for promoting 'Best Practice' in product and brand protection.
The presentation ceremony took place at the Hilton Hotel in Vienna, Austria on the 19th April 2005.
PISEC stresses the need for the protection of information from alteration, whether it is on identity documents or other products, and that this is a prerequisite in security design and construction.
The anti-forgery technology award was developed to recognise and promote innovative anti-forgery devices that raise the standard in this information protection.
Sherwood was selected to win the anti-forgery category due to its development of a secure, laser-activated colour change chemistry.
The colour change process induces an irreversible chemical change in the material by the application of an external laser source which is accompanied by a change of colour in the material.
The resultant image or mark cannot be tampered with at any stage in the supply chain process.
Based on the colour change technology, Sherwood has recently launched its DigiVU range of products which provide sophisticated, high level features for the protection of documents, products and brands.
On collecting the award, Andrew Jackson, Applications Marketing Manager of Sherwood, commented "We are extremely pleased to have won this award.
It is exciting that the significance of our solutions is being acknowledged by the security industry".
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