Colour Change Technology Wins Anti-Forgery Award

Edited by the Printingtalk editorial team Jun 3, 2005

Sherwood Technology has been awarded the accolade of 'Outstanding Achievement in Anti-Forgery Technologies' at the sixth Product and Image Security Convention (PISEC) in Vienna (Austria).

Sherwood Technology, the colour change specialist, has been awarded the accolade of 'Outstanding Achievement in Anti-Forgery Technologies' at the sixth Product and Image Security Convention (PISEC) in Vienna (Austria).

Sherwood's 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.

The PISEC Industry awards have previously featured winners from companies such as 3M, Microsoft and Intel.

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 just launched its DigiVU range of products, which provide high level features for the protection of documents, products and brands, said the company.

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".

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.

PISEC stressed the need for the protection of information from alteration, whether it is on identity documents or other products and that it 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 that information protection.