A dive into the world of Holographic Films

-
Holographic films are not as rare as they are assumed to be. Everyone with a credit card is literally carrying one around in their wallets! One may wonder at its purpose in a credit card. The reason is that it becomes a means of identification of the card as packaging films with holography are unique and cannot be replicated. Hence they serve as a means of identification and prevent the card from being duplicated by forgery. There are even used in the personal identification cards of some countries. There are a lot more uses for holographic packaging films such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics personal health care products, toiletries and dental products, Sports articles, wines and spirits, Food products etc.,

Advantages of Holographic wide web films -


These have many uses and have significant advantages for those using them such as enhanced aesthetics, security against counterfeit, tamper evident, custom design and can serve as an improvement in terms of brand image and has been used even by Tiffany which attracted a lot of attention. Holographic packaging films are made from very high-quality photographic films coated with a photo resistive material called silver halide emulsion. Then laser light is used to create a projection of the object in the film. This is very hard to recreate as the object and laser used are specific. 

Holographic Wide web films -


They are of many different types. They are PET and OPP. PET has a thickness of 16 and 23 microns. OPP has a thickness of 20 microns and 30 microns. They are both available in silver and transparent colours.  Packaging films with holography can be made from Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) or Biaxial oriented polypropylene (Bopp). They can be made in multiple colours and even be used for gift wrapping. The perceived value or the product or brand goes up while using it. 

Holographic films -


They were invented in 1947 at imperial college London by Dennis Gabor, a Hungarian scientist. Like the best inventions and discoveries, this too was don accidentally while trying to improve the electron microscope. The experiment was reproduced by scientists at the University of Michigan in 1962. There were significant developments towards the same by a USSR scientist in that very year. It wasn't until 1968 that holograms could be used. Gabor got a noble price twenty five years later and today, holograms can be mass produced with costs less than five cents for an inch.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Label Stickers Manufacturers in India Are Providing Solutions Against Counterfeiting

-
  Label sticker manufacturers in India have come up with security labels and stickers that are an effective solution to the problem of counterfeiting. Counterfeit products have existed in the marketplace from time immemorial, but in recent times, due to improvement in technology and a few other factors, their resemblance to the original products are more than ever before. Also, their numbers have gone through the roof in recent times. As per the Global Brand Counterfeiting Report 2018, the global counterfeiting market accounted for a mammoth 1.2 trillion US dollars, and this number is expected to grow significantly by 2022. Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and the food industry are the most affected sectors.    The solution that security label stickers manufacturers in India offer   Label stickers manufacturers in India are providing an efficient yet cost-effective solution to brands across the country. They are manufacturing label stickers that do much more than enhancing the vis
Read more

What Is The Need Of An Inventory Management System For Your Business?

-
  For ensuring a smooth business, one needs to look after the aspects of the inventory management system . Effective inventory management touches every part of your business that ranges from your warehousing costs to the ability to fulfill orders timely and accurately. Unfortunately, it becomes difficult for the company to carry out the inventory management process by hand. While some businesses call it time-consuming, the others call it complex as a small mistake in the system can have ripple effects that can harm your business for some months or even years. Holostik's inventory management software helps the business owners automate inventory manufacturing and tracking to counter this problem. The points below highlight the benefits of this software:   Increases your profit.     The inventory management system takes care of your inventory, which is somewhat like the stock market, meaning that it is a risk. If you plan to invest in risky ventures, like niche items or
Read more

Why do you need security labels, tamper proof labels or holographic paper labels?

-
Labels of any kind are the first things that communicate on your company’s behalf but they can also be the first in a line of defence to protect your product, brand image from tampering and counterfeiting. They have great security features and they cost less too. For example, prescription painkillers are always liable to be used by addicts and that’s why, back in 2007, the government ordered professionals to use written prescriptions that contain at least one of the tamper evident features from the following: The prevention of unauthorized copying, the prevention of erasing and modifying the prescription or the prevention of counterfeit prescriptions. The tamper evident prescription pads meet the mentioned requirements but cost more than twice a simple Rx paper or Px pad. Why do you need security labels, tamper proof labels or holographic paper labels? Protect your products and increase their visibility with (hologram) label stickers. Holostik manufactures Paper labels, securit
Read more