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Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

2 min read

IOTA Seminar Explores What’s Next for OVDs at ODDS

At the recently held Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference, the International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) reaffirmed its leading role in promoting the global optical security ecosystem.

IOTA (IHMA)

Francis Tuffy

23 Oct. 2025

3 min read

Full-Parallax Authentication

The demand for high-security document features has driven research into optical technologies capable of producing effects that are both visually striking and extremely difficult to counterfeit.

Technical Features

Ian Lancaster

23 Oct. 2025

3 min read

Optical Document Security: 4th Edition on its Way

‘Optical Document Security’, the book by Rudolf (Ruud) van Renesse, is recognised as the most authoritative guide to the science, techniques and use of optical security features on security documents.

Studies, Reports

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

9 min read

Celebrating Disruption: Technologies Redefining Optical Security

The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) announced the winners of its inaugural Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards 2025 during a special ceremony held at the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) Conference in Warsaw, Poland.

Awards

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

3 min read

From Deep Roots to New Heights – The Tree of Life by Kurz

KURZ Banknote Security’s production site in Sulzbach-Rosenberg in Germany celebrates its 30th anniversary this year (see HOT News August 2025), in honour of which the company has produced a series of celebration ‘Tree of Life’ notes themed around the beauty and strength of nature and the passage of time.

Banknotes Free Free

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

4 min read

People In the News

Giancarlo Vimercati, the founder of Pilot Italia, passed away in July 2025. In 1968, Giancarlo Vimercati founded Pilot Italia, a label converter that gradually became well-known in the Italian label business.

News

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

2 min read

Invima Detects Counterfeit MABTHERA® with the Help of Holograms

Colombia’s Health Regulatory Body Instituto Nacional de Vigilancia de Medicamentos y Alimentos – INVIMA has issued a health alert after uncovering a counterfeit batch of oncological drug MABTHERA® (500 mg/50 mL) circulating in the market.

Brand Protection Free Free

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

4 min read

News in Brief

Spectra Systems announced its first-half yearly performance for 2025, with revenues surging 54% to $34.97 million, up from $22.74 million in the same period last year.

News

Micaal Sidorov

23 Oct. 2025

4 min read

Sharper Edges, Stronger Security: Inside Demax’s FreeEdge™ Innovation

Diffractive optically variable image devices (DOVIDs) are widely used to protect documents against counterfeiting and misuse. They are commonly integrated into multilayer holographic foils, which are either hot-stamped onto documents such as credit cards, driving licenses, identity cards, passports, and banknotes or embedded into laminates that are heat-sealed to a document’s surface.

Companies

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

2 min read

Brunei to Launch New Polymer Banknote Series in 2026

Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) has announced its new family banknotes series in the denominations of BND1, BND5, BND10, BND100 and BND500, scheduled to enter circulation in the first half of 2026.

Banknotes

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

2 min read

HSP Asia Returns to Malaysia After 15 Years

Reconnaissance, publishers of Holography & Optical Technology News™ and organisers of the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conferences, have announced the full programme for the upcoming HSP Asia 2025, taking place from 1-3 December 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Events

Chander S Jeena

23 Oct. 2025

1 min read

Botswana’s Commemorative Banknote Features ANIMA™

The Bank of Botswana has unveiled a 50 pula banknote commemorating its first Olympic gold medallist, sprinter Letsile Tebogo, who won the 200 metres, and the men’s 4 x 400 metre relay team that he anchored to a silver medal, at the Paris Olympic Games last year.

Banknotes

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

2 min read

Aldus Brings Foils, Inks and Machines Under One Roof

The Aldus Group, a global provider of printing, packaging, finishing and precision engineering solutions, has stepped onto the international stage with a unified identity. At Label Expo Europe 2025 (15-17 September, Barcelona), the group showcased its consolidated portfolio, from foils and inks to machines, bringing them together under one roof for the first time.

Packaging

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

4 min read

Welcome to the Genius of Secure Documents

The 2025 edition of the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) Conference opened with the headline ‘Welcome to the Genius of Secure Documents’. The conference was formally opened by Francis Tuffy, the newly appointed Chairman of ODDS, setting the tone for three days of technical exchange and innovation of experts, innovators and leaders in the optical security landscape.

Events

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

3 min read

PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™ – Colour and Security Precision for Brand Protection

Crane Authentication – a Crane NXT business unit – has unveiled its latest innovation in overt security: PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™, which extends the colour palette of its micro-optic labels to match the spectrum of colours integral to a brand’s visual identity.

Brand Protection

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

2 min read

De La Rue Celebrates Currency Milestones in Sri Lanka and Namibia

On 29 August, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) marked its 75th anniversary with the issue of a 2,000 rupee (Rs) commemorative banknote under the theme ‘Stability for Prosperity’.

Currency

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

2 min read

Gietz Vodka Label Showcases ROFO 450 ECO Capabilities

Swiss manufacturer Gietz has created the ‘Gietz Vodka’ label concept to highlight the creative and technical possibilities of its ROFO 450 ECO hot foil stamping unit.

Packaging

Francis Tuffy

23 Sept. 2025

3 min read

Photonic Crystals in Anticounterfeiting

Photonic crystals (PCs) are optical nanostructures that affect the propagation of light by the periodic variation in their refractive index. As counterfeiting techniques become ever more sophisticated, PCs offer physically unclonable functions (PUFs) due to their defect-sensitive optical behaviour and structural colours that cannot be reproduced accurately by traditional printing or scanning techniques.

Technical Features

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

8 min read

News in Brief

Transforming the secondary image into a primary security feature, OVD Kinegram presented KINEGRAM PHOTOGRAPH at Identity Week America, which took place 10-11 September in Washington, DC.

News

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

2 min read

Editorial: A New Chapter of Optical Excellence

This September in Warsaw, the International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) unveiled another milestone – organising the first ‘Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards’. Now, almost 30 years on, the wheel has turned once more with a broader optical lens.

Editorial

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