Discover your new range of high security hologram label intended to authenticate and reliably secure your sensitive documents or copyable products. These forgery-proof holographic labels provide the most effective solution in the fight against counterfeiting, which is a threat to many types of brands. The CIB (Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau) estimates that counterfeiting accounts for 10% of the global trade, that equals to about 320 billion euros. Protect yourself from this financial loss using hologram labels.
What is the use of this holographic label?
The holographic label is ensured by high level of security, simple and quick authentication as well as unlimited possibilities in terms of design and security. The holographic label is generally designed by three-dimensional laser techniques, which makes it very difficult to forge because of its complexity but also the cost of the technology used for its design.
The holographic label is ensured by high level of security, simple and quick
authentication as well as unlimited possibilities in terms of design and
security. The holographic label is generally designed by three-dimensional
laser techniques, which makes it very difficult to forge because of its
complexity but also the cost of the technology used for its design.
These adhesive holograms that cannot be forged and cannot be photocopied
will allow you to authenticate and to secure all your important documents:
letters, checks, signatures, temporary and permanent access badges, official
documents...
Examples of the use of high security holograms on goods
What is the security level for the holographic label?
This holographic label is designed on the basis of a multitude of specific
layers constituting their forgeryresistant character. It authenticates the
product. The adhesive hologram is essential in the la fight against
tampering, fraud or counterfeit.
Each type of adhesive hologram label offered in this range has its own
"security points" which provide the desired level of security and the level
of control to be selected according to your authentication requirements of
documents and property to be secured.
Moreover, any attempted removal will permanently destroy the hologram label
(with its standard breakable adhesive "VOID") and will thus reveal any
attempt of tampering, both on the label and on its support.
And for a reinforced authentication, each adhesive hologram is engraved
deeply by laser with a forgery-proof unique serial number (also destructible
during removal).
How is the hologram label designed?
There are 3 major technologies to manufacture these hologram labels. The range that we offer here consists of "2D/3D" and "Dot matrix" ("E-Beam on request" ) holograms. - 2D/3D holograms are made using optical image recording laser. The most common and economical technique.
All our hologram labels are real 3D holograms (not simple labels in metallic
diffraction), most often enabling authentication with the naked eye (and for
some security points with a reading tool) and to ensure the originality of
the surfaces on which these adhesive holograms are affixed.
- Dot-matrix hologram manufactured using laser technology controlled
by a computer system. Offers finer finish, more intense light diffraction
and more security points.
- E-Beam holograms producing holograms of very high quality but very
expensive and requiring production in very large quantities.
To know more about the techniques for manufacturing hologram labels and to better understand these security points, see our article "Understanding 3-Point Holograms"
How to produce your own self-adhesive holographic security label?
By customizing your adhesive hologram labels you attain a better security
level.
To start a specific production of holographic labels, simply follow the
following steps:
1. Select the hologram type
Your hologram is an image composed of 2 to 6 layers, depending on the desired effects, precision and security points. Select the number of overlapping layers you want. With 2 layers, the effects will be less precise than with 6 layers.
Depending on what you are looking for, here are some guidelines:
- 2 layers allow you to toggle, guilloches, micro-text / micro-image. In general, a first layer for the background, and a second layer for the effect.
- 4 layers allow you to start an animation, a 3D effect, on 4 successive images.
- 6 layers allow you a more fluid, precise / assured animation such as a flying bird or a rotating globe. And also many more layered effects. For more details, see the table below which details layers, effects, and resolutions.
2. Select the size and the shape of the adhesive hologram
The adhesive holograms that we offer provide an unlimited range in size and shape. Whether round, square, rectangle or other shapes, you are free to leave room for your imagination and create an adhesive hologram that best suits your use. Our plates are 17cm by 17cm and can contain on an average about 50 holograms with a diameter of 2cm. A plate can contain from around 2 to
200 holograms depending on the size selected. The price is per plate with a minimum of 100 plates per order. The holograms sizes range from 10x10 mm to 140x70 mm.
Here is a table representing the number of holograms per sheet and per pack of 100 sheets for different formats:
3 . Select your security points
As with any printed element, your hologram can be produced with more or
less finesse and detail, always depending on the security points
selected, it is the resolution expressed in Dpi.
Select the resolution you want to give to your holograms, in Dpi, always
according to the chosen security points. The proposed resolutions are as
follows:
- 600 dpi for precise rendering of all texts and images visible to the naked eye.
- 1200 Dpi for a very precise rendering of simple guilloches, very small texts readable with a magnifying glass but visible to the naked eye.
- 3000 Dpi for a perfect rendering of guilloches, micro-texts and micro-images, visible with a magnifying glass but invisible to the naked eye. 6000 DPI for an extremely precise rendering of guilloches, nano-texts and nano-images, readable under a microscope but invisible to a magnifying glass and the naked eye.
The table below lets you know the minimum number of layers, the minimum resolution and the description of the different effects that we offer.
- 600 to 1200: single guilloches, visible to the naked eye
- 3000: guilloches visible with a magnifying glass, invisible to the naked eye
- 6000: guilloches visible under the microscope and invisible under a magnifying glass and the naked eye
- 3000: micro-texts and micro-images, visible with a magnifying glass, invisible to the naked eye
- 6000: nano-texts and nano-images readable under a microscope, invisible to a magnifying glass and the naked eye
4. Select the hologram color
The usual color of our adhesive holograms is bright silver, but we can also
execute everything in other metallic and bright colors that can distinguish
your holograms and provide them additional security, such as gold or metal
red.
The transparency of the holographic sticker is used to protect and
authenticate writing or a print on a document such as a signature, amount on
a cheque... without hiding it. We offer the following colors: silver, gold,
blue, red, gren and transparent.
5. Select its design
You will need to provide us with a simple pre-layout (word, manual
drawing...) illustrating at its best the design that you would like for your
hologram label. For this, you can take inspiration from the existing designs
of our standard hologram labels. In order to better represent the 3D effects
and security points you have selected, please indicate to which elements of
your model you would like to assign certain holographic and security
features. Then, you will have to send us separately in digital form the
various graphic elements in high resolution (logos, texts, fonts,
drawings...) that you wish to display on the adhesive hologram For complex
designs, we may ask you to pay on time-spent basis for the computer
graphics.
It would be simpler if you could, for more precision, directly provide us an
original design of the adhesive hologram in Adobe Illustrator that includes
several layers, one for each desired effect, with embedded highdefinition
visuals.
Barcodes et QR code
We offer another level of customization of your hologram with the addition of QR Code and Barcode. The hologram then has a double use: it protects against counterfeiting and allows you to identify your product simply, quickly and efficiently. Thanks to this code personalization, you can also authenticate products that you have in stock and ensure safe delivery. For adding code, count about 30% more on the original price.
How to choose between a QR code and a barcode?
The QR-code can be read more easily and is generally linked to a web page. All you need is a smartphone and open your camera to read the QR code. It allows you to transmit real content. On the contrary, the barcode requires a barcode reader and is more restrictive as to the information transmitted. So the choice of code depends on the amount of information you want to store and transmit as well as the use of the hologram. The QR code can contain a lot of information: 7089 numeric characters, 4296 alphanumeric characters, unlike the normal barcode which can only store 10 to 13 characters or 2953 bytes!
IHMA International Certi cate of Authenticity
Upon your request, we can register your original artwork with the HIR (Hologram Image Register), an entity of IHMA (International Hologram Manufacturers Association), to protect the copyright of holograms and prevent accidental or fraudulent copying of an original image. This option offers the highest protection for your personalized holograms, since most hologram manufacturers worldwide consult this database whenever they have any doubts about the genuine and authentic origin of any new production. After registering your hologram with the HIR, a registration certi cate with a unique registration number can be sent back to you to ensure maximum protection and to avoid any attempt at fraudulent copying.