Fujifilm adds new security label

Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA, Inc. has launched Forge Guard, a security label with a full-color hidden image designed to combat counterfeiting.

Forge Guard security label with full-color hidden imaged designed to combat counterfeiting

Forge Guard is a security label offering intended for manufacturers in the garment, machinery and automobile parts industries.

The labels are completely customizable for each product and brand. The graphic and text in every Forge Guard label is invisible to the naked eye, yet the product’s authenticity reveals itself instantly when the handheld, proprietary Forge Guard Viewer is passed directly over the security label.

Using Forge Guard labels requires no special technical skills or equipment. Anyone can verify product authenticity quickly at any time, including mechanics and managers at repair shops, garages or customer service centers, shopkeepers and retail salespeople, distributors, customs officials, warehouse managers and consumers.

Also, because Forge Guard does not require expensive initial tooling for its manufacture, customers can currently order as few as 100,000 labels to start, making this a cost-effective way to protect a brand. Forge Guard labels come in a number of configurations suitable for many industries tag labels for garments, and can be printed as square or round seal labels on a sheet or substrate-roll, bulk rolls, and rectangular paper labels on rolls.

Utilizing Fujifilm technology, Forge Guard security labels feature a hidden full-color image and text that are nearly impossible for counterfeiters to copy due to their range of colors and complex resolutions.

Fujifilm’s proprietary chemicals and process equipment combined with strict process controls enable Forge Guard labels to retain their hidden color and information even after exposure to heat, humidity and harsh chemicals. The labels are also able to withstand repeated washing and drying, as well as long-term exposure to sunlight.

David Diepholz, senior director for IPD sales at Fujifilm Electronic Materials USA, Inc., said: ‘With the rise of global manufacturing, marketing and sales, counterfeiting has become a huge problem, especially for manufacturers throughout the auto parts supply chain and in the garment and machinery industries.

‘Often, customers don’t even realize they are buying fakes or grey market items, which means lost sales for genuine products and potential brand damage when the counterfeit doesn’t perform as expected. With full-color images that are virtually impossible to copy and remain resilient even when exposed to ultra-high temperatures, washing and outdoor humidity, Forge Guard labels provide a security solution that’s vastly superior to standard hologram technology, making them ideal for auto parts, garment and industrial machine manufacturers.’