Securikett uses partial adhesive as security feature

Austrian security label specialist Securikett has developed a partial adhesive coating process in which adhesives are applied in customer-specific patterns rather than across the full label surface, creating a manufacturing-based security feature that is difficult to replicate.

The coating patterns are developed exclusively to customer specifications, with adhesives applied in precisely defined configurations unique to each client. The company produces all steps in-house, from base material through silicones to adhesive application.

'Our partial adhesive coating is a technologically sophisticated, hard-to-access manufacturing process,' said Vanessa Mitterer-Kling, head of the research department at Securikett. 'This is far more than an innovative adhesive approach. This highly effective security feature consistently slows down counterfeiting.'

The partial coating can be combined with additional overt or hidden security features such as VOID effects, which produce visible changes upon tampering that cannot be reversed. Mitterer-Kling noted that while conventional label manufacturers print on pre-fabricated self-adhesive laminates, Securikett controls the entire value chain.

The partial adhesive approach also carries material efficiency benefits, reducing overall adhesive usage and improving the recyclability of the finished labels.