An Essex-产补蝉别诲听father and son听start-up, alongside an听experienced mass production engineer,听has revealed its new听Photonics听HoloSystem听designed to make听forgered听documents easier to spot.听听
Iris Photonics鈥櫶�technology听is designed to be used on听identity documents and high security packaging for听car parts,听pharmaceuticals听and medical equipment such as testing kits.听听
Its holograms听– recordings of microscopic diffraction patterns,听produce听three-dimensional images听when听illuminated.听听
Holograms听are听already used听to authenticate and verify high security items, but the firm said that听as technology has听advanced, so too听have听criminal methods.听听听
It believes that traditional听embossed听security holograms have become听increasingly听susceptible to forgery, but its new product –听full colour听security听holograms听鈥� are a world first.听听
Jonathan Henry Wiltshire, co-developer of the Iris听Holograph,听explained:听鈥淭he听hologram that we have developed听allows for the听numbering听and personalisation of听each and every听hologram, even where they are rapidly created.听听
鈥�This proprietary technology sets听a听very high听hurdle听in security听that criminals will be unable to surmount for many years to come.听 To put the effectiveness of our hologram into perspective; even though Swiss banknotes incorporate听reflection volume holograms,听the images created听by Swiss notes are almost unbelievably inferior to听those of the听Iris听Hologram.鈥�听
The听technology听has been developed听over听two years in听Witham, Essex听and is now ready for its听mass production system for full colour reflection.听听