APRIL 2024 AFTERMARKET 17 www.aftermarketonline.net identifying vehicle plates, using liquid crystal technology directly applied to the plate substrate via a transfer foil. Another leader in holograms on licence plates is OpSec, which sees vehicle identity as part of strategies to protect revenue and the safety of citizens and law enforcement. OpSec provides a wide range of optical security solutions for vehicle identification, which combine hologram technology with rugged durability and dependability. Registration plates, by nature of their application to the front and rear of vehicles, are visible and exposed to everyone including potential criminal activity. Without effective security measures in place, they are prone to manipulation and counterfeiting – often known as ‘cloning’. OpSec ChromEx is a secure hot-stamping foil solution intended for patch application to vehicle registration plates to help the fight against illegal activity. Designed to provide optimal adhesion to common retro-reflective substrates, the holographic foil delivers high durability and resistance to the effects of exterior environments. Continued advancements DKT, a German-based traffic security specialist, produces registration plates featuring holograms as an integral effect that can be individually designed and enhanced with a range of other security features; Microtext, nano text and tilt effects. The individualised holograms are tamper-proof and are connected to the registration plate blank during production as part of a suite of anti-counterfeiting measures such as 2D barcodes with digital signature watermarks and laser marks, country features (logos, emblems, flags), stickers and individual hot embossing foils. The capacity for holography to embrace and incorporate other data forms and recognition information continues to grow, creating exciting development in new areas. With continued advancements, there’s no reason why the technology will not continue to play a critical part at the leading-edge of vehicle registration plates and other automotive-based ID solutions. For more information, visit: www.ihma.org About the IHMA The IHMA is made up of more than 80 of the world's leading hologram companies. Members include the leading producers and converters of holograms for banknote security, anticounterfeiting, brand protection, packaging, graphics and other commercial applications around the world, and actively cooperate to maintain the highest professional, security and quality standards.
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