Security at its Best

Depending on the application, there are many options available. Ink suppliers are steadily pumping out new types of specialty formulations, many of which showed improved usage rates in this year's packagePRINTING Annual Ink Usage Survey. (See the January 2003 issue for more details.) Substrate suppliers have expanded their product lines to include more polyester, polypropylene, and polyethylene films, which offer high tear resistance, with additional security/anti-counterfeiting possibilities. Finally, there is the span of foils, holograms, and lenticulars, which not only double as anti-counterfeiting devices, but can greatly brighten a package's shelf appeal.