Current Projects

a TEM image of a Nano scale coating with the potential to produce a super slippery surface on a labelOur current list of labelling innovations we are actively working on include:

  • Colour indicator packaging to detect unsafe food degradation products
  • Medical sterilisation gas indicator labels
  • Covert and forensic level taggant technologies for brand protection and product authentication
  • Extremely high coat weight flexography as a substitute for screen printing
  • Release characteristics of self wound security tape silicone coatings
  • Nano scale coatings for labels and narrow web packaging
  • Printed electronics and OLEDs in labelling
  • Countering advanced techniques to attack tamper evident packaging using dual layer technology
  • RFID labels incorporated into tamper evident labels
  • Advanced thermochromic inks
  • UV sensitive coatings to indicator exposure to prescribed doses of UV radiation in the 280-390um spectrum, which is useful for a variety of water sterilisation and healthcare applications
  • high durability digitally printed tags for extreme environments.
  • Improving security in air cargo transport – Integration Project Topic SEC-2012.2.2-3 using tamper evident security seals

If you wish to make us aware that you have a particular interest in any area of labelling that we are working on, please contact the head of our new product development team Dr Adrian Steele

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