Spectra's authentication systems and services, which comprise security materials, software and hardware components, and technical support, help our customers protect their businesses against counterfeiters by implementing tailored solutions for cost effective protection against counterfeits and product piracy.

The company's security products are designed for use in both primary and secondary packaging materials, including paper, cardboard, inks, coatings, films, plastics and glass. In addition to Spectra's range of security products currently in use world wide, Spectra has fully developed a number of products for future commercialization including:

2D Barcode in Glass for brand protection and tracking

• Physically encoded without visual appearance
• Encoded information is invisible under both normal and conventional UV illumination
• Encoding is part of the container itself:
  • Cannot be removed without damage
  • No application of materials is required:
    • No coatings
    • No inks
• Encoding is a non contact process

UV Security Materials for direct product encoding

• Anti-piracy authentication coating technology applied to the surface of glass and plastics.
  • Human-readable logo, text and graphics
    
    
  • Machine-readable, unique barcodes which are decoded with the VeriCam™ handheld reader

Machine Readable Coatings for Pharmaceuticals

• Iridescent pill coatings with distinct appearance for user visual authentication, and unique signature for covert machine authentication
• The coatings are a result of a nanoscale selforganization and assembly process which results in controllable diffraction of light at specific wavelengths

Digital Watermarking for fabrics

• Patented UV Digital Watermark for Fabrics
• Machine-readable with VeriCam™