Security Holographic Stickers - Types and functions

Security hologram stickers are used by almost every industry to protect products from tampering and counterfeiting. These thin, delicate films are manufactured using holographic technology and made even better by merging other technologies with them. These are 2 dimensional photographs with a 3 dimensional image of an object in them. These 3 dimensional images are of an interference pattern that changes their shape as the viewing angle of a viewer changes. Security holograms may be small and delicate but they are far from being easy to recreate. At their best, these delicate thin films can prevent companies from losing their brands’ integrity and from going bankrupt due to duplicates, smuggling and counterfeiting plague.

It is almost impossible for counterfeiters to recreate these security holograms exactly as original and that is what protects a brand. The data stored in these are complex and comprised of microscopic patterns. Thereby, rendering them almost impossible to replicate or track. Companies worldwide spend millions of dollars to protect themselves from the counterfeiting parasite and security holograms are the first in line. What makes these so important is that they not only protect a product from counterfeiting and smuggling but also protect a brand’s identity and image among the consumers.

Types and functions of Security Holographic Stickers - 

Security labels and stickers are of many types but their primary task is to provide an anti-tampering seal for packaging, boxing, doors, windows, equipment and any other containers. Since these are security holographic stickers, all of these labels have pressure-sensitive adhesive and can be just peeled and stuck. However, there are security holograms that do not leave residue behind as evidence in case of tampering, they have other ways of authentication and identification. After applying a security label, the security label will indicate tampering. The tamper evident feature varies for each product.

Hot foils are a cheaper alternative to holographic security labels and they are more flexible design-wise. But these can also provide almost the same benefit as the holographic ones by adding security features that easy to recognize and a feel of quality. You may often see these on banknotes, certificates, ID documents, passports, vouchers and shrink sleeves.

Destructible labels are made with delicate materials that can easily break. These are perfect for alerting manufacturers & consumers of any product tampering.

All of these forms of security holograms are customizable and that is why they are different for every customer. Customer, themselves can design or make changes to these labels and can even put on a patented brand logo or a random image. Holostik tamper proof labels, such as breakable vinyl labels, are manufactured using the highest grade of the material possible to ensure the integrity of a product is maintained. Holostik combines holography with other security solutions, such as security inks or barcodes, to make these even more guarded against counterfeiting. Holography itself is a multi-layered security solution and combining it with more security solutions add more layers to a brand’s security.