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Counterfeit
Deterrence, Product Authentication & Protection of Brand Identity
With counterfeiting of branded goods now a major worldwide problem, it has become increasingly essential for brand owners and packaging/label producers to have the latest information on the technology, methods and products for counterfeit, forgery and theft deterrence, product authentication, tamper evidence and brand protection.
A major new security report includes important chapters on security papers, inks, varnishes, print origination, security designs and backgrounds and anti-copying technologies.
Another significant chapter covers product protection and anti-deterioration temperature indicator systems, time/temperature indicators, thermochromic authenticity indicators and labels, EAS and anti-theft labels, asset protection technologies and auto-ID/RFID devices. Other chapters in the report cover the whole area of OVDs (optically variable devices) and hologram technologies, as well as security numbering, 2-D bar codes, 3-D matrix codes and other numbering technologies. Tamper-evident, anti-fraud, anti-forgery and identification and detection technologies and equipment are also included.
A detailed product supplier index and contact listing complement the research.
Produced in association with LTSI, this thoroughly comprehensive techno-economic review complements the report "The International Market for Counterfeit and Forgery Protection Products" described later in this Newsletter.
The report is priced at £550 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
The global market for RFID systems and smart labels is growing at some 20-30% per annum, and typically involves tags costing a dollar to tens of dollars.
Now RFID tags costing from one cent to one dollar have been invented. At the low end of this scale comes 'chipless tags' which in effect are magnetic bar codes that can be read at a distance but contain no read-write capability.
Currently, there are believed to be around 20 low cost chip tags on the market and some 15 or more that range from those utilising thin magnetic film technology to foils and arrays of magnetic wires.
To explain these technologies and applications Labels & Labelling Consultancy has joined forces with IDTechEx to promote a brand new report written by Dr Peter Harrop on Low Cost RFID: Smart Labels. The report analyses RFID technology and covers fully the key players and their product offerings - making comparisons between systems and functionality by analysing each system on offer.
The report is priced at £550/US$800. To Order
The International Market for Counterfeit and Forgery Protection Products
Worldwide crime involving counterfeiting, forgery, tampering and retail theft has grown dramatically in recent years and, despite a growing range of security, label and other solutions, is still rising faster than the solutions market.
This specially commissioned report in association with LTSI, the worldwide Product and Image Security organisation examines the market losses due to product related international crime and assesses the value and growth potential of the solutions market - from holograms and DOVIDs to security papers and films, self-adhesive security products, security inks, tamper evident materials, EAS and source tagging technologies, security printing products and systems, RFID and other products and technologies.
This unique and comprehensive report is priced at £900 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
EAS and source tagging reviewed
Escalating retail theft has resulted in a huge and expanding international industry in which losses through retail crime typically average around 2 per cent of store turnover and some 20 per cent of store profits. To minimise these losses, stores are requiring that retail and product packaging is EAS tagged at source by manufacturers - with the result that the current estimated spend by the worldwide retail industry on EAS technology is already estimated to be in excess of US$1.2 billion annually, and still growing rapidly.
This increasing requirement for source tagging is bringing new demands and opportunities for packaging and label converters, product manufacturers and contract packers.
Published in late 1998, Electronic Article Surveillance and Source Tagging is an in-depth techno-economic market review of the technology and the implementation issues of source tagging.
Detailed within the report are the principles of EAS technology and systems, (electromagnetic, radio frequency, acousto-magnetic and multiple technology solutions) their usage and management.
The implications and applications of source tagging are examined, together with opportunities for packaging and labelling producers.
The report concludes with a guide to suppliers of source tagging technology and systems and a glossary of terms.
The report is priced at £350 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
Worldwide
sales for European report
The recently published techno-economic market research study on the Self-adhesive Label Market in Western Europe has already achieved sales in nearly 20 countries.
Published in March this year the report is the most comprehensive review of their dynamic label sector ever produced by the company in its 16 year history.
We look at the evolution of the total label market to the present time and assess market shares, volumes and values of all the main label technologies - wet glue, self-adhesive, sleeving, wrap-around film, in-mould and gummed - as well as the key driving forces behind European label growth.
Self-adhesive material trends, for paper and film face materials, liner and adhesive usage, new requirements and opportunities for digital, ink-jet, VIP and intelligent label-stocks, as well as environmental and downgauging issues.
New research has again been carried out with the leading roll-label rotary press manufacturers to determine press technology trends - by country. Significant growth trends in UV-flexo and, more recently, digital printing, are highlighted. Trends and growth in the self-adhesive end-user markets include product and prime labels for the foods, toiletries and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, carbonated and soft drinks, and the various industrial label sectors, as well as labels for security, VIP, promotional, EAS and RFID markets.
There is an overview of the structure of the label industry, together with information on the main label converters by country, an assessment of the influence of mergers and acquisitions, and trends to consolidation and global operations.
The report analyses the driving forces behind label growth ranging from consumer and lifestyle changes, moves to convenience foods and meal solutions, the long-term shifts in beverage drinking, lifestyle and leisure influences, retail and supermarket trends, 'own-label' versus 'private label' issues, growth of loyalty cards and new marketing and promotional label requirements, packaging trends influencing label growth, legislation and environmental aspects, and much more.
A final chapter brings together all the information on label materials, press trends, market trends, and driving forces to provide label industry forecasts for the next five years.
The report is priced at £650 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
Within the next five to 10 years Asia will become the largest label market in the world if current growth market trends continue.
Already consuming over 2.3 billion square metres of self-adhesive labelstock in some 5,000 plus label converting plants using a near 900 modern rotary roll-label presses from the world's top press manufacturers, Asia is rapidly recovering from the economic crisis of 1997/1998.
Asia Label Market Briefing For this briefing report, label consultant Mike Fiarley travelled to Asia to meet the key industry suppliers in the region, discuss label market size and trends, look at economic trends in the region - all by country, and provide background information on population, GDP, reserves, per capita usage, and more. An up-to-date assessment of current label materials usage is provided by country, as well as rotary press usage by country, pre-press trends, economic trends by country and an overall forecast of labelstock growth in Asia Pacific to 2005.
The report is priced at £200 (plus courier/packing and bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
With the digital imaging revolution beginning to precipitate an era of fundamental change for label printers, label users and suppliers of materials and equipment, Labels & Labelling Consultancy has Decision Partnership, to produce a study on Digital Printing in Labelling Applications.
Chapters in the report cover trends and developments in the European label market, focus on self-adhesive label markets and the applications for electronic and digitally produced printing, provides an overview of digital technologies used in the digital pre-press, digital printing and digital colour areas of the label industry, examines digital printing cost data and looks at trends towards shorter label runs. The final chapter looks at the future of digital printing in labelling applications, who will do digital printing, and the key ingredients to make it work, as well as providing scenario forecasts for the future installed base of digital label presses.
Appendices provide a glossary of digital terminology and key contact details.
This comprehensive report is priced at £550 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
Filmic growth & trends: changing the face of labelling
All major new growth in the labelling industry today comes from web-fed developments and from the performance and application possibilities of film and synthetic material developments.
These facts form the background to a new techno-economic review. The report includes an overview of the European labelling industry, film based technologies, such as sleeves and wrap-around, and the principal pressure-sensitive prime/product label markets.
The report explains the many differing technical and end-use characteristics of the major filmic materials, such as polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, vinyl and synthetics like Tyvek and Polyart. Trends in adhesives, filmic liners, environmental issues, in-house coating, cold foiling and production technology are also covered.
The report is priced at £350 (US$530) (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
Added Value Labels & Profitability
A brand new report to be launched by end 2000. "Higher added value labels - Speciality constructions and intelligent labels - The road to increased profitability". Many label manufacturing companies have been suffering declining margins in recent years, some have shown losses, some have gone into liquidation. This report sets out to identify higher value added niche products / markets within the label sector. The report offers a toolkit for increasing profitability for label converter / printers, raw materials and equipment suppliers. High value added label constructions are typified by greater complexity and sophistication, often accompanied by very high (20%+) annual growth rates. Chapters identify a wide range of opportunities in high value added labels and explain key competencies and equipment requirements needed to produce such label products.
Speciality and intelligent label constructions covered include: form label combinations, on-serted, scratch n'sniff / peel n'reveal and leaflet / booklet labels, special authentication features such as holographic and thermo-chronic devices special coding techniques, RFID smart labels and anti-theft labels.
The report is priced at £550 (plus courier/packing/bank charge - see NOTE). To Order
Reports can be obtained
directly from:
Labels & Labelling Consultancy Maple House High Street Potters Bar
EN6 5SB UK.
Tel +44 (0)1707 828717 Fax +44 (0)1707 828033
Contacts:
M Fairley mfairley@labelling.fsnet.co.uk
J Bevan jamesmbevan@cs.com