The essence of the project is to present to the market (local and international) a new multi-functional product labeling system, the creation of which will combine polygraphic and chemical technologies and physico-chemical analysis methods. The newly developed labeling system will allow identification of objects, determine their origin and a reliable connection between the product, its manufacturer and the consumer, will ensure a higher level of protection against counterfeiting, and expand the capabilities of automated trade and logistics systems. This will contribute to the implementation of the objectives of the circular economy by integrating it into new deposit systems, thus aiming to increase the collection of recyclable waste. The created system will allow further development of polygraphic technologies that ensure the authenticity of products without increasing the cost of packaging labels.
Project funding:
The state budget of the Republic of Lithuania
Project results:
Multicomponent paint compositions were created by using various organic and inorganic pigments, as well as specially modified materials. The material constitution (qualitative and quantitative) is linked to the spectral characteristics of the diffuse reflection of ultraviolet and visible radiation of marking elements formed from such paint compositions. It has been established that a set of visually different and/or similar or even identical marking elements with a specific material composition and specific diffuse reflectance spectra can potentially perform an identification function, using them for special marking and increased protection against counterfeiting of goods.
The complex anti-forgery authentication-identification system is created by combining two different technologies, i.e. creating paint compositions with special identification functions and forming an active optical element (hologram). The optical element allows the user to visually recognize the authenticity of the product, and the use of marking elements with special identification functions and spectral analysis of their diffuse reflectance, i.e. the comparison of its spectra with the spectra of paint compositions of known material composition, collected in a special database allows to expand the possibilities of determining the authenticity of products. As a final result of the project, a label prototype with an integrated active optical security system with authentication-identification features was created. The prototype has been tested and its performance demonstrated in a real environment in the laboratory.
Period of project implementation: 2021-10-01 - 2022-10-31
Project coordinator: Kaunas University of Technology
Project partners: UAB "Virilaba"
