October 12, 2001 - Technology Transfer Group (TTG) Specializes in security
printing technologies; licensing, joint ventures, and strategic
alliances.
Formed in 1995 by Wendell Smith, Cliff Angers and Fred Black,
as a Division of Polestar Ltd., TTG has concentrated on licensing
of technologies in the security printing field.
Holograms
were, and still are, a key item in security printing; we managed
several hologram projects in the first 3 years. Now, TTG has
also found that many other new technologies are finding their
way into this fast growing sector of the document security
and product authentication field.
Today TTG represents 6 suppliers of technology. We have also
worked with many other suppliers on an ad hoc basis to bring
together the right combination of hardware and technology
for the project at hand.
TTG’s
completed technology projects include two hologram origination
and embossing licenses in Indonesia and one very large integrated
hologram production system in China; reportedly the largest
hologram technology “deal” ever. This project includes vacuum
metalization equipment, hologram origination equipment, and
hologram embossing and transfer equipment.
Today TTG offers the technologies of several well known companies;
- Light Impressions Ltd.
- Globe Ticket and Label
- Graphic Arts Technical
Foundation
- PhotoSecure Inc.
- Verify First Technology
- NovaVision Inc.
In
addition, we have working relationships with several machinery
and supply companies such as Vits America, Total Register
Inc., General Vacuum, Foilmark, and others so that the special
machines needed for production of security printing can be
assembled for the custom-made systems requirements.
SECURITY PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES
- Security printing is one
of the fastest growing specialty fields
- Information technology
is a surprising reason for some of this growth
WHAT'S
NEW TECHNICALLY
- Computer generated holograms
- On press embossing
- No copy inks
DIGITAL INDIVIDUALIZED
HOLOGRAMS
- Secure Documents: KOPOUT
TM
PHOTOSECURE
- Multiple Signature Fluorescent
Dyes
