Holographic Security Company Spreads its Wings

Korean company RMG, which specialises in hologram security, is taking its e-authentication technology to the US market.

Having recently established a joint venture subsidiary in the US, the company plans to begin marketing its key patented product, SWEBS (which stands for Security Web Certification System), an authentication platform that integrates hologram-encrypted QR codes.

SWEBS syncs together hologram labels, an app, and a web authentication system, and encrypts a non-replicable QR code into a hologram to combat any attempted forgery or falsification. According to RMG, with the platform, clients can protect their brand by tracking the authentication status in real time, all while managing distribution, AS, and warranty. Moreover, the solution can be utilised as a marketing tool, based on accumulated data.

RMG’s US joint venture, SWEBS, is eponymous with its product name and was founded last September.

‘Holograms evolve through ongoing R&D so they’re difficult to replicate and offer strong security. This technology was patented for the first time in Korea by RMG, and is also patented in the US,’ said Alicia Heejung Kim, CEO of RMG.

RMG’s product offerings also include Secutech, an anti-tamper hologram, and Sealticker, a combination of a seal and a sticker which leaves a mark or message when it is removed, showing that the product has been opened.

RMG was founded in 2016, and claims that around 1,000 companies in industries such as pharmaceutical, cosmetics, as well as public institutions, are using its holograms.

It was the first company in Korea to apply for a patent for the combination of hologram technology and encrypted IT technology, and has received the Republic of Korea (ROK) Enterprise Grand Award for six consecutive years in the security solution sector (2016- 2021).