SIR Webinar Announced

Following the expansion of the secure registry of holographic images and its relaunch as the Security Image Register (SIR) last month, the IHMA has announced it will be holding a webinar focusing on the SIR and its benefits for suppliers and their customers on 17 April.

The expanded register, the only system of its type for the secure document community, has introduced image registration to the full spectrum of optical security manufacturers. The global database, set up by the IHMA in 1993 and managed by the Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB), protects the security image by recording and identifying all copyright associated with each design. Each registration is allocated a unique reference number that can be tracked to support authentication of the image and its copyright.

The expansion and rebranding of what was previously known as the Hologram Image Register reflects the changing dynamics of the global security printing industry and security features. Holograms are increasingly being incorporated and integrated with other optically variable devices (OVDs) to provide advanced anti-counterfeiting solutions, but they are only one of a number of different imaging technologies that offer colour change, movement, animation and 3D effects, amongst others.