Covert Security for Brands, Governments & Manufacturers
Safeguard your products or documents from being counterfeited
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Being a target for counterfeiters is uncomfortable. Counterfeiters are using multiple techniques to spoof authentic products or documents. This can be hard for you to keep up with.
Our product and document security consultants have been providing security solutions for simple to complex requirements since 2011.
YPB Tracer is patent protected and one of the only invisible forensically indisputable tracers available on the market which can be easily integrated into existing inks and varnishes.
Benefits of YPB Tracer
Completely invisible product and document security
Resilient (can withstand temperatures up to 1000 degrees centigrade)
Cannot be copied, spoofed or destroyed.
Customised signature for your brand
Easily implemented into your production process
Authenticate with a custom Bluetooth-capable scanner
Why choose Tracer?
YPB Tracer is verified by SGS to meet FDA food contact requirements
The microparticle technology of Tracer is virtually indestructible
Tracer is difficult to replicate, fully invisible and requires a scanner to be detected
The microparticle technology of Tracer is designed to integrate seamlessly into any supply chain
Authenticate products with Tracer using a YPB hand-held scanning device
Tracer is considered high-level security that is trusted by brands, Governments and financial institutions
YPB has successfully applied and tested its covert forensic tracers and additives on a number of products and in different industries.
- Alcohol and tobacco products
- Artwork
- Building materials
- Certificates & tickets
- Chemicals and hazardous goods
- Commercial invoice
- Cosmetics
- Electronic components
- Fashion apparel and accessories
- Food & beverage
- Government documentation
- ID cards, drivers’ licences
- Industrial components
- Pharmaceutical packaging
- Playing cards & casino chips
- Security paper
- Sportswear & sporting equipment
- Uniform
The most secure invisible microparticle technology for protecting your items
YPB Tracer is a robust microparticle technology that is integrated seamlessly into production lines. It is verified by SGS, the worlds leading certification company, to meet FDA Food contact requirements.
Anti-counterfeiting solutions are essential for multiple reasons because businesses and governing entities need to comply with strict information security and protection regulations according to the law.
The risk of product forgery
The potential financial consequences of a forged product
Reputational damage
The increase in counterfeited goods
Why is product security technology important and what is it?
To prevent products from being counterfeited, brands need to apply a layer of security to their products to protect customers from bad quality and harmful fake products.
What is product security technology?
Product security technology enables a brand’s products to be verified for authenticity. Product authenticity creates trust from customers and keeps them coming back for more.
YPB-protected products embedded with YPB Tracer covert security microparticles are incapable of being replicated. Tracer is mixed seamlessly into the product substrate that way it cannot be removed and placed onto a fake product.
YPB Tracer product security is a leading overt security solution in the product security market.
YPB covert product security material has microparticles within the material that are scanned by a customisable Bluetooth-enabled scanner. The microparticles react to the scan and give the scanner an instant notification of whether the product is authentic or not.
The Solution: Resilient invisible microparticle anti-counterfeiting technology: YPB Tracer®
If protecting your brand from counterfeiters is important to you, you need to have a robust solution for your business.
The YPB Tracer microparticle technology is created using our proprietary chemical process that is able to combine with materials such as ink, varnish, plastic, textile fibre, and paper. Tracer microparticles can be customised to your brand. Our team can create a variation unique to you - that way you can be sure no one else will have the same technology and your products are completely secure from counterfeiting.
YPB has successfully applied and tested its covert forensic tracers and additives on a number of products and in different industries.
Printing
Our Tracer can be applied through multiple printing techniques. Printing techniques can be tailored to the client’s needs.
Printing methods that are available to Tracer:
- Offset printing
- Flexographic printing
- Screen printing
- Gravure printing
- Transfer printing
- Letterpress printing
Inks
YPB Tracer can be combined with common special inks with unique anti-counterfeiting functions to form a composite anti-counterfeiting feature that is difficult to replicate.
Special inks suitable for combination with Tracer are:
- UV Fluorescence Ink + Tracer
- Optical Variable Ink + Tracer
- Temperature Sensitive (Thermal) Ink + Tracer
- Pearlescent Ink + Tracer
- Humidity-sensitive ink + Tracer
- Scratch silver ink + Tracer
*Tracers and taggants' readability can be impacted by black and dark colour ink and dark colours. YPB has developed a carbon-free black ink that does not interfere with readability.
Coating
YPB’s tracer can be combined with standard functional coatings to form anti-counterfeiting features.
Coating suitable for combination with Tracer:
- Self-adhesive
- Sealant and adhesive
- Magnetic stripe and magnetic ink printing carrier
- Scratchable coating and peelable coating
- Hologram label
- Hot stamp foil
- Coating, varnish and paint
- Coated paper
Polymer products
YPB Tracer can be combined with common polymer plastics and added to plastic products during high-temperature injection moulding, which will not affect the strength of the original products and provide anti-counterfeiting features that are difficult to duplicate and difficult to separate from products.
Plastic types suitable for combination with Tracer:
- PP polypropylene
- PE polyethylene
- PET polyethylene terephthalate/polyester
- ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer
- PA polyamide/nylon
- PC polycarbonate
- PS polystyrene
- PU polyurethane
- AS acrylonitrile styrene copolymer
Polymer plastic products suitable for combination with tracer:
- Plastic parts made of polymers
- Textile fibre
No matter the material your product is made from, YPB has a solution prepared to be implemented and customised to your needs.
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