SECURITY INKS & MARKERS

Customizable in a variety of colors or coatings, Authentix security inks and markers are compatible with most
conventional or digital printers, and applicable on most substrates

SECURITY INKS

Security inks are an important component of a robust brand protection strategy. Applying various highly secure covert and/or overt marking solutions onto your packaging, labels, seals, and closures is the best way to ensure product safety. To help protect your brand and consumers, our product authentication solutions leverage forensic-level technologies that can be seamlessly integrated within your existing ecosystem of suppliers and partners.

Our security inks are fully customizable to your brand, and we offer a wide range of security ink solutions to meet your brand’s unique anti-counterfeiting needs.

ThermaLox™

Multilayered, optically variable, reversible hidden image revealing special effects upon thermal activation – for security labels and tamper evident seals

VisiLox

Multilayered, optically variable, visual text reversibly disappears by revealing hidden message upon thermal activation – for security labels and tamper evident seals

COLOR SHIFTING INKS

Optically variable, with the appearance of two or more distinctive opaque or transparent colors when changing viewing angles. For security labels, tamper evident seals, and folding cartons

VISIBLE OVERT DIGITAL INKS

Visible variable data or image is identifiable using a proprietary visualization tool and/or verifier (authentication serialization application)

COVERT DIGITAL INKS

Covert variable data or image is revealed using a proprietary visualization tool (for traceability on packaging and anti-diversion applications)

CONVENTIONAL & DIGITAL UV FLUORESCENT INKS

Hidden images are revealed when exposed to UV light. A variety of colors are available

SECURITY INK PRINTING METHODS

Authentix offers a variety of printing methods for most of our security inks

  • FLEXOGRAPHIC
  • SCREEN
  • OFFSET
  • LETTERPRESS
  • GRAVURE
  • PAD PRINTING
  • INTAGLIO
  • INK JET
  • DIGITAL

MARKERS

Security markers and taggants are key product authentication solutions in your brand protection lineup. Adding these markers to your products without compromising product integrity requires expertise: that’s where Authentix can help.

Authentix’ history is as an analytical chemistry company. Our core capability in developing robust molecular security markers, purpose built to withstand adulteration and illicit laundering methods, has earned us the reputation as the most trusted covert marker developer and supplier. In addition to our product authentication markers and taggants being highly secure, they are also compliant with environmental policies and best practices.

MOLECULAR MARKERS

Detectable with specialized laboratory equipment, an extensive library of molecular security markers can integrate directly onto a product or be combined with many other print or label solutions for forensic and defensible proof of authenticity.

OPTICAL TAGGANTS

Using inert materials, optical authentication markers are covert and non-detectable without using an Authentix proprietary device. These taggants can be easily mixed into existing inks or be applied alone as an invisible ink or varnish to most packaging. Authentix also formulates custom security inks for many of our clients.

RECOGNITION MARKERS

Ingestible and FDA-compliant forensic markers for integration are added directly into products such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and spirits. These security markers can be field tested by customers using a specialized low-cost disposable test device, or in one of our test labs using state-of-the-art Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS).