Visually impactful
Dynamic, easy to recognise, and virtually impossible to copy.
Solutions for transforming brand protection
Optrical’s optical security labels and packaging materials come from the highest security pedigree of the currency industry.
We make both halves of the problem — the tamper-evident micro-optic pattern that is hard to copy, and the per-unit identity that makes each item individually traceable — as one product rather than a vendor handoff.
What it does
Detecting counterfeits at a glance
We provide the technology that helps brand owners and OEMs verify the authenticity of branded products. In other words, we help detect counterfeits — through distinctly visual optical authentication such as tamper-evident labels applied directly to products, carton boxes or primary packaging.
Features and benefits
AuthNtrace™ optical security device
High resolution security layers
A micro-optic layer and a micro-printed graphic indicia produce a dynamic 3D effect in real colour.
Tamper evident
Any attempt to lift or reapply a label leaves permanent, visible evidence.
Digital track and trace
A unique identifier on every unit, verified in any phone browser.
Cost effective
A proportionate deterrent against counterfeiting and duplication.
Our products
We supply the following products
Self-adhesive (PSA) labels
PSA tamper-evident labels
Tax stamps
Security threads for textile
Security tapes for labels and shrink sleeves
Printed micro-optic films for converting
Secure labels
Two problems, usually two vendors. We close that gap.
A label that is hard to copy, and a code that is individually identifiable, normally come from different suppliers and get stitched together after the fact.
Security-print converters are good at physical patterns that are difficult to reproduce. QR and traceability platforms are good at giving every code its own identity and scan history. Very few do both under one roof — and the join between them is where these systems fail.
How it fits together
A micro-pattern layer and a unique code, designed as one label
The physical layer makes the label difficult to reproduce convincingly. Two high-resolution layers — a cast micro-optic array and a micro-printed graphic indicia — combine into a dynamic 3D effect in real colour. It moves as the product moves. A photograph of it does not.
The digital layer gives every single label its own identity, not a code shared across a print run. Both are specified and produced together, so neither is an afterthought bolted onto the other.
What is included
Everything needed to get from a blank label to a trackable one
Tamper-evident substrate
A micro-pattern security layer that is difficult to reproduce convincingly outside the original production line, and shows any attempt to lift or reapply it.
Per-unit identity
Every label carries its own code, not a shared link printed thousands of times.
Scan-level visibility
Time, location and device for every scan, tied back to the specific physical unit it came from.
One production line
Pattern and code are specified together at the start, rather than reconciled between two vendors afterwards.
Die-cut to your format
Converted into the label shapes and sizes your existing packaging line already uses.
Same verification flow
Customers and field teams verify exactly as they would any other code, with no separate app.
From film line to scan record
How a label gets made
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Cast and convert
Micro-optic film is cast on our roll-to-roll line and converted into your label, tape, stamp or thread format.
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Code and register
Each unit is issued a unique identifier and registered before it leaves the line.
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Verify and watch
Customers, inspectors and distributors check with a phone. You see the resulting pattern.
Bought with or without the platform
Security labels are manufactured goods and have been our business since long before we built a QR platform. They are quoted per job against substrate, format, run length and construction.
Add the digital layer when it earns its place — nothing about the label changes. Whether a run is made on our own converting line or with a closely integrated print partner, the pattern and the code are specified as one job rather than handed between unrelated suppliers.
The digital layer
Every label can carry its own identity
The same label can be issued with a unique code per unit, so a scan answers for that specific item rather than the product line. Verification is a phone camera and no app.
Which construction suits your product?
Substrate, application method, run length and threat model all change the answer. Send us the brief — or your label format and current print process — and we will come back with options.
info@optrical.com
+44 (0)114 352 0777