Will the code affect our product or packaging design?

No. The code is invisible and inscribed submicron into the material itself, so artwork, finish and regulatory dossiers stay exactly as they are.

Can counterfeiters copy the mark?

There is nothing on the surface to scan or photograph. The microstructure code appears only momentarily under vapor and is etched into the substrate, making replication virtually impossible.

How does this fit alongside our existing serialization?

SNOWLEOPARD® sits at the covert Level 2 tier and layers beneath overt features and forensic markers, strengthening rather than replacing existing QR, barcode or track-and-trace programs.

How is it integrated into production?

Desktop-size systems run inline or off-line, and high-speed web-film systems are fully customizable. Equipment runs 24/7 on ordinary electricity with no inks, lasers, solvents or consumables.

Collectibles & Artwork

Provenance marking that never touches the visible work

Forgery and disputed provenance follow high-value collectibles for decades. SNOWLEOPARD® places an invisible, permanent code on frame hardware, cases, capsules and tamper-evident labels.

Protect Your Products How SNOWLEOPARD® works

SNOWLEOPARD covert product authentication for collectibles & artwork

L2 Covert

Security level

Metal & polymer

Substrates marked

Non-contact

Work never touched

The Threat

Value that depends entirely on provenance

Certificates change hands, registries diverge and expert opinion shifts — while the object itself carries no verifiable mark.

Forgery

Convincing reproductions

Materials and aging are replicated well enough that attribution rests on documentation rather than the object.

Certificates

Duplicated paperwork

Certificates of authenticity are copied or transferred between objects, breaking the link to the original.

Slabs

Tampered grading cases

Graded holders for cards and coins are opened and re-sealed with substituted contents.

Where The Code Goes

On mounts, cases and documentation

The non-contact process marks adjacent metal and polymer components and tamper-evident labels, leaving the artwork or collectible itself untouched.

Metal and polymer frame hardware
Grading slabs and coin capsules
Acrylic display cases
Tamper-evident labels on authenticity certificates
Tamper-evident shipping seals

Field Verification

Confidence at consignment and sale

Galleries, auction houses and graders reveal the covert code with a breath, with no instrument near the object.

Auction Specialists confirm consignments on intake.

Grader Services detect re-sealed or swapped holders.

Collector Buyers verify before completing a private sale.

Applications

Typical items protected in collectibles & artwork

Frame hardware

Display cases

Trading card slabs

Coin capsules

Sports memorabilia

Limited editions

Certificate seals

Shipping seals

Q&A

Collectibles & Artwork questions

A single breath of warm vapor mist reveals the hidden security image, which disappears in seconds as moisture evaporates. No instruments, tools, lights or apps are needed.

Other industries we protect

Wines & Spirits Vapes & Cigarettes Fashion & Accessories Cosmetics & Perfumes Jewels & Horology Food & Beverages Industry & Electronics Medicine & Pharmacy Document Protection Nutritional Supplements Online Brand Protection

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SNOWLEOPARD® is available exclusively from The Sabreen Group. Call us to discuss your application — pro bono.

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