SNOWLEOPARD® Covert Anti Counterfeiting Solutions
Plastics Product Security and Brand Protection Technology Solutions
SNOWLEOPARD® is a proprietary, state-of-the-art Level 2 Covert Optical Security (L2S) Authentication technology in which microstructure security codes are permanently etched submicron into substrate materials, including plastics, thin films, glass, metals, and more. Code types include fixable and variable alphanumeric text, images & logos. Substrates can be transparent, translucent or opaque – any color light to dark. Security codes can be etched directly on-product or onto tamper evident labels as part of a layered defense. Authentication by way of invisible unique security codes, briefly appears when vapor is applied by mist; then quickly disappears in seconds as moisture evaporates. The ultrafast appearance/disappearance of the security code enables rapid authentication and a deterrent to replicate. Product authentication in the field is immediate – no instruments, tools or lights are needed. SNOWLEOPARD® is proven to prevent counterfeit and protect brand integrity.
SNOWLEOPARD® is a non-contact process that imparts indelible micro-size codes in seconds. Innovative desktop size production systems can be conducted inline or off-line. High-speed linear transport web-film systems are customizable. There are no additives, chemicals, solvents, inks, labels, lasers or printers. Industrial-grade constructed equipment systems run 24/7, requiring only electricity (120/240 V). SNOWLEOPARD® is deployed worldwide in specialized applications since 2005. The ideal technology for companies requiring low cost, strong anticounterfeit protection in 3rd World Countries, Asia, South America & more – fake products are virtually impossible. In some applications, authentication is quickly and simply performed on the product via “exhaled vapor breath” to reveal the invisible code. Authentication by means of small, inexpensive steam humidifier is equally easy. SNOWLEOPARD® optical security technology is available exclusively by The Sabreen Group.
Applications include any product in which counterfeit or tampering is a concern: Polymer banknotes/currency, passports/visa, government photo ID, ophthalmic lenses/frames/sports googles, medical packaging/instruments, pharmaceuticals/personal care, glass & plastic products/bottles, optical media/CDs/DVDs, computers/consumer electronics, electronic circuit boards/electrical components, labels/tags, crystalware, watches/jewelry, wearing apparel/footwear, high technology automotive/aerospace/military, and more. Sector-by-sector requirements are set out on the product authentication industries hub, and the technology is compared with the alternatives under plastics product security.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is SNOWLEOPARD?
SNOWLEOPARD is a proprietary Level 2 covert optical security anti-counterfeiting and product authentication technology. Invisible microstructure security codes -- fixed or variable text, images and logos -- are permanently etched submicron into plastics, thin films, glass, metals and other substrates, either directly on the product or on tamper-evident labels as part of a layered defense. It is available exclusively from The Sabreen Group and has been deployed worldwide since 2005.
Who verifies a SNOWLEOPARD code, and how?
Anyone, in seconds, with no instruments, tools, lights or smartphone app. The code is invisible until water vapor is applied -- an exhaled breath, a mist or a small steam humidifier -- when it appears briefly and then disappears again as the moisture evaporates. That makes it practical for consumers, retail staff, distributors and customs officers alike, and the fleeting appearance is itself a deterrent to replication.
Does adding SNOWLEOPARD require retooling or consumables?
No consumables at all: the process uses no additives, chemicals, solvents, inks, labels, lasers or printers. It is a non-contact process that imparts the codes in seconds, on desktop-size systems that run inline or off-line, or on customizable high-speed web-film transport systems, and the industrial equipment runs 24/7 on electricity alone (120/240 V). Whether a specific part or substrate suits it is what the feasibility stage establishes.
Which products is it suited to?
Any product where counterfeiting or tampering is a concern, on transparent, translucent or opaque substrates of any color: polymer banknotes, passports and government photo ID, ophthalmic lenses and frames, medical packaging and instruments, pharmaceuticals and personal care, glass and plastic bottles, electronics and circuit boards, labels and tags, crystalware, watches and jewelry, apparel and footwear, and automotive, aerospace and military components. The industries section of the site sets out the categories in more detail.
