Anti-counterfeiting technology specialist Ingenia Technology has launched the first product in its K-series of high-speed laser scanners, designed to help manufacturers combat counterfeiting and diversion practices.
Designed to be integrated into the fastest production lines, the new scanner is said to be capable of scanning at 10m/s or “up to 50 items a second”.
UK-based Ingenia states this is “approximately 20% faster than any competing anti-counterfeiting scanner currently on the market”.
Described as a “breakthrough in high-performance authentication technology with multiple potential new applications”, the new K-series scanner represents the next generation implementation of Ingenia’s novel Laser Surface Authentication (LSA) technology.
LSA uses a laser to scan the surface of products to generate an intrinsic ‘fingerprint’ of each item, then using a secure database and field scanners, each individual product or document can be authenticated anywhere in the world and traced through the entire supply chain.
Developed in conjunction with product development company Cambridge Consultants, the K-series scanner’s enhanced opto-electronics enable it to scan almost any material, including shiny, very smooth or very dark surfaces.
Ingenia’s LSA technology is already in use in a variety of markets, from luxury goods and cosmetics to high value products, secure documents and FMCG goods.
Ingenia Technology managing director Freddie Jones says: “Counterfeiting has become a highly sophisticated and lucrative global operation and is a threat to many industries.
“Building on our existing IP our first K-series scanner is a totally robust and flexible production line scanner that we believe delivers truly world-beating performance.”
