WHO: Dr. Fariza B. Hasan, Senior Principal Scientist, ZINK
Imaging
WHEN: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:30 PM Alaska Time
WHERE: 23rd International Conference on Digital Printing
Technologies (NIP23)
Anchorage, Alaska
Society for Imaging Science & Technology
http://www.imaging.org/conferences/nip23/
TOPIC: Application of Thermal Printing Technology for Security
Printing
DESCRIPTION: In this session, Security and Forensic Printing, Dr. Hasan
will discuss security applications of direct thermal and
thermal transfer printing methods, focusing on three main
areas:
-- Thermal printing can be used to create documents with
embedded permanent images and texts as security codes,
which are visible only under ultraviolet light.
-- Copying or scanning of the documents cannot reproduce
these images.
-- Single sheet direct thermal process, in which the
printed images gradually fade with time, can be used
for creating documents for temporary identification. The
length of time required for such fading can be controlled
by proper selection of the components of the imaging
systems.
-- This is a focal paper of the session.
ABOUT ZINK IMAGING
ZINK Imaging, a privately held company, was founded to enable millions of
customers to enjoy the magic of ZINK™ Zero Ink™ products. ZINK
Imaging is headquartered in Massachusetts, with a state of the art
manufacturing facility in North Carolina. For more information, please
visit www.ZINK.com.
ABOUT THE NIP23 CONFERENCE
For more than two decades, NIP has been the preeminent forum for
discussions of advances and new directions in non-impact and digital
printing technologies. This comprehensive, industry-wide conference is
sponsored by The Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) and
includes all aspects of the hardware, materials, software, images, and
applications associated with digital printing systems, including
drop-on-demand ink jet, wide format ink jet, desktop and continuous ink
jet,
toner-based laser printers, production digital printing systems, and
thermal printing systems, as well as the engineering capability,
optimization, and science involved in these fields. Novel imaging and
applications such as nanoparticles, paper-like displays and digital art
also have a place with us. As in 2006, NIP will be held in conjunction with
Digital Fabrication 2007, a conference that explores the potential of
digital printing technologies with new applications and materials that go
well beyond traditional printing and have been used to produce MEMS and
electronic devices.
Contact Information: Press Contacts: Deanna Clarance ZINK Imaging 781.386.4702 deanna.clarance@ZINK.com Jessica Sutera Lois Paul & Partners 781.782.5789 jessica_sutera@lpp.com