From:Packaging News

The Romaco Group is set to launch what it says is the first ever anti-counterfeit solution for blister packs.

Due to be unveiled at the upcoming ACHEMA show in Frankfurt, the solution has been developed as an anti-counterfeit solution for blister packaging that is suitable for pharmaceutical products and meets the EU Falsified Medicine Directive 2011/62/EU.

Romaco said anti-counterfeiting technology is an extremely important issue for global pharmaceutical producers and packaging contractors.

The new solution from Romaco for anti-counterfeit blister packs is based on a banknote authentication system.

The new system to protect the primary packaging of pharmaceutical solids can be integrated into all blister machines equipped with coding stations.

An individual hologram stamp gives a unique indication of originality – in-line and without the use of additional materials. The individual blister packs are coded with overt and/or covert security features.

Visible holograms with company logos, combinations of letters and digits, instantly identify the blister packs as originals. Invisible codes that can be verified quickly and easily can also be incorporated into the hologram.

The use of anti-counterfeit and high-precision stamps makes this technology a serious deterrent to counterfeiters. Whereas integrating the hologram stamp into the coding station of a Romaco Noack blister machine is very simple. The security features are applied using a heated coding tool without affecting production speed.