US20040231782A1 - Counterfeit-proof metallic foil - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a counterfeit-proof metal foil, a process for its production and its use for producing packaging material, decorative foils and advertizing media.
- counterfeit-proof packaging material for example for medications
- these counterfeits can be pharmaceutically active drugs, but also agents with a placebo effect.
- EP-A2-1 217 091 relates to packaging with an integrated initial opening and/or originality guarantee which is produced by a coating which reflects incident light so that depending on the direction or angle of viewing different colors are discerned.
- EP-A1-0 967 091 describes a coating of several grid images which are matched to one another and which, depending on the viewing angle, produce a different optical perception. But it has been found that these coating systems can also be added so that satisfactory counterfeit-proofness, especially with respect to packaging materials for the pharmaceutical industry, could not be achieved in this way.
- the object of this invention is to avoid these known defects of allegedly counterfeit-proof metal foils.
- the invention relates to a process for producing this counterfeit-proof metal foil, the textured partial areas being produced by means of laser technology.
- the invention relates furthermore to a process for producing this counterfeit-proof metal foil, its being produced as claimed in the invention during a rolling process and at least one of the working rolls used having a surface which is textured in at least a given partial area, so that in the rolling process the structure of the roll surface is transferred to the metal foil.
- Other embodiments of this process as claimed in the invention are disclosed according to the dependent claims.
- the invention relates furthermore to the use of the counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in the invention for producing packaging material, for example for medications, decorative foils and advertizing media.
- FIGS. 1 to 3 The invention is detailed below using FIGS. 1 to 3 .
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show an extract from the counterfeit-proof metal foil 1 as claimed in the invention.
- FIG. 3 shows a device in the form of a rolling mill 6 for producing the metal foil 1 as claimed in the invention.
- the starting product for producing the metal foil as claimed in the invention for example, aluminum foil 1 ′
- a rolling mill 6 It consists of backing rolls 7 and working rolls 8 .
- the starting product in the form of a metal foil 1 ′ is supplied to the roll gap between the working rolls 8 from a storage roll, specifically an uncoiling reel 9 , via deflector rollers 11 .
- the thickness of the foil used is reduced by the pressure of the working rollers which is used.
- an aluminum foil 1 ′ with an initial thickness of 40 microns can be reduced to 20 microns in one rolling process.
- the attained thickness of the foil is monitored at the measurement station 12 , the foil 1 consequently being supplied to a winding reel, therefore another bearing roll 10 . This rolling process can be repeated several times depending on the desired thickness.
- the working roll pair in the last rolling process the working roll pair is replaced by another working roll pair 8 which on its surface has texturing corresponding to one or more partial areas, as is to be achieved in the counterfeit-proof foil 1 as claimed in the invention.
- This texturing can be produced for example by grinding, polishing, etching, laser treatment or engraving of the surface of the working roll, laser technology proving especially preferable.
- the texturing can be varied in a wide range so that on the one hand texturing visible to the viewer and on the other hand invisible texturing are produced.
- Visible texturing of the roll surface produces likewise visible texturing on the surface of the metal foil, conversely the invisible texturing enables so-called hidden counterfeit-proof texturing.
- the indicated texturing is transferred using the required deformation pressure to the metal foil which thus as claimed in the invention has this texturing in at least one given partial area of its surface.
- the texturing can of course also extend to most of the roll surface so that not only counterfeit-proof, but at the same time a correspondingly decorated foil is produced.
- Texturing can be regular, therefore with a geometrical arrangement, or random, for example rippled lines.
- the two surface sides of the metal foil can also be textured, for which the two working rolls 8 must be made accordingly with texturing.
- the invention is detailed using one embodiment of the metal foil 1 as claimed in the invention, as is described for example in FIGS. 1 to 2 .
- planar identification sign 2 specifically a company logo
- the company logo is one which is known to the viewer as the manufacturer for the packaging material, he has to have the certainty of obtaining an uncounterfeited product.
- the corresponding refraction or scattering of the incident light takes place. It can be measured for example using the reflection pattern which has formed. This measurability is especially important when the surface texturing cannot be detected with the naked eye.
- the metal foils as claimed in the invention are preferably produced by a rolling process, by which, especially in the direction of running, the structure S of the roll surface, which structure is pointed lengthwise, is transferred to the surface of the metal foil 1 , for example, by grinding the roll surface, texturing in the transverse direction to the direction of running can be produced such that a textured partial area 4 results on the metal foil 1 which causes a change in the light refraction. If the given texturing in the partial area 4 is compared to a pattern or to the roll surface, in case of agreement it can be precluded that it is a counterfeit product.
- the pattern which has formed can be arranged regularly, but also randomly.
- an irregularly arranged pattern is therefore associated with high counterfeit-proofness, since the texturing which has been formed using the random principle is known solely to the manufacturer.
- the manufacturer can check that the texturing on the surface of the packaging material is identical to that on the roll surface or on the corresponding patterns of the metal foil 1 using random samples of packaging material.
- the surface texturing can also be determined by a comparative optical measurement. This takes place for example with conventional light reflection measurement instruments.
- the metal foils as claimed in the invention can be provided with a transparent coating after their surface texturing.
- Printing ink mixtures and plastic laminations which can optionally have pigments are suitable as transparent coatings.
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- the identification sign in the form of surface texturing can however also be made invisible first by a covering enamel so that it is only made visible to a specialist upon further use. Using the comparison samples he checks whether it is an uncounterfeited product or not.
- the metal foils as claimed in the invention are used for producing packaging material, their being especially suited as packaging material for medications.
- the manufacturer or the consumer can easily ascertain based on the given texturing in the foil surface that he has acquired an uncounterfeited product so that there is counterfeit-proofness based on the metal foil as claimed in the invention.
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A counterfeit-proof metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface, this partial area having a radiation refraction value which is different compared to the remaining surface area. The metal foil is suitable as a packaging material, among others for medications. The manufacturer or the consumer can check based on the given surface structure which is intended as an identification sign whether he has acquired an uncounterfeited product. If texturing takes place on most of the surface of the metal foil, this is identical to the appearance of a printed picture so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is likewise used as a decorative foil or an advertizing medium.
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- The invention relates to a counterfeit-proof metal foil, a process for its production and its use for producing packaging material, decorative foils and advertizing media.
- The demand for counterfeit-proof packaging material, for example for medications, has grown in recent years to the extent the amount of counterfeit medications has risen relatively greatly worldwide. These counterfeits can be pharmaceutically active drugs, but also agents with a placebo effect.
- Therefore the attempt is made, as is known in banknotes, to provide packaging materials for the pharmaceutical industry with holograms. It has been found that even holograms, although their production is relatively complicated, can be counterfeited with increasing technical development. These counterfeits can only be characterized or recognized as such by a specialist since it is difficult for the user of a medication to ascertain whether the hologram is counterfeit or not if he does not have the corresponding comparison specimen.
- Regardless of this, the attempt is made to produce counterfeit-proof packaging material in so far as the material surface is provided with a special coating which has pigments which can be activated by radiation. Thus, for example, the company logo of the manufacturer or the trademark of the medication can be made visible or invisible by radiation, such as UV or IR rays. EP-A2-1 217 091 relates to packaging with an integrated initial opening and/or originality guarantee which is produced by a coating which reflects incident light so that depending on the direction or angle of viewing different colors are discerned.
- EP-A1-0 967 091 describes a coating of several grid images which are matched to one another and which, depending on the viewing angle, produce a different optical perception. But it has been found that these coating systems can also be added so that satisfactory counterfeit-proofness, especially with respect to packaging materials for the pharmaceutical industry, could not be achieved in this way.
- The object of this invention is to avoid these known defects of allegedly counterfeit-proof metal foils.
- This object is achieved as claimed in the invention using a metal foil which is characterized in that it is textured in at least a given partial area of its surface and that this partial area has light diffraction, scattering, refraction or reflection which differs compared to the remaining surface area. Further embodiments of the counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in the invention are disclosed according to the dependent claims.
- The invention relates to a process for producing this counterfeit-proof metal foil, the textured partial areas being produced by means of laser technology.
- The invention relates furthermore to a process for producing this counterfeit-proof metal foil, its being produced as claimed in the invention during a rolling process and at least one of the working rolls used having a surface which is textured in at least a given partial area, so that in the rolling process the structure of the roll surface is transferred to the metal foil. Other embodiments of this process as claimed in the invention are disclosed according to the dependent claims.
- The invention relates furthermore to the use of the counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in the invention for producing packaging material, for example for medications, decorative foils and advertizing media.
- The invention is detailed below using FIGS.1 to 3.
- FIGS. 1 and 2 show an extract from the counterfeit-
proof metal foil 1 as claimed in the invention; and - FIG. 3 shows a device in the form of a
rolling mill 6 for producing themetal foil 1 as claimed in the invention. - One possible approach to implementing the invention is detailed below.
- The starting product for producing the metal foil as claimed in the invention, for example,
aluminum foil 1′, is supplied to a rollingmill 6. It consists ofbacking rolls 7 andworking rolls 8. The starting product in the form of ametal foil 1′ is supplied to the roll gap between theworking rolls 8 from a storage roll, specifically anuncoiling reel 9, viadeflector rollers 11. The thickness of the foil used is reduced by the pressure of the working rollers which is used. Thus, for example, analuminum foil 1′ with an initial thickness of 40 microns can be reduced to 20 microns in one rolling process. The attained thickness of the foil is monitored at themeasurement station 12, thefoil 1 consequently being supplied to a winding reel, therefore anotherbearing roll 10. This rolling process can be repeated several times depending on the desired thickness. - In order to achieve the surface texturing as claimed in the invention, in the last rolling process the working roll pair is replaced by another
working roll pair 8 which on its surface has texturing corresponding to one or more partial areas, as is to be achieved in the counterfeit-proof foil 1 as claimed in the invention. This texturing can be produced for example by grinding, polishing, etching, laser treatment or engraving of the surface of the working roll, laser technology proving especially preferable. Thus the texturing can be varied in a wide range so that on the one hand texturing visible to the viewer and on the other hand invisible texturing are produced. - Visible texturing of the roll surface produces likewise visible texturing on the surface of the metal foil, conversely the invisible texturing enables so-called hidden counterfeit-proof texturing. During the rolling process the indicated texturing is transferred using the required deformation pressure to the metal foil which thus as claimed in the invention has this texturing in at least one given partial area of its surface. The texturing can of course also extend to most of the roll surface so that not only counterfeit-proof, but at the same time a correspondingly decorated foil is produced.
- Texturing can be regular, therefore with a geometrical arrangement, or random, for example rippled lines.
- Depending on the application, the two surface sides of the metal foil can also be textured, for which the two
working rolls 8 must be made accordingly with texturing. - Of course it is also possible to produce the textured surface areas on the counterfeit-
proof metal foil 1 independently of the rolling process. Laser technology is suitable for this purpose, by which, depending on the extent of irradiation, both hidden surface texturing, i.e. not visible with the naked eye, and also surface texturing visible to the naked eye can be produced. - The invention is detailed using one embodiment of the
metal foil 1 as claimed in the invention, as is described for example in FIGS. 1 to 2. - Here, as shown in FIG. 1, surface texturing in the form of a
planar identification sign 2, specifically a company logo, is reproduced. It differs in its radiation refraction value from theremaining foil surface 3 and is sometimes detectable to the viewer with the naked eye. If the company logo is one which is known to the viewer as the manufacturer for the packaging material, he has to have the certainty of obtaining an uncounterfeited product. - Depending on the surface texturing, the corresponding refraction or scattering of the incident light takes place. It can be measured for example using the reflection pattern which has formed. This measurability is especially important when the surface texturing cannot be detected with the naked eye.
- Another identification sign is disclosed according to FIG. 2. Since the metal foils as claimed in the invention are preferably produced by a rolling process, by which, especially in the direction of running, the structure S of the roll surface, which structure is pointed lengthwise, is transferred to the surface of the
metal foil 1, for example, by grinding the roll surface, texturing in the transverse direction to the direction of running can be produced such that a textured partial area 4 results on themetal foil 1 which causes a change in the light refraction. If the given texturing in the partial area 4 is compared to a pattern or to the roll surface, in case of agreement it can be precluded that it is a counterfeit product. - The pattern which has formed can be arranged regularly, but also randomly. Thus an irregularly arranged pattern is therefore associated with high counterfeit-proofness, since the texturing which has been formed using the random principle is known solely to the manufacturer. For test purposes, as is necessary in the packaging of medications, the manufacturer can check that the texturing on the surface of the packaging material is identical to that on the roll surface or on the corresponding patterns of the
metal foil 1 using random samples of packaging material. - Furthermore, after producing the foil as claimed in the invention, the surface texturing can also be determined by a comparative optical measurement. This takes place for example with conventional light reflection measurement instruments.
- The metal foils as claimed in the invention can be provided with a transparent coating after their surface texturing. Printing ink mixtures and plastic laminations which can optionally have pigments are suitable as transparent coatings. For example polyethylene terephthalate (PET), oriented polyamide (oPA) and laminations of oriented polypropylene (oPP) are suitable as plastic laminations.
- These transparent coatings increase the decorative effect so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is also used as a decorative foil or as advertizing media.
- The identification sign in the form of surface texturing can however also be made invisible first by a covering enamel so that it is only made visible to a specialist upon further use. Using the comparison samples he checks whether it is an uncounterfeited product or not.
- Commercial Applicability
- The metal foils as claimed in the invention are used for producing packaging material, their being especially suited as packaging material for medications. In this use the manufacturer or the consumer can easily ascertain based on the given texturing in the foil surface that he has acquired an uncounterfeited product so that there is counterfeit-proofness based on the metal foil as claimed in the invention.
- If texturing takes place on most of the surface of the metal foil, this is identical to the appearance of a printed picture so that the metal foil as claimed in the invention is likewise used as a decorative foil or an advertising medium.
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1. Counterfeit-proof metal foil (1), characterized in that the metal foil is textured in at least a given partial area (2, 4) of its surface and that this partial area has light diffraction, scattering, refraction or reflection which differs compared to the remaining surface area (3, 5).
2. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal foil consists of aluminum.
3. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal foil as a textured partial area (2) has a planar identification sign.
4. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the given partial area (4) has a linear structure.
5. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the linear structure is arranged geometrically or randomly.
6. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there are textured partial areas (2, 4) on the two surface sides of the metal foil.
7. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein there are structured partial areas (2, 4) on almost the entire surface.
8. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein most of the textured partial areas (2, 4) are visible to the viewer, the remainder is invisible to the viewer.
9. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the surface of the metal foil which is provided with textured partial areas is provided with a transparent coating.
10. Counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the transparent coating contains printing inks and/or plastic and optionally additives.
11. Process for producing a counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the textured partial areas (2, 4) are produced by means of laser technology.
12. Process for producing a counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the metal foil is produced by means of work rolls 8, at least one work roll being textured on its surface in at least one partial area, and wherein this structure is transferred to the metal foil during the rolling process.
13. Process as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the surface of the two working rolls (8) is textured.
14. Process as claimed in claim 12 , wherein almost the entire roll surface is textured.
15. Process as claimed in claim 12 , wherein most of the texturing on the roll surface is visible to the viewer, but the remainder is not visible to the viewer.
16. Process as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the metal foil after texturing is provided with a transparent coating.
17. Process as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the transparent coating contains printing inks and/or plastic and optionally additives.
18. Process as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the given, textured partial areas on the roll surface are produced using laser technology.
19. Use of a counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 for producing packaging material.
20. Use of a counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 for producing decorative foils.
21. Use of a counterfeit-proof metal foil as claimed in claim 1 for producing advertizing media.
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