Toppan Printing Co Ltd, Hitachi Ltd, and Hitachi Chemical Co Ltd have developed what they refer to as the "RFID Crystagram" label, which combines a hologram with a contactless IC chip.
The RFID Crystagram is a label with one of the world's smallest contactless IC chips, the µ-Chip developed by Hitachi, incorporated into Toppan Printing's original "Crystagram" hologram by employing Hitachi Chemical's mounting technology.
By affixing the RFID Crystagram to brand goods and various other products, a visual counterfeiting check is possible with the Crystagram, and it is also possible to trace products through production and distribution using the µ-Chip. This means that prevention of counterfeiting and illegal distribution as well as management and traceability are possible with just a single RFID Crystagram.
The use of de-metallization, whereby the Crystagram can be processed into a detailed form, enables the design of the RFID Crystagram to be freely devised. Additional components such as an antenna are not required since the Crystagram's aluminum deposition section acts as the µ-Chip's receiving antenna for radio waves.
Toppan Printing is engaging in sales aimed at manufacturers that handle domestic and overseas luxury brand goods and at industries such as food and medicine where safe distribution is required. Hitachi will provide services such as system construction using RFID Crystagrams as traceability/ RFID solutions.
Toppan Printing has commercialized the RFID Crystagram and sales have already begun.
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