The same security ink has to solve different problems depending on the industry — on a cigarette pack it is the division of labour between carton and pack; on a bottle it is security plus diversion control; on a document it is multi-layer detection thresholds. The efficient path is therefore to start from the industry, establish the verification scene and position-by-position roles, then settle on the specific ink.
Each application page below gathers one industry’s commonly used inks, a position- or carrier-based selection table, press notes and FAQ in one place, and links both ways with the relevant product pages. Start from the application page to fix the combination, then open the product page to check specifications and detection method.
Different industries face different counterfeiting routes and verification scenes — so the right security ink combination differs too. Below are the application pages we maintain, each covering the inks, position-by-position selection, press notes and FAQ for one industry. Every page links to the relevant product pages, and each product page links back here.
Security combinations for cartons, packs, inner liners, tear tape and seals, tiered by three detection thresholds (consumer / channel / high-security).
View application →How spirits, wine and beer differ in security focus, plus region-code plus covert ink for channel diversion control.
View application →Coverage, scratch feel and secrecy in the scratch layer, primer matching and common failures, plus multi-layer ticket security.
View application →Three process thresholds in card production (lamination heat, signature writability, abrasion and solvent resistance), gold/silver ink vs hot stamping, and covert card security.
View application →Thermochromic ink for interactive verification, covert UV for channel checks — matched to glass, plastic, cartons, tubes and labels.
View application →Multi-layer combinations of IR excitation, OVI and covert UV — a detection-threshold approach for high-security documents.
View application →Selection, detection, printing and ordering — answered.
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Comparing products instead? See the Ink Selection Guide | Glossary