First International Optical Technologies Awards Open for Business
4 Apr 2025 | Press Release
The search is on for the best in commercial optical security technologies with entries open for the first ‘Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards’. Recognising advancement and technical achievement in technologies such as holography, micro-lens arrays, micro-mirrors, plasmonics, nano-gratings, colour change, caustics, polarisation, photonic crystals, special print-generated effects, or a combination …
New International Optical Trade Body Confirms First Board
17 Mar 2025 | Press Release
The new trade body representing the international optical security technologies industry has confirmed its first executive board. Ondřej Fedorčák from Optaglio, Holoflex’s Manoj Kochar, Don Havourd from Hazen Paper Company, Opsec Security’s Jim Keller and Alexandre Noizet from Surys will be on the board of the International Optical Technologies Association …
IOTA Renews Partnership with MySecurity Media
27 Feb 2025 | Press Release
The International Optical Technologies Association and MySecurity Media have renewed their industry media partnership to maintain their recognition of each other’s role of influence, awareness and information sharing about the importance and continued success and growth of optical technologies. The IOTA’s mission is to advance the understanding, use and development of optical technologies, …
IOTA Announces Partnership with Currency Conference 2025
20 Feb 2025 | Press Release
The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) has announced it has partnered with the Currency Conference taking place in Bangkok, Thailand on 26-29 May. As part of the partnership IOTA members are offered an exclusive member discount of $1125 on the delegate fee. The Currency Conference has been the cash industry’s …
IHMA Embraces New Security Features Ecosystem
28 Nov 2024 | Press Release
The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has a new name – the International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA). The change is part of the industry body’s strategic plan to broaden its scope to better serve evolving markets and new technology frontiers, particularly in optical security. The implementation of this plan began …
IHMA Continues Strategic Diversification with New Name
18 Oct 2024 | Press Release
As part of its ongoing strategy to broaden its scope and realign its identity to better serve evolving markets and new technology frontiers, the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has initiated a renaming process. This marks a pivotal moment for the association as it continues to evolve alongside the holography …
IHMA Opens Membership to All OVD Suppliers
19 Apr 2024 | Press Release
The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has extended its membership criteria and adapted its articles of association to reflect the rapidly changing nature of the sector. The move sees the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) now accept applications for membership from all security OVD (optical variable device) suppliers. This comes …
IOTA Webinar – SIR – The next Frontier in Security Images
17 Apr 2024 | Webinar
The expansion of the International Hologram Manufacturers Association’s (IHMA) Hologram Image Register (HIR) into Security Image Register (SIR) last year is probably one of IHMA’s most significant projects in recent years. Established to safeguard the hologram copyright and underpin the use of holograms in security print the registry has been …
New Leadership Drives Expansion for International Trade Body
4 Mar 2024 | Press Release
The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA), which represents the global hologram industry, has announced a new chair and board members as it expands its operations. ITW Speciality Films’ holographic research and development lead Dr Mark Deakes, comes in to lead the organisation as it pushes developments in new anti-counterfeit technologies …
New IHMA Security Image Register Launched – Reflecting Changes in Global Security Features
13 Feb 2024 | Press Release
The secure registry of holographic images, established by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) to safeguard hologram copyright and underpin the use of holograms in authentication and security printing, has been expanded to include all optically variable security features and relaunched as the Security Image Register (SIR). The expanded register, …