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CTI Introduces New Heat-Activated, Tamper-Evident Ink

CTI: ‘Tamper Alert’ assists chemicals, pharma, food and electronics industries

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Chromatic Technologies said it released a new irreversible, heat-activated ink technology – Tamper Alert – to identify tamper evidence in labels and packing for chemicals, pharmaceuticals, food, electronics and other products targeted for theft and counterfeiting.
 
Tamper Alert provides a tight activation window where the alert transitions from colorless to full color within a range of 10° C, according to Chief Marketing Officer Patrick Edson.
 
Traditional irreversible technologies require a transition window between 30° to 50° C. (86° F. to 122° F.), he said.  
 
Per CTI, the new technology is available in target activation temperatures of 50° C. (122° F.), 60° C. (140° F.), 70° C. (158° F.) and 80° C. (176° F.).  
 
“For much of our 24-year-history, CTI has produced inks that change ‘back and forth’ based on temperature or sunlight. This was demonstrated in our ink used recently for the U.S. Postal Service 2017 solar eclipse stamp,” said Lyle Small, founder and chief executive officer. “Now, we’ve perfected an ink that goes only one-way. It’s irreversible and it’s used to show a product that has been tampered with, or has undergone temperature changes that impact the product’s quality.” 

Tamper Alert also incorporates CTI’s “Turbo” color technology creating the “strongest” color alert in tamper evidence in blue, green, black and red, according to Edson.

Tamper Alert is available only in water-based applications, he added. 



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