Elementag offers an embedded, permanent nanomarker system that creates an unalterable digital fingerprint for products. This technology provides verifiable traceability and authentication, deterring counterfeiting and ensuring supply chain transparency across diverse industries.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Counterfeiting and unauthorized distribution of products erode brand value and compromise consumer safety. Traditional authentication methods often lack the permanence and integration required to provide robust, indelible product identification throughout complex supply chains.
Solution
Elementag provides an inorganic, permanent nanomarker system that embeds directly into any material or product, creating a unique, unalterable digital fingerprint. This technology enables verifiable traceability and authentication, acting as a deterrent against counterfeiting and ensuring product integrity from raw material to finished good. The markers are invisible to the naked eye and do not affect product aesthetics or performance, offering a secure, integrated solution for brand protection and supply chain transparency. Detection is facilitated by a portable scanner, allowing for rapid, on-site verification without specialized laboratory equipment.
Target Audience
Target customers include manufacturers across various sectors such as industrial components, fashion, luxury goods, raw materials, security printing, medical devices, automotive, and aerospace industries seeking to combat counterfeiting and enhance product traceability.
Features
- Proprietary nanoparticle composition encoding unique identifiers and client-defined information.
- Integration methods include surface coating, addition during molding/casting, or marking a portion of the object.
- Nanomarkers are fully embedded and inseparable from the host material, maintaining integrity under extreme thermal and mechanical conditions.
- Invisible to the naked eye, with no impact on product aesthetics or performance characteristics.
- Detection via a portable XRF analyzer for quick, on-site verification.
- High encoding capacity for detailed product information and batch tracking.
- Resistance to processing, ensuring marker durability throughout manufacturing and product lifecycle.
- Patent-protected manufacturing process for enhanced security and replication difficulty.