Overview

True Product ID is a world leader in the provisioning of anti-counterfeiting and asset management solutions. The Company employs a proprietary anti-counterfeiting solution that is comprised of three components: 1) taggant technology, 2) detection device technology, and 3) proprietary KMAC database system.  

The Company’s state-of-the-art marking process begins with the application of a unique combination of inorganic elements: taggants. The molecules penetrate the surface of almost any object, forming a molecular bond. The method of application varies depending on the item to be tagged. Coded elements can be placed on an object using a colorless carrier rendering them invisible to the human eye, or can include a fluorescent element so that they glow under UV light. The specific ratios of elements that comprise the synthetic DNA create a unique identity code for a given client, or a specific product, division, or product run within the client’s area of concern. The number of potential mix ratios or identity codes is in the billions.

Depending on the surface structure, a high percentage of the chemical penetrates and bonds with the item’s molecular structure. Once the synthetic DNA (S-DNA) has entered the item, its removal, whether by chemical solvent or abrasion, is extremely difficult. Total removal of the S-DNA that has penetrated the item is near impossible.

TPID has tested and proven our capability to introduce S-DNA into a product during the manufacturing process. This enables us to invisibly attach a “fingerprint” to the product via S-DNA which in turn can be applied to items such as industrial parts, apparel, consumer electronics, jewelry, CD-ROMs, sporting goods, and currency. The applications are infinite.

The latest TPID tagging technology implements a technology known as particle pattern recognition and verification. Each product is printed with a two-dimensional data matrix that contains information about a random particle pattern located somewhere on the package as well. A scanner (using infra-red or ultra-violet light) reads the data matrix and the particle pattern and submits this information to KMAC or another central database. This data contains information related to this specific product/location and whether or not the product is counterfeit or original.  Then a central database, such as KMAC, can determine the serial number’s appropriateness. 

Technical Advantages:

• Low application cost
• High security
• Permanent existence
• Accurate uniqueness
• Powerful identifying capability
• Wide application scope
• Asset protection and cross-region sales prevention