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Schreiner PrinTrustInnovation for Authorities: The Adhesive Seal with a Click

Schreiner PrinTronicsNew Fields of Application for Printed Electronics

Schreiner ProTechLabels for E-Bikes: Well-Protected and Optimally Marked

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Schreiner MediPharmDNA Marker: Forensic Counterfeiting Protection for Pharma Labels

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Label + Cap combination protects vials and bottles

Flexi-Cap features a customizable anti-tampering security

concept that prevents the illegal reuse of medicine containers.

The novel label + cap combination leads to clear, irreversible

indication that a primary container has been opened. Named

for its flexible use with different container types, forms and

sizes, Flexi-Cap’s label construction can be applied without

heat. This means plenty of options for you and absolutely

none for counterfeiters.

To learn more, scan the QR code or

go to www.flexi-cap.com.

Put a lid      on counterfeiting

Schreiner MediPharm, a business unit of Schreiner GroupSchreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG · Bruckmannring 22 · 85764 Oberschleissheim · Germany · Phone +49 89 31584-5400Schreiner Group LP · 300 Corporate Drive, Suite 10 · Blauvelt, NY 10913 · USA · Phone +1 845 848-9000info@schreiner-medipharm.com · www.schreiner-medipharm.com

Innovative labels. Smart solutions.

Interested in our latest Flexi-Cap versions? Visit us at CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt in November, Hall 11.1, Booth C45.

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Schreiner Group is one of Germany’s 100 medium-sized businesses recording the strongest growth. This is the result of the “2018 TOP 100 Mittelstand Ranking,” based on the ninth annual survey conducted by the Munich Strategy business consultancy. I am delighted about this outcome because, once again, it confirms that we focus on the right industries, technologies and solutions with our comprehensive and customized portfo-lio, and successfully grow accordingly. As a strategic partner we proactively support our customers in achieving their goals and have detailed knowledge of both their markets and needs. You’ll find examples in this issue of our magazine: B. Braun Medical Inc. selected Needle-Trap from Schreiner MediPharm for launching its new Heparin syringes to the U.S. market. Brose opted for labels from Schreiner ProTech to mark its drive systems for electric bikes. Plus, Schreiner PrinTrust has optimized vehicle registration with a patented invention for Jüngling.

Due to our efficient structures, we are able to respond to new trends and market con-ditions with high flexibility, and score with a consistently future-proof portfolio of technol-ogy and expertise. The resulting outstanding solutions—from a cap adapter for syringes to a Folding Frame solution to RFID sensor appli-cations—are covered in this issue of our Forum as well. Enjoy the read!

Dear Readers,

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Responsible in the spirit ofGerman press law: Roland Schreiner,President and CEO, Schreiner GroupHead of editorial team: Susanne HöppnerEditors: Eva Manzenreiter, Andrea RichterGraphic design: Bernhard Aßfalg, Christian BreihoferWe wish to thank all employees who havecontributed to this issue for their support.

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Schreiner Group 05 FINAT 2019: Innovation Award Winner

06 CEO Magazine: Roland Schreiner in Focus

08 Dorfen: New Production Site

09 Girls’ Day: Girls and Technology

09 Purchasing: “Performer of the Year” Award

10 Traditions: Barrel Makers’ Dance and Dunking Party

11 Expansion of University Collaboration

12 Sustainability: Best-Practice Brochure

13 Honey Bees at Schreiner Group

Schreiner MediPharm 14 DNA Marker: Forensic Counterfeiting

Protection

15 Cap Adapter + Label: Novel First-Opening Indication for Syringes

16 USA: Needle-Trap Successfully Launched

17 Novelty in the Flexi-Cap Product Family

Schreiner ProTech 18 Top Invention: The Folding Frame Solution

20 Conti Mexico: Specialty Label for Valve Blocks

21 Brose: Robust Labels for E-Bikes

22 SICK: Pressure Compensation Seals in Nameplates

23 New Development: RFID Wetcheck Sensor

Schreiner PrinTrust 24 Innovation for Authorities: Adhesive Seal

with a Click

26 Mobility of the Future: Insurance Proof for Electric Micro Vehicles

Schreiner Services 27 Plasma Surface Treatment for Components

Schreiner ProSecure 28 New in Portfolio: Removable Void Labels

29 Luminescence Detection in Final Inspection

Schreiner LogiData 30 Interview: RFID Sensor Solutions

Schreiner Digital Solutions 31 Trending Topic Blockchain: How Labels Assist

Schreiner PrinTronics 32 Wearable Technologies:

Clothing Turns into Data Storage Medium

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With the Smart Blister Pack from the Schreiner MediPharm business unit, Schreiner Group won first place in the 2019 FINAT Label Competition in the “Innovation” category. The high-tech company con-vinced the judges of the European asso-ciation for the self-adhesive label industry (FINAT) again this year and was presented with the award on the occasion of the Euro-pean Label Forum in Copenhagen.

“We are delighted about the Innovation Award. It proves that innovation as one of our four cor-porate values is being lived in concrete ways and produces smart solutions that are trend-setters for our whole industry,” President and CEO Roland Schreiner said in his comments about Schreiner Group’s accolade. “All of our high-end high-tech solutions are characterized not only by outstanding quality but, above all, by technological innovations, particularly in the case of new developments.” On behalf of the company, Dr. Joseph Adelsberger, Team Leader Basic Technologies in Schreiner Group’s Research+Development department, accepted the FINAT Label Competition award.

The growing trend toward Smart Packaging requires solutions in the field of Patient Com-pliance Monitoring, among other things. The Schreiner MediPharm business unit together with the Schreiner PrinTronics competence center develops customized applications with

printed electronics that are precisely adapted to the respective packaging. The award-winning Smart Blister Pack enables electronic monitor-ing of medicine intake and thus supports the digitization of Patient Compliance Monitoring. It serves to monitor and track therapy adher-ence according to medical prescriptions as part of a therapy plan. In addition to the Innovation Award, the judges at the European Label Forum praised three other products from Schreiner Group (see right-hand column): the ((rfid))-Dig-ital Void Label, the ((rfid))-DistaFerr WetDetect label and the Folding Frame Solution.

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FINAT 2019: Innovation Award for Smart Blister Pack

Award-winning Smart Blister Pack: Schreiner MediPharm develops smart solutions with printed electronics for diverse packaging concepts that enableelectronic therapy monitoring.

The ((rfid))-Digital Void Label enables smartphone-based electronic first-opening indication.

The ((rfid))-DistaFerr WetDetect Label (see page 23) combines RFID technology with a moisture sensor and thus provides an ideal method for leakage testing.

The Folding Frame Solution (see page 18) revolutionizes the joining of components—particularly for the automotive and electronics industries.

Dr. Joseph Adelsberger (left), Team Leader R+D Basic Technologies at Schreiner Group, accepts the Innovation Award on the occasion of the European Label Forum.

Highly commended certificates for three more products

Upon succeeding his father in the family busi-ness, Schreiner Group President and CEO Roland Schreiner Schreiner welcomed the opportunity to make some radical changes.

Margarete and Theodor Schreiner founded the M. Schreiner company in a 45-square-meter garage in the Laim area of Munich in 1951 as Germany was recovering from the horrors of World War II. Initially producing embossed seal stamps and labels, 10 years later the company would create the world’s first self-adhesive label. Fast forward more than five decades to today, and the company has grown into Schreiner Group, offering innovative functional labels and self-adhesive high-tech solutions to a wide collection of industries. With annual sales in excess of €180 million, the Group now boasts 1,100 employees, located in its headquarters in Oberschleissheim, near Munich, as well as in its production facilities in New York and Shanghai.

Roland Schreiner Schreiner has served as Pres-ident and CEO of Schreiner Group since Sep-tember 2012, when his father, Helmut–Marga-rete and Theodor Schreiner’s son–retired after

38 years at the helm. This gave Roland Schreiner the opportunity to map out a course of action billed as “Continuity and New Departures” emphasizing areas of importance to him. Having proven himself over an extensive period, he was ready to take charge of the Group. His experi-ences leading up to that point set him in good stead for expanding the company’s footprint across the globe.

Successful CareerWhile studying printing technology at Germa-ny’s Universities of Applied Sciences, a prac-tical semester took Roland Schreiner out of Germany, to the US. He later completed an international MBA, living in Paris, New York, and Tokyo, and visiting a whole host of additional countries. A short practical in a small consult-ing company in Munich followed, and eventually Roland Schreiner made his way into the family business, where in 1999 he was put in charge of the Schreiner MediPharm unit.

This division of the Group provides solutions to the pharmaceutical industry, ranging from vaccine labels to needle protection systems

Roland Schreiner in CEO Magazine

The CEO Magazine inter-

viewed our President and

CEO Roland Schreiner and

published a spread about

him and Schreiner Group. On

this page, you can read the

slightly updated version—

with kind permission of the

CEO Magazine.

Labeling the Next Generation

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digital solutions for customers, combining smart labels with digital services for security, logistics, and marketing purposes.

Future ChallengesIn 2015, the company opened another produc-tion site, in China, so its international future is looking bright. “Going to China was a big step for a family-owned and local company,” Roland Schreiner acknowledges. His company is now represented with its own manufacturing loca-tions on the world’s three most important mar-kets—all of them continuously growing. Even so, major steps will no doubt follow going for-ward—especially in terms of technology and the potential offered by digitalization. Simple stickers have already evolved into high-tech labels that are able to “think,” “sense” and com-municate. Particularly printed electronics and smart all-in-one solutions combining standard-ized, digital services with Schreiner Group’s smart labels offer exciting prospects. Putting his company’s plans in a nutshell, Roland Schreiner says: “These are the forward-think-ing fields we increasingly focus on in order to stay competitive.”

The Color Laser Film (CLF) is superbly suited for produc-ing self-adhesive nameplates and nameplate sets.

Needle-Trap is a label for pre-filled syringes with an integrated needle trap for protection against needlestick injuries.

designed to prevent needle stick injuries. Over the 12 years that Roland Schreiner headed up the unit, it grew quickly, registering a com-pound annual growth rate close to 17 per cent. Roland Schreiner is aware how important this was for his future, and he seized the chance to demonstrate that he could contribute to the business’s achievements.

After his first taste of success, Roland Schreiner was hungry for more. In 2007, he spearheaded the construction of the Group’s production facility in Blauvelt, New York, that commenced operations in 2008. He became responsible for the entirety of the company’s production units in 2009, and at this point, he decided to imple-ment lean management –a decision considered by many to be a radical one. “In those days, this was surprising, because it was not the stan-dard for printing companies – in fact, it was the opposite. There were hardly any printing companies thinking about or working with lean management, because it seemed much more suited to the automotive industry.” Though he faced almost Group-wide reluctance, Roland Schreiner took a risk. “I was convinced it would be a success,” he remembers. “It turned out to be exactly the right method, and we are still working in line with lean principles today.”

Dramatic ChangesWhen he arrived in the role of CEO, Roland Schreiner made further dramatic changes, reducing the sales and business units in num-ber from seven to three. “The others I changed into what we call ‘competence centers,’ ” he says. “This means that the units are now ded-icated 100 percent to either the market or the technology.” Sales grew from €125 million to €180 million in Roland Schreiner’s first five years in charge and the Group’s staff swelled from 750 to 1,100.

“These changes, not least, have given us a further innovation boost,” Roland Schreiner notes. His assertion is backed up by a series of accolades; most impressively, the Group has enjoyed a 14-year run as the winner in the ‘Innovation’ category in the FINAT Label Com-petition. The introduction of robot-assisted applications to contribute to zero-defects man-ufacturing comes alongside a commitment to digitalization, and one of the Group’s compe-tence centers is explicitly focused on creating

By establishing a second manufacturing location in Bavaria Schreiner Group backs up its long-term growth potential.

The launch of Schreiner Group’s new pro-duction site in Dorfen is just around the corner. At the beginning of May, the first screen printing machine was delivered, installed and brought into service, marking the beginning of a successful production ramp-up. With a second site in the Munich metropolitan area and the creation of addi-tional manufacturing capacities, Schreiner Group responds to the company’s contin-uous growth.

Dorfen: Site Installation Is on Schedule

Two years ago, the keys to the new production hall were handed over to Roland Schreiner. A lot has happened at the facility since then. The entire building infrastructure has been set up and adapted to Schreiner Group’s high stan-dards. In addition, the production hall now uses an innovative air conditioning concept. Due to these actions, the new plant is perfectly pre-pared for the further installation of machines. In line with the continuing commitment to its high quality standards, Schreiner Group relies on its proven manufacturing technology in Dorfen. Moreover, the new investment in an additional eleven-color screen printing machine ensures the required development of further production capacities.

In the final stage, a significant portion of the labels for the pharmaceutical industry—includ-ing on-site further processing and final inspec-tion, logistics and shipping, quality manage-ment, process development and production control—is planned to be handled at the new manufacturing location in Dorfen.

The new screen printing machine in Dorfen: to ensure a smooth production launch, the company invested in tried-and-tested manufacturing technology.

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Girls and Technology?

Why Not?For 18 years, Schreiner Group has been providing interested girls with insights into technical jobs at a high-tech company on Germany’s annual nation-wide Girls’ Day. This spring, 39 students again had the opportunity to take a close look at the shop floor, and at some stations were even allowed to lend the operators a hand.

The participants explored the company in small groups. The tour took them from printing plate production to flexographic printing and screen printing to the pilot plant. The girls were pro-vided with first-hand impressions of the vari-ous technical jobs and gained “live” insights into the respective job profiles. The girls them-selves worked on the PRINTcess label specif-ically designed for Girls’ Day and proved their prowess. The students were amazed by the wide variety of functional features included in a label. As in previous years, it was important to Schreiner Group to dispel the girls’ reservations about “typical men’s jobs” and to provide them with insights into the wide range of technical occupations. “Seeing how many girls are inter-ested in our technical jobs in the printing industry on the annual Girls’ Days is always a rewarding experience,” says President and CEO Roland Schreiner. “Excellent specialists are essential to our future—that’s why I’m delighted whenever we’re able to welcome some of the participants to Schreiner Group a few years after the events.”

Performer of the Year

Zeller+Gmelin, a medium-sized supplier of inks and varnishes, won “Performer of the Year 2018” recognition as part of Schreiner Group’s “Preferred Supplier Program.” This special award has been presented to “smaller,” albeit extremely capable suppli-ers for the past four years.

Suppliers are important partners for Schreiner Group in meeting the exacting demands of its customers. Long-term availability of the commodities and raw material components, plus open, early communication of potential changes are regarded as prerequisites for a viable customer-supplier relationship. “We’re delighted to be able to recognize our long-standing supplier Zeller+Gmelin as 'Performer of the Year 2018,'” said Manfred Laschinger, Schreiner Group’s Head of Purchasing, at the awards ceremony in spring. The collaboration between Zeller+Gmelin and Schreiner Group is always impeccable. “We haven’t had a single complaint in recent years and particularly when we made a major ink change last year the supplier handled our project in an exemplary way,” Laschinger emphasized. Zeller+Gmelin is one of the world’s leading suppliers of radiation-curing printing inks and varnishes used by Schreiner Group in the production of numerous labels for the pharmaceutical and automotive industries.

Girls' Day at Schreiner Group: All the girls had the opportunity to stop at all the stations on the way to the finished label.

Award ceremony at the supplier’s site in Eislingen:

Kristin Wingerter and Manfred Laschinger (2nd

from left) from Purchasing together with Jens vor der

Brüggen (right), Head of Research+Development at

Schreiner Group, present the certificate to Ulrich

Höfler (center) and Robert Paukner (2nd from right)

from Zeller+Gmelin.

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Barrel Makers’ DanceIn 2019, the time had finally come again for the barrel makers to dance for the employees at Schreiner Group’s headquarters in Ober-schleissheim. According to legend, the Barrel Makers’ Dance dates to 1517 when the plague was raging in Munich. To bring some joy to the people and to revive life in the streets, the barrel makers danced through the city. The Munich barrel makers with the dance of their guild and their colorful costumes visit Schreiner Group every seven years.

Dunking CelebrationThe traditional Dunking Celebration when the new journeymen are symbolically purged of the sins committed during their apprenticeship is one of the highlights for the workforce every summer. A tub filled to the brim with 600 liters of water is always part of the ceremony and used for dunking the former apprentices several times.

In celebrating the annual dunking ceremony, Schreiner Group follows an old book printers’ custom from the 16th century when the new journeymen of the printing trade in a symbolic baptism were purged of all the “mischief, mis-takes, blunders and sloppiness” during their apprenticeship. Sustaining the tradition of dunk-ing is a matter close to the heart of Schreiner Group’s President and CEO Roland Schreiner:

“Even as an internationally operating Group with 1,100 employees and manufacturing sites in Germany, the United States and China we cher-ish the customs and values of skilled crafts and trades. They are the basis of all technological progress and make our worldwide success pos-sible in the first place. With our Dunking Celebra-tion, we revive this heritage year after year and combine tradition and progress.”

As a value-based family business Schreiner Group cultivates century-old traditions like the Barrel Makers’ Dance and the Dunking Celebration.

High-Tech Company Cultivates Traditions

Video about the Dunking

Celebration

Every seven years during the carnival season, the barrel makers perform their historic round dance.

The buffoon painted the employees’ noses with soot–

which is meant to bring seven years of good luck.

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During the Dunking Celebration, the apprentices are purged of the “sins” during their apprenticeships.

In order to recruit talented graduates in times of skills shortage, Schreiner Group has expanded its collaboration with Munich University of Applied Sciences (MUAS) and joined the MDMI (Munich Printing and Media Engineers) booster club at the begin-ning of the year. This is a win-win situation for both: Schreiner Group positions itself as an innovative and attractive employer while the graduates benefit from market know-how and receive assistance in start-ing their professional careers.

Schreiner Group has been working together with Munich University of Applied Sciences in the field of printing and media technology for several years, in areas like research and devel-opment, final papers, student visits to the com-pany’s site at Oberschleissheim and participa-tion in job fairs at the university. While this is already quite a bit, it’s not enough! “We need to get even closer to the graduates, make our-selves better known and show our presence. This is the only way in which we can attract the best brains for tomorrow,” says Dr. Jens Vor der Brüggen, Head of Research+Development at

Schreiner Group. Since the beginning of the year, Schreiner Group has been a member of MDMI—the booster club of the Munich printing and media engineers. The club was founded as a forum for professional exchange between students, graduates and experts from various companies in the printing and media commu-nity with the aim of creating a viable network for all the stakeholders. As a member of the booster club, Schreiner Group is able to pro-vide active support and to help in guiding stu-dents and gradutates in their personal and pro-fessional development. In lectures, Schreiner Group underlines its technical expertise and moves into even closer focus of the students.

Munich University of Applied Sciences: Expansion of Collaboration

Insights into a high-tech printing company:Professor Ulrich Moosheimer, PhD (3rd from right) from the University of Applied Sciences regularly visits Schreiner Group’s shop floor and the pilot plant (pictured) together with his students.

The Booster Club of Munich Printing and Media Engineers (MDMI)

MDMI is the alumni organization of the Munich Printing

and Media Engineers (MDMI) and provides graduates

with opportunities to stay in touch after graduation as

well as networking with industry insiders.

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To the German

brochure

Wie man den Klimawandel drehen kann. In 37 Best Practices. 5 Kategorien. Und 1 Exzellenzinitiative.

Curbing Climate Change: Schreiner Group Published in Best-Practice Brochure

What adjustments do businesses have to make in order to save energy and reduce their carbon footprint? In 37 best-practice examples of pioneering companies, a new brochure published by the Association of Climate Protection Companies shows how this can be achieved. One of these exam-ples is Schreiner Group’s energy-efficient office complex that was developed for 230 employees with “zero carbon dioxide emis-sions” in mind.

The sixth building at Schreiner Group’s head-quarters in Oberschleissheim features central air conditioning using groundwater, heating and cooling ceilings operated by heat pumps, air conditioning systems with ionized air, tri-ple-glazed windows and interior louvers, auto-matic lighting control using light sensors, motion sensors, LED lights and the use of green elec-tricity, among other things. The result: a “green building” with zero carbon dioxide emissions.

Wolfgang Saam, the managing director of the association, explains why the brochure was cre-ated: “We want to illustrate the economic ben-efits of climate protection actions in business

organizations and provide practical ideas that other companies can implement as well.” The brochure was published with funding support by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety as part of Germany’s National Climate Protection Initiative.

About the Climate Protection Companies

The Climate Protection Association is a cross-industry

company network of the German business community

committed to the achievement of Germany’s climate pro-

tection targets with innovative solutions. The association

was founded at the initiative of the Federal Ministry for

the Environment (BMU), the Federal Ministry of Economic

Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the Association of German

Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK). The climate

protection companies have documented their pioneer-

ing role in a challenging acceptance procedure including

an external test. They use innovative solutions to help

achieve Germany’s climate protection targets.

Beim Honigschleudern wird durch Zentrifugalkraft Honig aus Bienenwaben gewonnen.

The bee year does not follow a strict, monthly schedule but depends on temperatures and weather conditions:

Spring (March–May)�� Clean the beehive�� Create space for brood and honey�� Monitor development of the beehive

Summer (June–August)�� Expand and feed young colonies�� Administer short-time Varroa treatment

(The Varroa mite lives attached to honey bees as a parasite. It develops and repro-duces in the brood in the beehive and is deemed to be the most devastating bee pest worldwide.)

�� Harvest honey

Fall (September–November)�� Administer long-term Varroa treatment�� Feed bees for the winter

Winter (December–February)�� Administer Varroa winter treatment�� Final condition check and hibernation

More on the bee project can be found herewww.schreiner-group.com/en/bees

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Environmental protection and sustainabil-ity are firmly anchored in Schreiner Group’s corporate culture. What began as an idea of an avid hobby beekeeper and employee four years ago has since become an insti-tution: the bee colonies on the premises in Oberschleissheim with which the company is actively committed to the preservation of honey bees.

In some areas, insect populations have seen a dramatic decline by 80 percent over the past 30 years (source: NABU). Since the honey bee is one of the most important useful insects for the preservation of our ecosystem, it is clear that we all must do something to sustain our cultural landscape. Schreiner Group is currently home to an adjacent field of wildflowers and—protected in an area behind one of the parking garages with traffic restrictions—to several bee colonies. This year, 19 employees from various functions of the company take care of the beehive. Their aim is to increase the number of colonies and to harvest at least 50 kilograms of blossom honey: an ambitious plan because attending to the col-onies, which by now have grown to between 5,000 and 40,000 bees, requires a sensitive approach and consistent care—all year long.

The Honeymakers: Beekeeping at Schreiner Group

The formation of swarms is regularly checked in order to guide the developmental energy of the bees.

Honey is extracted from the combs by means of centrifugal force.

A secure supply chain is indispensable in the pharmaceutical industry. If counterfeit medicines are put into circulation this may, at worst, result in claims for damages by affected patients. Pharmaceutical manu-facturers are able to counteract such illegal practices by providing their original prod-ucts with forensic authentication features. Schreiner MediPharm in cooperation with Applied DNA Sciences offers a high-se-curity feature based on DNA markers, the SigNature® molecular tag, with which pharmaceutical manufacturers can protect their products against counterfeiting and patients against potential health risks.

DNA molecular tags belong to the category of covert authentication features. They are based on uniquely modified encrypted DNA sequences, are robust and reliable. Using conventional printing techniques, Schreiner MediPharm flexibly and invisibly integrates this high-security technology from Applied DNA Sciences into existing label designs. The DNA markers are considered to be counterfeit-proof and recognized as forensic authentication evi-dence in courts of law.

Various multi-level methods to verify the covert authentication feature along the supply chain are available to informed experts: Beacon® technology, for instance, enables reliable on-site verification by means of a decryptant liquid and a UV lamp. Mobile devices may be used to authenticate SigNature® molecular tags as well. An extensive, forensic DNA analysis by a laboratory provides results that qualify as admissible evidence in courts of law.

With the innovative SigNature® molecular tags, Schreiner MediPharm expands its portfolio of multi-level security systems and customized solutions for supply chain integrity.

DNA markers are covert, counterfeit-proof security features.

Schreiner MediPharm and Applied DNA Sciences offer forensic proof of authenticity with DNA markers integrated in pharmaceutical labels.

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About Applied DNA Sciences

Applied DNA Sciences

headquartered in

Stony Brook, NY, is the

leading producer of

DNA molecular tags.

The company has more

than 60 employees in

the United States, the

United Kingdom and

India, and distributors

in the United States,

EMEA and Asia. Its

security technology

is successfully used

in diverse supply

chain applications, for

instance in the textile

industry, in order to

avoid intermixing of

products within the

value chain.

DNA Markers: Forensic Counterfeiting Protection for Pharma Labels

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Cap Adapter + Label: Cap-Lock as Novel First-Opening Indication for SyringesThe specially constructed plastic cap adapter is placed on top of the primary closure of the syringe and interlinked with it in order to equal-ize the diameter differences of the syringe body and closure. This enables easy application of a tamper protection label with an integrated perforation that wraps around the syringe body and the bottom part of the cap adapter. When a user opens the syringe cap the label is partially destroyed, and clearly and irreversibly indicates that the cap has been opened.

The utilization of Cap-Lock in daily healthcare settings is particularly easy, intuitive and safe: The syringe can be opened as usual and, due to the larger diameter, the adapter is easier to twist off and offers enhanced grip—even with gloves. In addition, the irreversible destruction of the label provides clear first-opening indication and enables users to quickly and intuitively tell if the medicine has been tampered with. Thus, patients are protected against administration of potentially counterfeit substances.

Cap-Lock, the tamper-evident combination of cap adapter and label can be applied to the syringe in the conventional production process. Compared to shrink-wrap solutions, no heat is applied so that this solution is also suitable for sensitive substances. The label can be pro-vided with additional functionalities such as anti-counterfeiting features, detachable docu-mentation labels or light protection. Both the label and adapter can be customized in terms of color and design. Due to the interlinking of the adapter with the primary closure of the syringe, no additional waste is generated because both parts are firmly connected to each other. The solution is adaptable to many commonly used syringe sizes.

The cap adapter is placed on top of the syringe closure to equalize the differences in radii of the syringe body and cap and subsequently sealed with a functional label provid-ing first-opening indication.

Cap-Lock protects syringes against undetected tampering: easily, intuitively and effectively.

The EU Falsified Medicines Directive that came into effect in February 2019 requires secondary pharmaceutical packaging to be provided with tamper protection devices. However, the integrity of primary contain-ers is increasingly coming into focus as well. They may be sealed with self-adhe-sive label solutions, however, this method is not optimally suited for syringes due to the diverse radii of the syringe body and closure cap: a challenge that Schreiner MediPharm has resolved with Cap-Lock, the cap adapter that combines efficiency with processing reliability.

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In the United States, syringes should be used with safety devices to protect health-care staff against the risk of needlestick injuries. B. Braun Medical was looking for an efficient and safe needle protection solution for its prefilled Heparin Sodium Injection and found it in Needle-Trap from Schreiner MediPharm.

According to B. Braun, this is the first FDA-ap-proved prefilled syringe for Heparin Sodium Injection with an integrated needle protection device on the U.S. market. “Our products are designed to increase patient and clinician safety, while reducing medication errors and improv-ing dosage accuracy and workflows. Obviously, efficient and economical manufacturing are equally important. Collaborating with Schreiner MediPharm allowed us to meet those needs,” says Leigh Nickens, Director of Marketing, Fluid Therapy and Injectable Drugs at B. Braun.

Needle-Trap complies with the U.S. NIOSH requirements for safe instruments and has been awarded 510(k) Pre-Market Notification by the FDA for marketing in the United States. Clinical

U.S. Premiere: Needle-Trap Successfully Launched

staff benefit from reliable protection against needlestrick injuries because Needle-Trap’s activation is easy and irreversible. It is intui-tive to use and requires no change in injection technique.

Due to its special construction, Needle-Trap can easily and cost-efficiently be integrated into existing pharmaceutical production processes. It requires only minor modifications of the application systems, no changes to secondary packaging, and minimal space during shipping, storage and disposal.

Needle-Trap is the only label-based needle protection system on the market. The needle protection label with an integrated trap marks the syringe and at the same time provides protection against needlestick injuries. Its con-struction is unique: The plastic needle trap is an integral component of the marking label and serves to secure the needle after the injection has been performed.

More information about Needle-Trap: www.needle-trap.com

About B. Braun Medical

B. Braun Medical Inc., a leader in infusion therapy and

pain management, develops, manufactures, and mar-

kets innovative medical products and services to the

healthcare industry. Other key product areas include

nutrition, pharmacy admixture and compounding,

ostomy and wound care, and dialysis. The company is

committed to eliminating preventable treatment errors

and enhancing patient, clinician and environmental

safety. B. Braun Medical is headquartered in Bethle-

hem, Pa., and is part of the B. Braun Group of Compa-

nies in the U.S., which includes B. Braun Interventional

Systems, Aesculap® and CAPS®. Globally, the B. Braun

Group of Companies employs more than 61,000

employees in 64 countries.

American B. Braun Medical Inc. opted for Needle-Trap to

launch its new Heparin syringes in the U.S. market.

manufacturer remain unchanged. The integra-tion of additional features, such as for counter-feiting protection, offers further opportunities to protect the supply chain.

For healthcare staff, the newly developed Flexi-Cap Prime is ideal as well: It is easy to use and enables them to quickly and efficiently check if a container has previously been opened. Thus, patients are effectively protected against administration of ineffective or potentially harm-ful medications.

A risk to patients and a problem for phar-maceutical manufacturers: empty med-icine containers with original labels that are filled with ineffective or harmful sub-stitutes by criminal dumpster divers. The supposed originals are introduced into the market without any readily detectable signs of tampering. Flexi-Cap, Schreiner MediPharm’s innovative label-cap combi-nation, by means of clear and irreversible first-opening indication, prevents illegal reuse of original containers—and has now been complemented by a new version offer-ing even higher safety: Flexi-Cap Prime.

Its complex construction with the tear strip run-ning through both the film cap and the label is the special characteristic of Flexi-Cap Prime. When the tear strip is opened at the starter tab it destroys both the cap and the label so that undetected reuse of the container is no longer possible.

Like all members of the Flexi-Cap product fam-ily, the new version can be easily integrated into the production processes of the pharmaceuti-cal manufacturer. It is also applied without heat and can be flexibly adapted to different con-tainer types, shapes and sizes. The label design and brand appearance of the pharmaceutical

Flexi-Cap and Bausch+Ströbel

In June 2019, Schreiner MediPharm presented the Flexi-

Cap security concept and the new Flexi-Cap version

during the B+S Technology Days at Bausch+Ströbel

in Ilshofen, Germany. Among other things, it was

demonstrated how Flexi-Cap can be processed on

respectively designed labeling and assembly machines.

Bausch+Ströbel is an internationally active group

of companies with some 1,800 employees and as a

manufacturer of specialty machines is one of the global

market leaders in the field of pharmaceutical packaging.

Reliable, convenient

and easy to use

Novelty in the Flexi-Cap Product Family

Due to the combined tear strip for the label and cap,

the new Flexi-Cap Prime is now even more reliable.

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Folding Frame System

The specially developed system picks up the strips, folds

them apart and joins the components with each other.

The possibility of semi- or automatic processing ensures

exact repeatability and thus reproducibility.

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Revolution in Component Joining:Folding Frame Solution

Folding Frame

The adhesive material is produced in a space-saving

way, lying side by side. The adhesive strips initially

remain connected to each other at the corners to ensure

the subsequent sealing function.

A Folding Frame Solution consists of

two components: the Folding Frame and the matching

Folding Frame System

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Revolution in Component Joining:Folding Frame Solution

A strong team: an innovative product and matching system solution for reliable processing and enhanced quality in component joining operations

An ingenious invention for clean and dust-proof joining of two or more components: The experts from Schreiner ProTech have developed a rev-olutionary solution for connecting components–particularly for customers from the automotive and electronics industries. The Folding Frame Solution overcomes the disadvantages of con-ventional solutions (liquid gluing, bolting, sol-dering, use of adhesive strips) in component joining by providing an efficient and effective alternative.

In all industrial sectors, components from diverse materials are joined together. They perform numerous functions such as protecting, sealing or enhancing aesthetic appeal, have to resist temperature loads and be long-lasting. Joining diverse components together requires utmost precision to ensure that the parts are placed accurately and neatly on top of each other and will thus be able to guarantee the product’s flawless functionality. Traditional joining solutions for industrial applications consist of liquid adhesives or conventional adhesive tapes.

Adhesive frames of the kind frequently used today for joining components are created from full-surface cutouts, which results in a lot of waste. The material is typically available only in single units or as sheet material. Consequently, automated solutions, due to the form of delivery and dimensions of the frames, are expensive. In manual processing, the risk of faulty adhesive joints cannot be excluded.

Adhesive strips on the other hand save material. However, in manual processing, small gaps or overlaps will remain in the corners. As a result, the components are not joined in a watertight and dustproof way.

Joining by means of liquid adhesives offers advantages for gluing complex geometries. However, for simple frame connections, liquid adhesives are typically not the method of choice for a cost-efficient and clean process. The curing times of liquid adhesives slow down the assembly process. Their flow behavior usually prevents precise and clean gluing and entails a costly component cleaning process.

This is where the new solution from Schreiner ProTech comes into play:

�� With its foam-based adhesive tapes, the Folding Frame successfully meets industrial demands for fast-curing and clean adhesive solutions.

�� Complex cleaning after liquid adhesive processes is now a thing of the past.

�� Fully automatic manufacturing processes ensure accurate repeatability and thus enhance the reproducibility of the Folding Frame many times over compared to conventional adhesive frame productions.

�� The production of a folded adhesive version instead of a rectangular or square frame version achieves a more efficient yield of multiples and significantly reduces material consumption, resulting in sustainable and eco-friendly production.

�� Self-adhesive joining solutions support the lightweight design megatrend and replace bolted, riveted and soldered connections.

�� Foam-based adhesive tapes, in addition to joining and sealing, make it possible to equalize uneven areas or height differences.

�� Schreiner ProTech together with the Schreiner Services competence center offers customized system solutions.

�� The product solution and matching processing system are supplied by a one-stop-shop.

Example of a processedFolding Frame fordisplay fastening

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Correct Air Connection: Comfortable RideAir suspensions have been used in automo-tive engineering on passenger cars since the mid-1950s and today are still found pri-marily in the luxury car segment. The valve block that regulates an air suspension has several air fittings. Schreiner ProTech’s experts have developed a marking solution for Continental Mexico that assists assem-bly line workers in correctly and quickly connecting the fittings.

One of the project’s challenges was finding the right material for this marking solution. The rea-son is that valve blocks in automotive under-hood applications are exposed to extreme temperatures and major temperature variations. Consequently, the marking label for the valves and air fittings has to be exceptionally robust, as well as requiring a unique design: The label features all-around extensions for the air fittings that emanate from the label’s center like sun-beams. This special characteristic calls for a complex cutting die that also complicates waste matrix stripping when separating the label from the liner. In addition, a way to remove the round cutout in the center had to be found.

Schreiner ProTech has developed a solution that meets all of these demands. The label that is applied to the valve block where it will perma-nently remain is exceptionally resistant against the harsh climatic conditions in the engine compartment. The colors and texts show the assembly line worker where to connect which

Valve block from ContinentalMexico: A single “specialty label“ from Schreiner Pro-Tech marks the air fittings.

air fitting: The colors of the air fittings are the same as those on the label. As a result, mix-ups can be excluded and permanent marking ensured. In addition, a specially designed appli-cation tool facilitates waste matrix stripping and removal of the cutouts in the label’s center.

Permanent marking of air fittings

on the valve block

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Their number has nearly doubled in the last three years: 2.3 million households in Germany own at least one electric bike, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The importance of developing powerful and robust electric motors, plus strong brand-ing and the prevention of product tamper-ing and pirating, has grown accordingly. Schreiner ProTech supplies a single solu-tion covering all of these needs.

Brose as the world’s fourth-largest automo-tive supplier in family ownership manufactures mechatronic systems for vehicle doors and seats as well as electric motors and electron-ics for steering systems, brakes, transmissions, engine cooling, and more. The company has transferred this know-how to e-bikes and designed an innovative drive system for elec-tric bicycles. Brose applies the high quality standards of the automotive industry to e-bike drives as well. Systematic laboratory and exten-sive load tests ensure the quality and durability of the products.

Effective Protection against the ElementsThe demands made on marking as well as tamper protection and anti-counterfeiting solutions for these electric motors are high as well. “In addition to retaining their visual appeal during their entire life, the labels must be UV- and weather-resistant, and withstand mechan-ical impacts such as gravel on the road,” says Brose.

Specifically for these demands, the experts from Schreiner ProTech developed three differ-ent solutions: A label with a protective overlami-nate effectively displays the manufacturer’s logo and optimally protects it against external influ-ences. The second label is a nameplate which, in addition to marking the product, enables it to be authenticated by means of a complex, tam-per-evident checkerboard film that is difficult to counterfeit. Furthermore, a housing closure seal with security slits on the e-bike motor reli-ably indicates potential tampering attempts.

E-Bikes Make Headway: Well Protected and Perfectly Marked

As a manufacturer of e-bikemotors, Brose uses the labels from Schreiner ProTech.

More than 30 manufacturers of e-bikes around the globe already integrate Brose’s e-bike drives.

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PCS in Nameplates:

Marking and Venting Combined

compensation seal regulates this pressure by means of its membrane and at the same time provides protection against external influences such as water or dust. In many cases, housings require both protection and marking. However, several products and process steps slow down the production process and increase the rate of defects.

SICK AG is a manufacturer of sensors for fac-tory, logistics and process automation with worldwide activities. For the sensor housing of a driverless transport system (FTF), SICK was seeking a solution for venting and marking, and opted for a pressure compensation seal from Schreiner ProTech. “The processing of the pressure compensation seal and nameplate in a single pass saves process times and thus significantly cuts process costs. In addition, the solution saves a lot of space because mark-ing and venting elements do not have to be installed side by side. Scanning the 2D code in the final process step also ensures that the membrane was installed as well,” says Gordon Bickel, development engineer at SICK.

Additional Benefits�� The application of a single product to a

housing reduces qualification requirements.�� Customized inscriptions are performed at

the customer’s site.�� The label size is adapted to the customer’s

requirements.�� The label complies with IP 67 (protection

against foreign particles, water and contact).

System Expertise

Membranes are high-tech products requiring professional

processing for proper performance. To ensure their reliable

application to components, Schreiner ProTech offers an

application system that is optimally adapted to self-ad-

hesive PCS.

Saves time and costs in the production process: nameplate

with venting function

Smart sensors have become indispensable to modern industrial transportation sys-tems: The RFID devices from SICK ensure a seamless identification solution in line with Industry 4.0 throughout the entire value cre-ation process. Complete transparency and planning certainty will play an increasingly important role for companies in the future. SICK produces these sensors that have to resist numerous environmental influences such as major temperature fluctuations and the effects of moisture in target applications. To vent such housings while maintaining ingress protection according to their IP code and to mark them, Schreiner ProTech has developed a nameplate that is provided with a pressure compensation seal (PCS).

Temperature fluctuations may result in excess pressure or vacuum in electronic housings. Pressure differences stress the assembly components and their individual elements and may cause damage resulting in the destruc-tion of the electronic system. A pressure

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Perfect leak test: The new RFID label with a sensor

Guaranteed not to Leak: Fast and Easy Wet Detect

In automotive manufacturing, vehicles are leak-tested during the assembly processes. These water ingress detection tests are usually done manually and involve a major effort. Schreiner ProTech has come up with an alternative—the ((rfid))-DistaFerr Wet-Detect—that is easy to use and thus saves time and costs.

The Challenge: In modern vehicles, every model change entails the installation of more electronics and sensors than in the preceding model. As a result, the number of holes in the vehicle’s bodywork through which wire har-nesses to connect sensors or electronics are inserted keeps growing. Perfectly sealing these holes poses a major challenge to all automo-bile manufacturers. To ensure that the vehicle is waterproof, it passes through a high-pressure car wash and is leak-tested during the assem-bly process.

The Solution: The ((rfid))-DistaFerrWetDetect is a label development that combines UHF-RFID-on-Metal-technology with a moisture sensor. During the assembly process, the label is applied to critical places prone to water ingress. The moisture sensor responds even to tiny amounts of liquid in real time and, due to the RFID label, the condition can immedi-ately be recorded after the vehicle has passed through the washing cycle. Due to customized programming and allocation of the labels to a specific location on the vehicle, testing person-nel can immediately tell where ingress of liquid has occurred. This automatic leak localization significantly reduces manpower requirements compared to all previously used methods.

RFID and Sensors

The combination of RFID and sensors in a flat, easy-to-

apply and cost-efficient design opens up a new dimension

of information gathering: In addition to all previously used

information, the condition of an object can be acquired

and read out. This offers an all-new level of quality in

process control to a wide range of industries.

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Adhesive Seal with a Click: Innovation for Authorities

Higher security, ease of use and clean application: The experts from Schreiner PrinTrust have optimized vehicle regis-tration and other official documents with a patented invention for Jüngling, a pub-lisher specializing in government forms. They developed a user-friendly document seal with a starter tab that also clearly enhances tampering and counterfeiting protection.

Documents authenticated with conventional stamps and signatures are relatively easy to counterfeit. For non-experts and supervi-sory authorities, it is often difficult to detect fakes. By contrast, adhesive document seals from Schreiner PrinTrust have provided clearly enhanced protection against counterfeiting for several years. With a patented development for Jüngling, Schreiner PrinTrust has now upped the ante, proving that innovations are possible even in the case of products deemed to be standard.

Sticking instead of stamping: A sure method!

The new document seal is provided with a starter tab. This patented, slightly adhesive tab reliably sticks to the user’s finger while the seal is positioned on the document.

Proper application is ensured without damag-ing the sensitive coating on the back of the seal. The document seal can be reliably and precisely positioned and fixed in place on documents. Because it is a transfer seal only adhesive and ink are transferred. The seal cannot be peeled off once it has been applied. An audible click indicates to government employees applying the seals when to peel off the liner film. The fact that no adhesive residues will remain on the employees’ fingers is another advantage for use in daily government agency settings. The star-shaped six-colored seal itself has a diameter of 20 millimeters, is permanently adhesive and on request may be provided with consecutive numbering. Jüngling sells the seals to govern-ment agencies in practical dispensing boxes.

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How the adhesive seal with a click works:

STEP 1:

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

STEP 6:

Remove seal with starter tab

The document seal is removed from the dispensing box at the starter tab. On numbered seals, the tab is provided with a 2D code for the adhesive seal’s number.

Guide seal along the starter tab

The starter tab enables reliable handling of the seal without damaging the sensitive adhesive coating on the back. The tab, which is just slightly adhesive, thus ensures that the seal is accurately guided. No adhesive residues will remain on the user’s finger.

Position seal on document

Without touching the adhesive coating, the government employee prop-erly positions the adhesive seal on the document and fixes it at the bottom while putting the tab in an upright position.

Carefully bend starter tab

The seal is pressed against the document across the full surface, followed by bending the starter tab forward until a clicking sound is heard.

Peel off protective film and starter tab

Now the liner film with the starter tab is peeled off the applied document seal. The document seal reliably remains on the document.

Apply tab with code to document (for numbered seals)

Finally, the starter tab with a 2D code and seal number is separated from the liner film and applied for documentation (verification).

Mobility Going Forward: Self-adhesive Insurance Plates for E-Scooters

Electric scooters are booming in many parts of the world including Europe. In some countries, users of electric scoot-ers need to take out insurance for this new form of urban transportation. Schreiner PrinTrust offers the right solution for this requirement: a sticker as proof of insur-ance.

In many countries, electric scooters have already been utilized for some time as a practical electric mobility alternative in urban areas. Germany has recently joined the countries allowing the use of electric scooters with handlebars to quickly get from A to B in the city. To be street-legal, the

scooters require a license plate. However, unlike license plates on cars, they do not represent a classic form of registration on these micro elec-tric vehicles but provide proof of insurance, like on small mopeds. The small plate consists of three numbers and three letters and has to be visibly applied to the rear of the electric scooter. Because these small vehicles of various designs and makes often lack sufficient space to accom-modate conventional metal plates, Schreiner PrinTrust was commissioned by insurance ser-vices provider GDV Dienstleistungs-GmbH to develop a practical adhesive plate. Applied to the exterior of the vehicle, the sticker combines long life with ruggedness. Integrated security features enable its authentication. Generally, electric scooters are subject to a speed limit and do not require an operator’s license. As a result, they reach a large target group and provide a convenient and eco-friendly alternative to vehi-cles requiring a license.

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Clean and flexible application without plate brackets

A sticker provides proof of insurance on micro electric

vehicles.

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Appxxxx

During treatment with the plasma beam the energy content of the product’s surface increases. The picture shows the typical light emission of a plasma beam.

When labels do not optimally adhere to components this is often due to insuffi-cient surface energy of the substrate. As an expert partner in all questions and chal-lenges pertaining to adhesion of our prod-ucts, the Schreiner Services competence center has also come up with a solution for such cases. By means of a professional plasma surface treatment of the compo-nents their surface tension can be adjusted to ensure permanently stable bonding.

To ensure the successful adhesion of labels, the surface of the component has to meet a num-ber of prerequisites. It must be clean as well as sufficiently “active” to create a firm bond with the adhesive. Both of these preconditions are achieved by plasma pretreatment.

Plasma refers to a mix of neutral and charged particles. It consists of positive and negative ions, electrons, neutral and charged molecules, and neutral atoms. In plasma pretreatment, the reactive plasma, during an ultra-fine cleaning process, causes the component’s extremely thin organic surface layer to transition into the

gas phase. In the case of polymers, the plasma is introduced into the top molecular layers, which increases the polarity of the surface, and thus creates the prerequisite for firm bonding with the label adhesive.

Customers encountering potential label adhe-sion issues due to insufficient surface energy of their components benefit from one of the many competencies in Schreiner Services’ portfolio. This presupposes a precise analysis and indi-vidual advice to the customer. In this way, the experts come up with a solution that is optimally tailored to the respective challenge. For small volumes, Schreiner Services offers this service at the competence center’s facilities. For larger volumes, the experts will assist customers in selecting and purchasing suitable equipment.

A Plus for Customers: Plasma Surface Treatment

Results of Plasma Surface Treatment

■■ Increase of the substrate’s surface energy

■■ Good wettability of the surface

■■ Firm bonding of the material and adhesive

First-rate solution:when insufficient surface energy adversely affects adhesion Schreiner Services offers plasma surface treat-ment of their components to its customers.

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No residues:The new void labels provide

reliable first-opening indication without leaving any

residues on the substrate.

No traces whatsoever on the substrate: The new void-film closure seals are available in various colors.

Good news for all customers using void labels for tamper protection of their prod-ucts: The Schreiner ProSecure compe-tence center has added a new void film to its portfolio that leaves no residues on the surface to which it is applied. As in the case of the proven previous seals, the triggered void effect of the label makes a tampering attempt or first opening of a product pack visible, but in the new version does so with-out leaving any residues on the substrate.

Theft or exchange of contents from prod-uct packs or secondary packaging entails a range of risks such as the introduction of fakes or inferior goods into the distribution chain. Consequently, companies in many markets

have a strong interest in irrevocable indication of any attempts to peel off product marking labels or opening the seal of a product pack or housing.

Closure seals using void films provide such irrevocable tamper evidence. In the process of being peeled off, they are reliably destroyed and indicate that the item has been opened by revealing a customized message (e.g. VOID, OPENED or the customer’s logo). Particularly in the case of tampering attempts involving criminal energy, they offer effective protection against unauthorized first opening. Any manual peel-off attempt—even when involving the use of conventional solvents, heat or cold—results in the partial destruction of the film surface. The previous void seals used to leave visible resi-dues on the sealed items. However, this is often undesirable, especially in the case of reusable forms of packaging such as shipping boxes. The new non-residual void labels are available in various colors and can be applied to a wide range of substrates including glass and metal. They are suitable for customized imprinting.

New to ProSecure Portfolio: Void Labels without Residues

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Luminescences may be integrated into the most commonly used printing technologies

in various colors as delicately lined patterns, logos, graphic elements or text.

Luminescence Recognition on Final Inspection MachinesFunctional and security labels increasingly use luminescent inks to enable automatic presence inspections of labels or to distin-guish originals from fakes in the distribu-tion chain. To ensure precise printing on the labels of the inks that are invisible in daylight, Schreiner Group recently imple-mented the utilization of additional cam-eras for recognition of luminescent var-nishes in final inspections.

The recognition of luminescent varnishes in final inspections poses a special challenge because in daylight and similar light conditions they are invisible to both the human eye and to cameras.

Luminescence, derived from Latin (lumen = cold light) describes the emission of absorbed energy in the form of visible light. The elec-tromagnetic radiation emitted by luminescent materials is largely located within the visible color spectrum of light and is perceived as a cold-shining light. These luminescences are used on a wide range of pharmaceutical and technical product labels, as well as on govern-ment labels such as seals, ID cards, calibra-tion, inspection and certification marks. Lumi-nescences significantly enhance counterfeiting protection and as a covert feature can easily be integrated into any layout—on request also as security graphic elements such as guilloches, microtext and digital watermarks.

In the past, automated inspections of lumines-cent varnishes on customer labels were not fea-sible because they require specific illumination and camera technology. Now, due to the instal-lation of a special, newly developed additional camera, inspections for several inks are possi-ble. This provides customers with certainty that the presence of the covert feature was checked in an automated process.

Due to special illumination and corresponding camera tech-nology, inspections of luminescent varnishes are now possible.

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LogiMAT is regarded as the world’s leading trade show for intralogistics. In a technical presentation delivered at the event, RFID expert Frank Linti from the Schreiner LogiData competence center explained how combined RFID sensor solutions will change logistics and Industry 4.0. After LogiMAT, we interviewed him about RFID and sensors:

What were the trade show highlights Schreiner ProTech presented at LogiMAT 2019?

Globalization and digitalization confront manufacturing industries with ever new challenges: Smart flexible production and assembly processes are crucial success factors in this context. This includes seamless end-to-end container data acquisition. Schreiner ProTech offers high-tech labels for all types of containers such as metal, ESD and plastics. We showcased suitable product solutions at LogiMAT 2019. In addition, we presented our first RFID sensor products.

RFID solutions have existed for a number of years now, so why do I need additional sensors?

After barcodes and RFID, the combination of RFID and sensors in a flat, easy-to-apply and cost-efficient design is a novelty now. This three-pronged RFID—sensor—label approach opens up a new dimension of information gathering. In addition to all previously used information, the condition of an object can be captured and read. In many areas, this offers an all-new level of quality in process control and global data acquisition and communication in real time.

What applications of RFID sensor solutions are conceivable and what are their potential benefits?

We are currently developing RFID sensor solutions for applications focused on seamless condition documentation or where there is no direct line of sight to the condition of the product.

The RFID wetness sensor enables real-time wet checks. As a result, an electronics chassis or vehicle interior can be checked for intrusion of water following leak tests. This accelerates testing processes without high manpower requirements.

The RFID shock sensor makes it possible to check if calibrated components were exposed to shocks after calibration. This requirement is becoming increasingly important in view of the growing number of sensors or high-tech control units being installed in components.

The RFID temperature sensor monitors temperatures during shipping or the drying cycles of products being cured or while storing temperature-sensitive materials.

The RFID tamper sensor, for instance, places an induction loop—linked to the RFID label—across sensitive components and thus enables contactless checks for damage, position shifts and first opening.

All sensor solutions offer automatic communi-cation with the system about its condition so that no physical checks by hand are necessary. The data are subsequently directly matched with those of the manufacturing machine or service provider.

RFID and Welcome to the Third Dimension!

RFID expert Frank Lintiin a video interview

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Blockchain: How Labels Support this Trending Topic

Digitalization opens up all-new opportuni-ties to process transactions fast and effi-ciently. That’s why the transaction volume has been growing around the globe and will continue to do so due to the Internet of Things (IoT). Blockchain is one of the keywords on everyone’s lips in this con-text. Our experts from the Schreiner Dig-ital Solutions competence center explain what’s behind this term and how labels from Schreiner Group are able to support this trending topic going forward.

Blockchain secures transactions via the internet without a central, trusted authority. The partic-ipants themselves record their transactions in a decentralized database within a peer-to-peer network and every node of this network has a copy of the complete database. New transac-tions are consolidated in a so-called block and provided with a checksum. This block is cre-ated by consensus, i.e. the majority of the par-ticipants in the network have to concur with the validity of the transactions contained in it. This consensus procedure replaces the aforemen-tioned validation by a central authority. The new block is added to the end of an existing chain and, via the checksum, contains a reliable refer-ence to the previous block—just like all existing blocks in the chain. With the attachments, the chain on each node of the blockchain network is updated as well so that all users have an identical chain—i.e. the blockchain. As a result,

the blockchain has another major benefit: It is robust against retroactive changes. If some-one wanted to alter the data in a block or insert another block the entire chain would have to be altered on all nodes of the network.

The number of blockchain applications in the industrial environment keeps growing. For instance, container shipping company Maersk and IBM entered into the TradeLens joint ven-ture to establish a digitized trading platform for the exchange of information among the trading partners involved (ports, terminals, freight haul-ers, etc.). This enhances transparency and helps build confidence: although many small partners face large, dominant companies (Maersk) in this eco-system the platform enables collaborative practices.

Schreiner Group is able to supply its customers not only with the appropriate labels containing information to identify a product, for instance one that is not supposed to be exposed to temperatures above a specified limit. Since the label may be equipped with a temperature sensor an event of exceeding the temperature limit within the logistic chain will be unalterably recorded in the blockchain. Together with its partners, Schreiner Group provides the appro-priate blockchain infrastructure for every partic-ipant. This allows the distributor or consumer to check in the blockchain at which read point the prescribed temperature was exceeded.

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Clothes Turn into Storage Media– Due to Printed Electronics

What would it be like if sensors in shirts were able to monitor the health and perfor-mance of athletes? Shoes might identify pressure points for early detection of wear. Or clothing might be used as a means of payment or for admission checks. None of these are just future visions, as flexi-ble and printed electronics already offer numerous opportunities for textiles and clothing today. Johannes Becker, Head of the Schreiner PrinTronics competence center, discussed this forward-thinking topic in the interview below for the Textile Networks trade magazine.

Innovations are an important driver for sports-wear. The materials are highly elastic and becoming increasingly functional, lighter and breathable. In addition, textiles can now be pro-vided with more and more electronic function-alities. On the one hand, this is achieved via the fibers, and on the other, via flexible and printed electronics. This results in a growing number of possible applications across the entire supply chain from production to wholesale and retail distribution through to the consumer.

For starters, could you explain the difference between printed and flexible electronics, or their commonalities?

Essentially, these terms refer to the same thing: electronics above and beyond the classic approach. With flexible electron-ics, the emphasis is on the flexibility of the substrate material, typically a polyimide film. Printed electronics on the other hand are produced in a printing process. The basic principle is that of conductive materials being printed on films or similar materials.

What does NFC in wearables mean?

NFC “Near Field Communication” is a standard for contactless exchange of data across a distance of a few centimeters. It uses write/read devices, for instance in the form of smartphones or POS terminals, plus corresponding transponders, in other words combinations of microchips with suitable antennas attached to the object to be marked. This may be a chip card or, as described below, a piece of clothing.

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What are possible uses and do you have any specific fields of application?

The major fields of application are payment, admission control or digital content. As sensors, for instance, measurements of moisture, temperature and pressure can be achieved.

How are the measured data transmitted?

Transmission of the measured data uses wireless technology via the NFC interface from the NFC tag to the NFC reader such as a smartphone.

How does the payment feature work for clothing?

In NFC-based payments, the integrated serial number of the chip serves as the user’s unique identification. It can be enhanced by other encrypted content in the memory, depending on the application. The actual payment transaction occurs in the software systems in the background. The amount is debited to the user’s account and credited to the seller’s. So, technically, the process is the same as with credit cards. Also conceivable, albeit not typically used, is the “stored value” version where a credit balance is stored on

the card. This, for instance, corresponds to the solution that is frequently found in cafeteria systems.

How can exclusive access to digital content be created?

Again, access here is provided by the integrated serial number of the chip that is allocated to a user or user group, such as fans of a particular sport. Using a smartphone, they read the chip in their piece of clothing and will subsequently receive the latest updates on the sport or athlete. The American NBA has implemented a link between the fan shirts of a particular player and specific content. From a technical perspective, reading of the chip guides users to a specific website from which the content is played to them.

How can loyalty programs be installed in clothing?

This works in similar ways as in mobile payment, except that in this case the user receives credits (points, stars, etc.) and has them deducted again.

Or exclusive admission checks?

In this case, the entire transaction operates via the chip ID and access authorizations stored in the background system. This is identical to the commonly known card-based admission systems.

What are the current challenges?

With NFC wearables, the challenge is posed by the robustness of the solutions when subjected to daily wear. Here we have specifically developed a very robust form of “packaging” for the NFC chips. Providing customers with real added value, for instance by means of constantly updated content or true benefits relating to loyalty or payment, poses another hurdle. Why should customers adopt the “wearables” approach if they can obtain the same benefits in conventional ways? Technically, the integration of printed electronics and conventional electronics into a product represents the current challenge—a level we have just overcome.

How are Schreiner Group’s printed electronics patches produced?

They are produced using roll-to-roll printing processes. The NFC chips are applied by means of the pick & place method.

Johannes Becker

leads the Schreiner

PrinTronics compe-

tence center. He and

his team have solid

know-how in printing

of silver, carbon,

insulation, die-cutting

of metal foils, and in

bonding by means of

connectors as well as

in industrial roll-to-roll

processing. Based on

printed electronics,

the team develops and

achieves particularly

thin, flexible and mul-

tilayer film products for

electrical conduction,

switching, measure-

ment and control pur-

poses such as printed

conductive traces,

antenna, heating

elements, reflectors,

multifunctional user

interfaces and sensors.

What are Printed Electronics?

The term printed electronics refers to the combination

of conductive materials, varnish and ink systems trans-

ferred in multiple layers to large-area substrates such

as film, paper and other materials in a cost-efficient

process. They perform functions of conventional elec-

tronics with special processing options. Be it conduc-

tive traces, resistors or other technical functions: films,

in particular, can be printed or die-cut to feature any

desired property. The film remains light, thin and flex-

ible—one of the basic prerequisites for space-saving

installation into diverse products.

Schreiner Group at Trade Fairs and Congresses

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