High-grade automotive spare parts are attractive targets for counterfeiters and brand pirates. Serial numbering alone is not enough to stop their illegal activities and to protect manufacturers and consumers from damage caused by pirated products.

Automotive suppliers increasingly mark their products with two-dimensional codes (Data Matrix). These codes conform to GS1 as well as ISO and enable each spare part to be identified and controlled in the logistics chain. However, Data Matrix codes are not a suitable means of achieving reliable counterfeiting protection because they are easy to copy and can be printed on illegally produced packaging.

A combination with BitSecure^® provides such protection. The Copy Detection Pattern delivers reliable proof of authenticity. It can be simultaneously read and checked with the Data Matrix code.

Machinery and equipment represent the technical heart and soul of a manufacturing business. The installation of fake components increases the risk of production disruptions, defects or complete breakdowns.

BitSecure^® protects relevant machines from tampering. The digital anti-counterfeiting feature is compatible with key industry requirements. It provides assembly components with counterfeit-proof markings and enables subsequent authentication of machine components.

In addition, BitSecure^® carries other useful information such as maintenance intervals or data serving documentation purposes for machine components.

Counterfeit drugs endanger the health of patients and damage consumers’ confidence in pharmaceutical manufacturers. The BitSecure^® digital proof of authenticity reveals product counterfeiting and ensures that patients receive only authentic drugs.

Pharmaceutical manufacturers increasingly mark their products with two-dimensional barcodes (Data Matrix). The pharmaceutical industry association efpia and others recommend Europe-wide use of the code as a standard. Data Matrix codes enable tracking and tracing of each individual drug – from the manufacturer to the consumer. However, the codes cannot effectively prevent counterfeiting because they are relatively easy to copy and print on illegally produced packaging.  

Reliable protection results only from a combination of an encoding with various overt and covert anti-counterfeiting technologies.  

BitSecure^® is an equally effective and economical security feature, offering the special benefit of being read out and checked together with the Data Matrix code in a single step.

Product counterfeiting and gray market trading pose special challenges to manufacturers of all manner of branded goods. For manufacturers of consumer goods as well, these illegal activities harbor the risk of revenue losses and major damage to the brand’s image. The digital anti-counterfeiting protection feature BitSecure^® remedies this problem.

The technology enables definite proof of authenticity across the entire distribution chain. The Copy Detection Pattern offers flexible uses. For example, it cannot only be applied to product packaging but can also be used on hang tags. In addition, products can be directly marked with BitSecure^®.

Major sports events or concerts are increasingly being targeted by counterfeiters trafficking illegal tickets or admission passes. In addition to the damage inflicted on the organizers, these practices also harbor various security risks.

BitSecure^® can help avoid misuse. By means of respective 2D barcode scanners, tickets can be reliably authenticated on the spot.