Printer That Prints Labels That Show in Black Light

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Does any manufacturer sell a printer that uses ink that will show up only in
black light? We want to encode identification tag messages that can be
placed into complex products at various points. This helps with warranty
issues when, for example, you get a product return where the product has
been tampered with and the item being returned is not the one that was sold.

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Will
Internet: westes AT earthbroadcast.com
 
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You can get security stick on lables, the very kind you see with "if
the seal is broken then the warrenty is void" or something similar
printed on them.

Once you tried to peel these lables off they sort of crumble into
peices, whether they are UV responsive or not I can't say.

What you are after I guess is a do-it-yourself type, could you not
use a stamp (rubber and ink pad) over these, or even print your own
sticker and place it over/under or even alongside one of these
security lables.
I don't know if you have RS Components over in the States (Radio
Spares) that is where you can get these lables from

Just an idea
Davy
 
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"Will" <DELETE_westes@earthbroadcast.com> wrote in message
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> Does any manufacturer sell a printer that uses ink that will show up only
> in
> black light? We want to encode identification tag messages that can be
> placed into complex products at various points. This helps with warranty
> issues when, for example, you get a product return where the product has
> been tampered with and the item being returned is not the one that was
> sold.
>


no only pens
 
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There are special inks that are only visible under UV light, although I
don't know if any are being formulated for inkjet printing purposes.
I'd imagine someone is producing them.

Do they need to be able to print on other surfaces than paper? Do they
need to be waterproof? Do you want the ink to come off if the product
is handled?

I would try something like:

"ultraviolet ink" +inkjet

in Google and see what comes up.

Art

Will wrote:

> Does any manufacturer sell a printer that uses ink that will show up only in
> black light? We want to encode identification tag messages that can be
> placed into complex products at various points. This helps with warranty
> issues when, for example, you get a product return where the product has
> been tampered with and the item being returned is not the one that was sold.
>
 
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Will wrote:

> Does any manufacturer sell a printer that uses ink that will show up only in
> black light? We want to encode identification tag messages that can be
> placed into complex products at various points. This helps with warranty
> issues when, for example, you get a product return where the product has
> been tampered with and the item being returned is not the one that was sold.
>
you can buy pens that you can write onto objects which the ink will
fluro under uv light.
 
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On 19 May 2005 10:36:32 -0400, tyamada@wans-dot-net.no-spam.invalid
(terry t) wrote:

>Here is a link to a vendor that sells UV ink for inkjet printers.
>
>http://www.fxsupply.com/uv_ink/uv_ink.html

FX supply no longer carries them. You have to go to:

http://www.ecabengineering.com/


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If you go to the ecab web site almost all of the pages are not implemented.

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Will
Internet: westes AT earthbroadcast.com


"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On 19 May 2005 10:36:32 -0400, tyamada@wans-dot-net.no-spam.invalid
> (terry t) wrote:
>
> >Here is a link to a vendor that sells UV ink for inkjet printers.
> >
> >http://www.fxsupply.com/uv_ink/uv_ink.html
>
> FX supply no longer carries them. You have to go to:
>
> http://www.ecabengineering.com/
>
>
> ******************************************************************
>
> "The past is foreign country: they do things differently there."
>
> _The Go-Between_
> L.P. Hartley
> 1895 - 1972
 
Try www.fake-proof.com ... They sell security inks... I just found the site... I no nothing about them... I haven't dealt with them yet... They have a wide selection of ink related products ...Bart