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Brand Protection

A broad array of brand protection solutions to safeguard your brand from both existing and evolving counterfeit practices — from inks and yarns that only reveal themselves under UV, to unique QR codes and RFID.

Carrier
Woven or printed label
Also
Serialization and 2D barcodes
Data
QR codes and RFID
Covert
UV inks and UV yarns
Solutions
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The qualities

Four ways to protect a brand

Two covert, two data-carrying — and they combine, so one label can authenticate and track at the same time.

UV Inks
UV Yarns
QR Codes
RFID
Hidden until lit

UV Inks

UV inks add security to a label because they are almost imperceptible under conventional light. Expose the label to ultraviolet light and the hidden design printed with the ink becomes visible.

Definition
Covert — invisible in daylight
Smallest text
Hidden mark or code
Hand feel
Printed
Relative cost
Core range
Woven-in security

UV Yarns

UV-reactive yarns can be used as another yarn within the design, and change color when exposed to black light — security built into the weave rather than applied to it.

Definition
Covert — woven into the label
Smallest text
Yarn-level detail
Hand feel
Woven
Relative cost
Core range
Consumer verification

QR Codes

We generate unique QR codes and incorporate them into any identification product, so your customers can verify the authenticity of the garment regardless of where it was purchased.

Definition
Overt — scannable
Smallest text
Unique per item
Hand feel
Printed or woven
Relative cost
Core range
Read without line of sight

RFID

RFID tags deliver benefits for retailers — fewer out-of-stock occurrences, higher product availability and shorter sales cycles — and at manufacturer level they allow more efficient, quicker production planning, monitoring and warehouse management.

Definition
Data carrier, no line of sight
Smallest text
Unique per item
Hand feel
Tag or inlay
Relative cost
Premium
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Quality
Definition
Smallest text
Hand feel
Finish
Construction
Cut & fold
Relative cost
UV Inks
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Definition
Covert — invisible in daylight
Smallest text
Hidden mark or code
Hand feel
Printed
Finish
Invisible until UV
Construction
UV-reactive ink on label
Cut & fold
Any label format
Relative cost
Core range
UV Yarns
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Definition
Covert — woven into the label
Smallest text
Yarn-level detail
Hand feel
Woven
Finish
Changes color under black light
Construction
UV-reactive yarn in the weave
Cut & fold
Any woven format
Relative cost
Core range
QR Codes
Open ↑
Definition
Overt — scannable
Smallest text
Unique per item
Hand feel
Printed or woven
Finish
Visible code
Construction
Unique code per unit
Cut & fold
Any identification product
Relative cost
Core range
RFID
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Definition
Data carrier, no line of sight
Smallest text
Unique per item
Hand feel
Tag or inlay
Finish
Concealed in the trim
Construction
RFID inlay
Cut & fold
Tag or label format
Relative cost
Premium

Guidance from Finotex product literature. Final specification confirmed on sample approval.

Applications

Where the label carries data

Apparel & accessories

Authentication that lets a consumer verify the garment and opens a channel to your brand.

QR codes

Non-textile

Supply-chain traceability and inventory control across the commercial chain.

2D barcode

Retail & packaging

Ticketing with sequencing, and unit-level tracking through distribution.

Serialization
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Everything your tech pack needs — construction, finishes, cut-and-fold options and care guidance.

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Questions

The things buyers ask first

Do all of your factories use the same type of machines and are the quality and products the same across countries?
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Finotex constantly strives to offer the latest technology to its customers and looks for the better materials for our products. This allow us to reproduce your product in any of our fa-cilities around the world, with the same quality and raw material.

Do you have the capacity to develop heat transfers for special fabrics (DWR, ultra stretched synthetics, FR, etc.)?
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Yes, our Research & Development Product department works constantly on new formulas and performing tests before launching them to the market. When our customers need a development for special fabrics we only need the sample of the fabric and know what kind of finish and the additional process will be put through.

Which washing tests does Finotex perform?
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Finotex performs the following testing at our internal laboratory in our El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico and Colombia facilities: Home Laundry Cycles; Chlorinated water using the ISO 105-E-03 Textile Test for color fastness; Salt water testing using the AATCC 106 Colorfastness to Salt water norm, Dry Cleaning Testing and Industrial wash testing.

Are all Finotex products certified for harmful substances?
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Yes, our standard products are certificated under the STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®