Elephantech Develops “TabbyPrint,”
a Unique identification marks Printing Technology
That Can Be Linked to Blockchain and Ensures Traceability.

From the production process of various raw materials and parts to the distribution and sales of products, businesses have been increasing their efforts in recent years to trace and calculate CO2 emissions throughout entire supply chains to meet their targets for a decarbonized society. Furthermore, we are seeing a shift toward a recycling-oriented society in which products are used long after they reach the market and resources are recycled and reused. Amid such transformation, blockchain technology is attracting much attention as a system for tracing various historical data of entire supply chains because of its high affinity with traceability systems in terms of incorruptibility and transparency.

• Compared to NFT certification cards or certification stickers, TabbyPrint prints individual identification marks directly on the product, thereby making product and traceability inseparable.
• Since TabbyPrint prints directly on the product, there is no need to pay for a sticker to ensure traceability. In addition, it eliminates the need for space on the product’s surface to place the sticker.
• We believe that TabbyPrint, which directly imprints a unique identification mark on a product, can also contribute to profit sharing and usage history management during secondary distribution, as seen in discussions regarding how blockchain technology can be used.

TabbyPrint is a technology that prints “one-of-a-kind unique identification marks” using an inkjet printer. Combined with the inkjet technology that Elephantech has been working on, directly identifiable patterns can be printed not only on flat substrates such as paper and plastic but also on the sides of electronic components and the surfaces of three-dimensional objects such as clothing.
By photographing the TabbyPrint marking with sufficient resolution and linking it to the blockchain, TabbyPrint-marked products can be identified as individual products. Linking blockchain registration information with product distribution information ensures the traceability of product procurement, distribution, sales, etc. It improves the accuracy of CO2 emissions calculations and the evolution of secondary distribution.

Mamoru SAITO, Yoshimasa FURUYAMA, Ryotaro ISHII, Masaaki SUGIMOTO
Application of Inkjet Technology to Unique Product Identification for the Determination of Authenticity
The 129th Annual Conference of the Imaging Society of Japan, pp.41-42

Atsushi MIYAZAKI, Masaaki SUGIMOTO
High-Density Inkjet Mounting Technology for Heterogeneous Devices, 31st JIEP Workshop Kawasaki (Poster)

Elephantech hopes to develop the TabbyPrint technology further.

• Flow yield control of semiconductor products – Distribution control – Authenticity determination
• Digital art – IP-rights management and market distribution traceability for works printed with digital content and other IP
• Unique ID management to trace raw material information for products for which society strongly demands a reduction in environmental impacts, such as fashion, automobiles, and smartphones

By ensuring the traceability of various products printed with TabbyPrint technology, we will contribute to the promotion of GX (Green Transformation) and work toward realizing a sustainable society.
In addition to printing technology, we are looking for collaborators for ledger management systems, photography departments, printing equipment, etc. Collaboration projects that have already started will be announced in due course.

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