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Creating Technology That Does Good Feels Great

Jul 103 min read

Creating Technology That Does Good Feels Great

Working with a sense of purpose feels good, also when you do nerdy stuff. Like fighting counterfeiters and supporting sustainable design.

One Amazon lost to counterfeiting each year.

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Jul 33 min read

One Amazon lost to counterfeiting each year.

Conservatively, counterfeiting costs the global economy an estimated USD 500 billion annually, according to UL Standards & Engagement....

How will you provide the information required by the EU deforestation directive? We have a future-proofing suggestion.

Blue Cromos

Jun 262 min read

How will you provide the information required by the EU deforestation directive? We have a future-proofing suggestion.

Hey retailers and agents in the forestry industry, are you ready yet for the deforestation directive? At the end of this year, all major...

The path to compatibility with Digital Product Passports

Blue Cromos

Jun 192 min read

The path to compatibility with Digital Product Passports

In just a few years, the European Union will start requiring products sold in the Union to be accompanied by Digital Product Passports...

Spain seizes 11 tons of fake Champions League and Euro soccer tops

Blue Cromos

Jun 121 min read

Spain seizes 11 tons of fake Champions League and Euro soccer tops

Have you bought your official jersey for the men's EURO2024 championship? Are you sure? Sure that it really IS the official jersey? The...

DPP:s two forgotten aspects: Authenticity and ripple effects through the supply chain

Blue Cromos

Jun 53 min read

DPP:s two forgotten aspects: Authenticity and ripple effects through the supply chain

As we delve into the space of digital product passports (DPP), we increasingly realise that there are two aspects that seem to be...

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May 291 min read

5 easy steps to protect your brand with product authentication.

Product authentication should be easy to do (although the technology behind is pretty advanced). That's why we've worked hard on making...

Boosting the value of DPP with product authentication

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May 222 min read

Boosting the value of DPP with product authentication

Making it easier to make responsible purchasing decisions sounds like a good idea, doesn't it? For consumers and professional purchasing...

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May 151 min read

Do you want to protect your carefully crafted brand from getting degraded into a commodity?

Counterfeiters don't only erode your profits, your reputation and create hazards from manufacturing to recycling. If left unchallenged,...

Two CEO's on two very different approaches to recalls - from the same cause.

Blue Cromos

May 82 min read

Two CEO's on two very different approaches to recalls - from the same cause.

Madam, you have a phone call from the CEO of our competitor , the Exec. Assistant said when the CEO answered her phone. Can I put him...

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May 12 min read

Impressions from Hannover Messe

Last week, Blue Cromos attended the huge, industrial Hannover Messe. This year we doubled the number of employees bringing their...

Controlling Quality Instead of Just Inspecting It

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Apr 243 min read

Controlling Quality Instead of Just Inspecting It

Roy and Rodger wound down after the game. They had played each week since college. Both had since landed jobs as responsible for...

Is your marketing budget like a leaking bucket?

Blue Cromos

Apr 172 min read

Is your marketing budget like a leaking bucket?

You invest in product development, branding, and marketing.....and the counterfeiters reap your benefits, not only your profits? Let's...

Turning a recall into something positive through component identification

Blue Cromos

Apr 102 min read

Turning a recall into something positive through component identification

Do you dread having to do a product recall? We bet you're not alone. How about turning a recall into something positive, instead?...

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Apr 32 min read

DON'T MESS WITH MY PRODUCTION LINE!!!

If you're in production, you recognise the feeling, don't you? The last thing you want is someone messing up your carefully designed and...

Did you make a bargain at the outlet? Really?

Blue Cromos

Mar 202 min read

Did you make a bargain at the outlet? Really?

Or were you tricked into buying counterfeit crap? The old saying "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is" has been proven...

"What have you changed in production?" asked the Sales Director

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Mar 132 min read

"What have you changed in production?" asked the Sales Director

"What have you changed in production?" the Sales Director asked the Production Director in a break during the get-together of the...

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Mar 63 min read

Ahead of the game at GS1 Global Forum

Late February, we presented at GS1 Global Forum in Brussels, which we're tempted to call "The equivalent for global standardisation of...

The WOW-moment of our potential customers

Blue Cromos

Feb 282 min read

The WOW-moment of our potential customers

The moment when the eyes light up of our potential customers.... ...is when they realise how little the isAuthentic equipment interferes...

Combine agile data access with product authentication and what do you get?

Blue Cromos

Feb 212 min read

Combine agile data access with product authentication and what do you get?

The answer to the headline is: You get a reliable digital data supply chain, ready for digital product passports! Two paths of...