Control Numbers
Control numbers are used for inventory control of secure items and can also be used to relate the variable data on the item to a searchable database. Alpha-numeric strings that can be applied to an item to facilitate track and trace.
Control numbers can additionally act as authenticators via special inks:
- Bleed thru
- Phosphorescent
- MICR
- Ultraviolet
- Infrared
- Taggant doped