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Counterfeiting and the Refills Industry
Refills are the basis of many industries, such as Ink-Jet Printers, Soda Machines and more. Faking these refills is on the rise, hurting profitability and frustrating consumers
Fake Refills Hurt Business and Frustrate Customers
Low-cost devices such as printers and coffee machines are distributed on the basis of continuous revenue from refills. Counterfeiters have long identified this segment as a lucrative business and constantly produce useless or low quality fakes.
- Fake refills not just fail to function, but also cause damage to the device
- In case of drinks and pollution refills, fakes may cause health problems
- Certain brads such as HP have started protecting their goods, yet it is not effective as it is based on special equipment which is scalable
- Refills as the basis of new products will continue to proliferate, solution is needed ASAP.
Marking refills with end-user readable marks, serialised and encrypted is the best solution as some of the manufacturers acknowledge and plan to implement.
Sample Cases
21June2016
Counterfeit Cartridges – What You Should Know
Counterfeit cartridges are made to look incredibly similar to OEM cartridges, fooling you into thinking you are getting a great value product and getting the same quality as a genuine cartridge
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15March2012
SodaMod: Save Money On SodaStream Refills With a Hacked Paintball Canister
One of the main reasons people love the SodaStream is that you save money by making your own sparkling water. Supposedly. Unfortunately, replacing those CO2 canisters is expensive. This clever hack will help you cut those costs by a huge margin....
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