It only takes a dot.
The core concept of DataDot Technology originated in the early 40s. Single inscribed “microdots” were developed by the United States military to covertly “tag” or identify items.
It also became obvious then that the tiny plastic discs would be useful for espionage – the grain-size message (or data) carriers were very easy to conceal (such as on a full-stop of a type written letter) and transport.
It wasn’t until the early 1990s, with the advent of laser etching, that microdots became a commercially feasible product. A U.S. engineer was the first to develop a low-cost process to inscribe information on to thousands of microdots within a short period of time.
The first application of these new microdots was in the casino industry. Thousands of fake casino chips are manufactured and gambled through casinos worldwide, but in 1995 authentic chips were permanently marked with microdots to differentiate them from fake chips.
The U.S. manufacturer of microdots was subsequently bought by Australian interests to form DataDot Technology Ltd (DDT). The company has since grown, and has grown to become a global leader in identification technologies.
DDT has also developed a new and revolutionary spray process which enables thousands of data-dots to be applied to larger assets within seconds. For example, up to 10,000 can be applied to a car on the assembly line in less than 60 seconds.
This technology is known as DataDot DNA.
Currently, three more technologies have been developed and applied successfully throughout various industries. They are: DataThread DNA, DataTrace DNA and DataLabel DNA.