Primi unveils AI-powered authentication and traceability tool at Intergraf

Primi Tecnologia is showing a new security-printing platform at Intergraf Currency+Identity 2026 in Copenhagen that links physical seals to digital identities. The system uses smartphone image recognition and AI to verify products and record traceability data for anti-counterfeiting and supply-chain checks.

Why it matters: - Primi Tecnologia is pitching a way to connect security printing with digital verification in one system. - The approach is aimed at anti-counterfeiting, brand protection, and supply-chain traceability. - The tool could help consumers, inspectors, and companies confirm product authenticity without special hardware or an app.

What happened: - Primi Tecnologia is participating in Intergraf Currency+Identity 2026 on Oct. 14-15 in Copenhagen, Denmark. - The company is presenting a new solution under the concept Living Trace Tax Stamp. - The system links a physical seal on a product to a unique digital identity. - Primi says the platform was designed for broader use beyond excise tax stamps.

The details: - Each seal carries an identification tied to its physical security features. - A smartphone can start the validation process without requiring an app. - Artificial intelligence analyzes the captured image and checks security features. - The system cross-checks data such as the serial number against information stored in the platform. - Each verification can generate a record with date, time, location, product, serial number, image and result. - Those records create a history that can help companies, distributors and inspection teams spot irregularities and suspicious patterns. - In beverages, the system can help verify whether products are legitimate before consumption. - In pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, the platform can support genuine-product checks and track verification activity across the supply chain. - The same architecture can be used in brand protection against counterfeiting, packaging imitation and unauthorized products. - Victoria Ferreira, Primi Tecnologia’s Strategic Projects and Development Coordinator, said the company wants to expand the traditional role of the security seal. - “Authenticity is no longer just a visual feature; it becomes something that can be verified,” Ferreira said. - Ferreira said consumers can perform a check, companies receive information about those verifications, and the seal becomes a link between the physical product and its digital identity. - Primi says the physical seals use security-printing features designed to make copying and tampering more difficult. - The digital layer ties those features to a unique identity and an authentication system based on image recognition and AI. - The company sums up the concept as physical proof, AI-powered verification and digital traceability.

Between the lines: - Primi is positioning a traditional printing capability as a digital trust platform. - The company is also signaling that security seals can generate useful data after sale, not just act as visible protection. - Participation at Intergraf puts the Brazilian company in front of minting institutions, central banks and anti-fraud groups such as Europol. - Primi is using the event to highlight a solution developed in Brazil for an international market. - The appearance comes as Primi marks its 35th anniversary in 2026. - Primi says it holds certifications including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, ISO 14298 and NBR 15540. - The company also says it is a seven-time winner of the Fernando Pini Graphic Excellence Award. - Primi’s São Paulo facilities combine intaglio printing, microprinting, numismatic backgrounds, special inks and holography with digital authentication, image-based identification, unique codes and traceability. - BlendPaper, another Brazilian company that supplies banknote paper for the Brazilian real, is also participating in the 2026 edition.

What's next: - Primi is expected to use Intergraf to build international awareness for the Living Trace Tax Stamp concept. - The company appears to be targeting further adoption in sectors where authenticity and provenance matter most. - Future use will likely depend on whether customers in beverages, pharma, cosmetics and brand protection adopt the platform at scale.

The bottom line: - Primi is trying to turn a security seal into a connected product-ID system that verifies authenticity and leaves a traceable digital trail.