High-Security Seal for Continental
Goodbye to Tachograph Tampering
Oberschleissheim, October 06, 2015 – Digital tachographs thwart black sheep
among haulers and bus operators. The devices required by EU Directive 165/2014
ensure that drivers are not on the road any longer than the allowed driving
periods. Continental's plant in Villingen-Schwenningen and Schreiner ProTech
teamed up to develop High-Security Seals which make any attempt to open the
tachograph housing visible at a glance. The seals combine void effect, hologram
and sequential numbering in an efficient solution for higher road safety.
Whenever police or customs authorities doing routine checks suspected truck drivers of
not having observed rest times or having spent more hours at the wheel than legally
permitted, the officers needed to inspect the tachograph for any signs of tampering. In
order to make these checks easier for the officers, Continental decided to make any
unauthorized unscrewing of the tachograph clearly visible.
"Continental's tachograph housings consist of two parts held together by a screw, and
that is the weak point where people with criminal tendencies can get into the device to
interfere with the data. The new seals are placed over both screw and connecting edge
of the housing parts and immediately indicate any attempt to tamper with the
tachograph," says Stephan Thanei, Key Account Manager at Schreiner ProTech.
One of the security features is the integrated void effect: when the seal is peeled off for
the first time, a clearly visible message irreversibly appears on an initially uniformly
colored surface. Thus, any attempt at opening the housing is indicated reliably. "Even
when you try to reseal the housing exactly, the warning notice remains intact," explains
André Siebeneicher, expert in security technologies at the Competence Center
Schreiner ProSecure.
Furthermore, a customized hologram and sequential numbering, which is also stored in
the corresponding tachograph, provide anti-counterfeiting security for the seal. Nobert
Bankmann of Continental sums up: "The productive cooperation with Schreiner
ProTech led to an easily checkable solution for the anti-tampering protection of our
tachograph housings. In a first step we will install our tachographs in 500,000 utility
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vehicles. Not only will we comply with legal requirements – we will also promote better
enforcement of the required rest periods, contribute to the fight against cheating and,
finally, increase road safety."
For more information, please contact:
Susanne Hoeppner, Product Communications
Phone +49 89 31584-5852, Susanne.hoeppner@schreiner-group.com
About Schreiner ProTech
Schreiner ProTech, a business unit of Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG based in Oberschleissheim near
Munich, develops industrial marking and security solutions as well as innovative film-based functional
components. From thermal-transfer printing, laser marking and RFID solutions all the way to pressure
compensation seals and printed electronics: the certified development partner and systems supplier
offers solutions which help optimize processes and reduce costs. All of Schreiner ProTech’s solutions for
the automotive, electronics and solar industries as well as for mechanical engineering are specifically
tailored to meet customers’ needs.
Schreiner ProTech, a business unit of
Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
Bruckmannring 22
85764 Oberschleissheim
Phone +49 89 31584-5251
Fax +49 89 31584-5166
info.protech@schreiner-group.com
www.schreiner-protech.com
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