Authentication Solutions for Automotive and Transportation Components
Microtrace delivers covert authentication technologies that secure parts, fluids, and components across the automotive and transportation industries. Our solutions deter counterfeiting, prevent substitution, and enable traceability without disrupting form, fit, or function.
Security Across a Complex Supply Chain
From OEM parts to aftermarket components, the automotive sector faces persistent risks from counterfeiting and unauthorized substitution. These threats compromise safety, warranty claims, and regulatory compliance. Microtrace enables secure identification at every stage.
Applications include:
- Diagnostic consumables and service fluids
- Engine and drivetrain components
- Interior and exterior trim parts
- Vehicle labels, tags, and nameplates
- EV battery modules and charging systems
- Transportation equipment and spare parts
Authenticate Parts. Monitor Usage. Prevent Substitution.
Integrated during manufacturing or applied post-production, Microtrace technologies deliver field-verifiable security that scales with production and operating demands.
- Validate OEM and authorized aftermarket components
- Detect diversion or unauthorized substitution
- Support traceability for warranty and service claims
- Secure maintenance workflows and technician tools
Proven Technologies for Automotive and Transportation
Microtrace provides authentication technologies designed for the demands of automotive and transportation manufacturing. Our solutions combine covert taggants, durable markings, and intelligent detection systems to verify authenticity, deter counterfeiting, and ensure component integrity throughout production and service.
Technologies can be integrated into plastics, coatings, fluids, or metal substrates through Implementation Methods that align with automotive manufacturing standards and environmental conditions. These solutions withstand heat, vibration, and chemical exposure while providing reliable field verification and traceability for warranty, service, and compliance programs.
Explore our Core Technologies to learn more about Spectral Taggant™ Signatures, Microtaggant® Identification Particles, IR-Visible and IR-to-IR Phosphors, Enhanced Phosphors, and Molecular Taggant™ Systems. Supporting technologies include Laser Marking for permanent part identification and tamper-evident labels with embedded taggants for access points and assemblies. System-level platforms such as the Summit Authentication Platform™ and Alerion™ AI Classification provide scalable detection, analytics, and data correlation across production and service networks.
Built for the Road. Backed by Science.
Microtrace helps automotive and transportation suppliers protect authenticity, safety, and compliance from production to service. Our technologies deter counterfeiting, verify OEM and aftermarket parts, and support data-driven traceability across global supply chains.
Whether safeguarding replacement components, validating service consumables, or securing connected systems, Microtrace delivers authentication solutions engineered to perform under real-world conditions.
