Security print
Adding visible and hidden security to print
Security print adds an additional level of security to prevent your documents and cards from counterfeiting. Features can range from a generic watermarked security paper to a complete bespoke design. Combining security print with an optical security device such as Duogram ensures documents and cards offer the highest level of security, protection and authentication. This gives you the confidence to know that your product or brand is safe.
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What are the types of security print?
Security printing involves techniques designed to prevent forgery, tampering, or counterfeiting of documents and products.
Types of security print documents include:
- Certificate printing
- Ticket printing
- Government document printing
- Cheque printing
- Ballot paper printing
- Tax stamp printing
Security print features
The features available in security print can be off the shelf or completely bespoke. Some of the features include:
- Watermarks
- Visible or invisible designs embedded into paper
- Microprint
- Extremely small text
- Guilloché Patterns
- Intricate geometric lines and patterns
- Color-Shifting Inks
- Inks that change color when viewed from different angles.
- UV/IR Inks
- Ink that are only visible under UV or infrared light.
- Sequential numbering
- Essential to link the card or document to data
- Numismatic print
- Complex printing which helps inform if the document has been altered
- Intaglio Printing
- Raised tactile printing that can be felt by touch
- Taggants or Nanomaterials
- Microscopic or molecular markers unique to the design
You can combine security print with a DOVID to add an additional level of security and further protect the document.
Secure print markets
Security print is used worldwide for a range of markets including:
- Government
- Education authorities
- Birth & death registrars
- Banks
- Transport & maritime
Discuss your security print project with us today
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