Security Options
Adding visual security features to a card helps reduce the risk of fraud. Combine multiple security options for the utmost protection.
Embedded Holographic Foil
Embedded foil offers security while allowing for maximum customization
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Description
A foil containing refractive optical imagery that is transferred using a heated die to stamp an opaque or translucent image into the center of a plastic card.
Features & Benefits
- Provides an attractive professional look
- Difficult to replicate
- Stock or custom designs available
- Excellent overt security
Applications
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards
Guilloche Patterns
Guilloche – pronounced \gi-ˈlōsh, gē-ˈ(y)ōsh\ – is a French word first used around 1842.
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Description
A series of finely printed lines created by a mathematical formula. The effect, used extensively in currency, features curved interwoven patterns.
Features & Benefits
- Provides an attractive professional look
- Difficult to replicate
- Designs available in single or multiple colors
- Excellent overt security
Applications
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- ID badges
- Student ID cards
Microtext
Get out your magnifying lens for this security feature.
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Microscopic text only read with magnification. Appears as a solid straight or curved line.
Features & Benefits
- Easily authenticated using an inexpensive magnifier
- Uses very little real estate
- Excellent covert security feature
- Difficult to replicate
Applications
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
Signature Panel
Also Known As (AKA) Sig Panel, Signature Strip, Signature Stripe
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A defined area, typically on the back of a card, that has been hot-stamped or silkscreened with a writable material that is receptive to a ball point pen.
Features & Benefits
- Low Cost
- Assists in identity verification
Applications
- Driver’s Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards
Surface Holographic Foil
A holographic foil or 2D/3D image on the surface of the card.
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Description
A foil containing refractive optical imagery that is transferred using a heated die to stamp an opaque or translucent image onto a surface. Contact Bristol ID for more.
Features & Benefits
- Low Cost
- Difficult to Replicate
- Stock or Custom Images
- Creates a unique and attractive feature
Applications
- Drivers’ Licenses
- Border crossing cards
- Government ID cards
- Event badges
- ID badges
- Pre-paid cards
- Student ID cards