Security Options for Cards

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

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.

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.

Description

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

AKA Sig Panel, Signature Strip, Signature Stripe

Description

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.