Monthly Archives: January 2018
Asymetric print
A series of numbers and/or letters that uses different font sizes.
Anticopy
A security feature that is integrated in the background printing and consists of structures that are modulated in terms of direction and angle. When...
Anti stokes ink
Ink that becomes visible when exposed to infrared light (with a wavelength of approximately 980nm).
Windowed
A vertical strip (made of a synthetic, metallic or other material) added to the substrate during paper production.
A strip that is intermittently visible on...
LIVE BLOG: New Mexico now offers mobile ID app and more news…
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Optimizing Serialization: Part 5
This series about serial number optimization has covered letterpress, ink properties, font design, and position dependence. Two deficiencies of the position dependence concepts as...
Covestro unveils polymeric substrate for security printing
Covestro made the following announcement on November 29, 2024.
Covestro is excited to introduce CERTEVO, an innovative polymeric printing substrate. It is designed for advanced...
Argentina Releases a New 20,000-Pesos Banknote
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) put a new $20,000 banknote into circulation on November 13, 2024. Argentina’s ongoing high inflation rate...
Will Government Agencies Embrace the Zero Trust Framework?
Biometric Update recently reported that “Data is the new security perimeter. That notion is the foundation of a new document from the U.S. executive...
